Daily Star Sunday

Rosenior takes the positives

- By ROSS HEPPENSTAL­L REF:

LIAM ROSENIOR refused to be downbeat after Hull were denied a fourth straight win by play-off rivals West Brom.

On-loan Liverpool forward Fabio Carvalho rifled home a superb 20-yard strike to put the Tigers in front but Albion defender Darnell Furlong headed in from a corner as half-time approached.

Both teams went close in the second half, with Jaden Philogene hitting the post before Baggies substitute Adam Reach did likewise.

In the end, it was a fair result as the Tigers failed to build on three away wins in eight days which had lifted them into the top six.

Boss Rosenior said: “I thought it was a real battle and a game of fine margins.

“Overall, for the week we’ve had, 10 points in four games is a good return.

“It’s about our performanc­e levels and staying consistent – and we’ve done that in the main.

“We want to make the top six and have a right go. This could be a really good point in the scheme of things.”

The result kept the Baggies, who on Friday revealed the takeover by American businessma­n Shilen Patel should be completed this week, a point above Hull.

Boss Carlos Corberan said: “With the quality of players that Hull have right now, you need to be concentrat­ed defensivel­y to get something fromthe game.

“To defend and to be aggressive was key to managing the game. But we finished being closer to scoring than conceding.”

HULL: Allsop 6; Coyle 6, Jones 6, Greaves 7, Giles 6; Philogene 6, Morton 6, Seri 6 (Slater (78) 5), Zaroury 6 (Tufan (78) 5); Omur 6 (Connolly (64), 6); Carvalho 7

WEST BROM: Palmer 5; Furlong 7, Kipre, Pieters 6 (Ajayi (84) 5), Townsend 6; Yokuslu 6, Mowatt 6; Fellows 6 (Reach (64) 7), Diangana 6 (Swift (69) 6), Johnston 6 (Chalobah (84) 5); Wallace 6 (Weimann (69) 6)

STAR MAN: Fabio Carvalho – Showed touches of Premier League quality, including his goal.

Stephen Martin 6

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LEVELLER: Darnell Furlong

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