Swansea City vs Hull City. Sky Bet Championship.
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Jarrod Bowen and Nouha Dicko score in second half to end Swansea's play-off chances
Saturday 27 April 2019 18:44, UK
Swansea's Championship play-off hopes were ended as Hull came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium.
Scotland striker Oli McBurnie scored in either half to move to 23 goals for the season and put the home side two up.
Hull, with an unfamiliar line-up as they prepare for next season, were subdued in attack but managed to grab a point thanks to second-half strikes from top scorer Jarrod Bowen and substitute Nouha Dicko.
It meant Swansea were unable to make it a seventh straight win on home soil.
Wayne Routledge had a shot blocked after just 27 seconds as Swansea went straight on the attack.
The hosts had all the possession but Nigel Adkins' side were given an opportunity when Swansea played out from the back and lost possession, only for Jackson Irvine to fire wide.
At the other end a mix-up in the Hull defence gave Routledge a second opportunity. He cut inside, but his shock was blocked brilliantly by Jordy de Wijs and went out for a corner.
From the set-piece, Connor Roberts' curling effort was kept out by an acrobatic George Long save.
McBurnie failed to connect with a Roberts cross, but he put Swansea ahead in the 37th minute.
Hull's Kamil Grosicki went down in the box under a Mike Van Der Hoorn challenge but referee Geoff Eltringham waved away penalty appeals and Swansea responded.
Roberts, Nathan Dyer and Routledge were all involved in a quick passing move which ended with McBurnie tapping home from close range.
McBurnie had a header saved before the break as he pushed for a second of the day and Hull swapped former Swansea man Stephen Kingsley for youngster Brandon Fleming at the break.
They should have levelled when Bowen led a Hull breakaway and fed Grosicki in space, but his finish was awful as he ballooned the ball over the bar.
Hull captain Markus Henriksen was booked for wiping out McBurnie, but the striker had the last laugh when he made it 2-0 in the 66th minute by nodding home a pinpoint Dan James cross.
Hull cut the deficit 11 minutes later as Bowen poked home his 22nd goal of the season from De Wijs' flick-on as Swansea appealed in vain for an offside flag.
Routledge shot straight at Long from a James pass and the miss proved crucial as Dicko converted a cross from his fellow replacement Jon Toral to level the scores.
Swansea thought they had won it late on when Jay Fulton headed Matt Grimes' corner on target, but Irvine cleared off the line and Eltringham had already blown the whistle.
Graham Potter: "These results, while disappointing, are part of the process to get better. The reality of it, if we are being fair, is we probably we are not ready to be part of that top six. We have not been good enough to be in that top six for much of the season.
"We have had a lot of turbulence to deal with in terms of relegation from the Premier League and we have had a lot of young players. In terms of minutes for under-23 players we are the highest in the Championship and that comes with the process where you have to go through a bit of pain. But I am proud of the players and proud of the supporters. Despite their disappointment they have always got behind the players and the team and for that I am grateful."
Nigel Adkins: "We have demonstrated again how much character and spirit there is in this team. We were very respectful of a very good Swansea side. They have the highest possession and pass completion rate in the Championship so we changed our formation and tried to nullify them.
"I was disappointed to concede a couple of goals, but we got back into it. The encouraging thing is every player on the field is under contract for next season."
