Hull City roared to a third straight victory with a 3-1 win at QPR as Tim Walter's side impressively backed up wins over Stoke City and Cardiff City. Having been battered in the opening exchanges and needing goalkeeper Ivor Pandur to keep them on terms, City went 2-0 up through Cody Drameh and Chris Bedia before Nicolas Madsen pulled one back from the penalty spot just before the break to end a frantic half. Liam Millar made it 3-1 with 20 minutes to go after the Tigers survived a rocky spell to regain their two-goal lead and seal a hugely important, and impressive victory.
Here's how Tigers reporter Barry Cooper rated the players at Loftus Road on Tuesday night...
Ivor Pandur: Made four big saves in the opening six minutes as City were almost blown away, the second and third in particular were very, very good. Could do nothing about the penalty. Without him, City don't win this game and for that, he deserves top marks.
10/10 Cody Drameh: Shaky start allowing Dembele through when he stopped for what he thought was handball. Scored a great goal to fire his side 1-0 up, but then penalised somewhat harshly for the free-kick which led to their penalty. 7/10 Sean McLoughlin: On his 100th league appearance for the Tigers, had to do his fair share of work in a torrid opening for City, took a shot smack in the face early in the second period.
Booked seconds after Jones. 7/10 Alfie Jones: A tough first half of the first half as City toiled under heavy pressure. Booked in the second ha.