Swansea City vs Hull City. Sky Bet Championship.
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Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Swansea City and Hull City at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday | Liam Rosenior's Tigers battle back to earn point from two goals down.
Saturday 25 November 2023 18:48, UK
Hull fought from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Swansea in south Wales.
Jamie Paterson drove home his first league goal since March 2022 in the 17th minute before Jerry Yates pounced on Ryan Allsop's mistake to double Swansea's lead with his fifth goal of the campaign on 23 minutes.
Hull responded through Jaden Philogene whose thumping hit - his fourth in six outings - gave the visitors hope in the 48th minute, with Tyler Morton levelling on 68.
But a frantic contest ended level as Swansea's winless home run was extended to four games while Hull kept themselves firmly in top six contention.
The Tigers started brightly while Swansea lost Harrison Ashby to injury.
But the hosts took the lead with their first real attack as Ollie Cooper delicately flicked Jay Fulton's driven pass forward to send Paterson into space. The 31-year-old cut inside Sean McLoughlin before drilling a low shot past Allsop at the near post.
That opener gave Michael Duff's troops a huge lift, and they created another opening through Cooper who crossed to Jamal Lowe, although the forward headed wide.
But they did get a second goal midway through the first half as Paterson rifled goalwards and it proved too hot for Allsop to handle. The Hull goalkeeper palmed the ball into the path of Yates who was alert to prod home from close range.
After Yates curled an effort wide, Hull regrouped, with Philogene and Jacob Greaves testing Carl Rushworth before Jean Michael Seri blazed over, although Swansea - who saw Paterson's deflected strike fly just wide in injury time - withstood the pressure to lead by two goals at the break.
But Hull hit back shortly after the restart as substitute Cyrus Christie - against his former club - played in Philogene whose piledriver flew into the roof of the net.
The home fans grew increasingly nervy, and they remained on edge after seeing captain Matt Grimes drill over.
Hull thought they had levelled before the hour mark as Liam Delap chested Philogene's cross into the net, although the effort was disallowed for offside.
Philogene then fluffed his lines as his scuffed volley from Jason Lokilo's cross sailed over as the Tigers continued to push for an equaliser.
But they made it 2-2 midway through the second half as Christie found Liverpool loanee Morton who coolly volleyed beyond Rushworth.
Rosenior's side looked the likelier to bag a winner, with Delap stinging the palms of Rushworth before Philogene blazed over from the follow-up effort.
Delap was again denied by Rushworth on the counter-attack after Liam Walsh had two efforts blocked at the other end, although neither side could nab a late winner as the points were shared.
Swansea's Michael Duff:
"Frustration is the word. There was lots of good stuff in the first half, some good quality football, possession with purpose.
"We played through them and hurt them, I thought we were good value for the 2-0 lead.
"The second half, they score from the first attack which sucked the energy out of the team.
"Then we got stuck between a rock and a hard place, whether we get on the front foot as we did in the first half or we try to protect. In the end, we did neither."
Hull's Liam Rosenior:
"The first 15 minutes we started really well and they score with their first shot.
"When that happens, it rocks you a bit, especially when you're that much in control.
"The second goal, Ryan (Allsop) has been magnificent, he is a massive part of our game, but he's disappointed not to hold that one.
"To see the character, team spirit, resilience and quality the players played with after that, it gave the players confidence at half-time.
"It sums up where we are that we're 2-0 down away from home and we're disappointed not to win the game."
