Hull head coach Sergej Jakirovic said described his side’s 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion as a “three big points”.
The Tigers stayed firmly in touch with the play-off contenders with their third victory in a row to move up to fourth in the Championship, level on points with Ipswich Town and five adrift of Middlesbrough in the second automatic promotion spot.
“It was typical [of the Championship] because there were a thousand balls in the air and two thousand challenges. We struggled for the second ball, in the first half especially, he told BBC Radio Humberside.
“We started well but lost our balance and West Brom were better – they had two great situations to score a goal and then gave us a penalty.
“We controlled the second half much better and had a few good chances, but kept a clean sheet which is very important and got three big points. The red card also helped a lot, for sure.
Jakirovic also have his view on the sending off of Baggies’ defender Alfie Gilchrist who was shown a red card after challenging Liam Millar with 15 minutes left.
“It was very harsh. I was a little bit surprised, because I was thinking it was a yellow card, but he pulled out a red.”