Hull City 3 West Ham 3: Hunt miffed to lose out to Bullard in spot kick spat

23 November 2009 14:28
Arguments between key players are a bad sign for any club. So it was a worry when Hull midfielders Jimmy Bullard and Stephen Hunt had a very public difference of opinion during this incident-packed contest. [LNB]When Hull won a penalty with the score at 2-2 - having come back from 2-0 down - both Bullard and Hunt wanted their moment of glory. Bullard eventually forced the ball off Hunt and smashed it beyond Robert Green shortly before half-time to complete a spectacular turnaround. [LNB]Twenty minutes earlier, West Ham were cruising at 2-0 but Bullard's left-sided free-kick led to Hull's opener before Hunt's right-sided free-kick produced their equaliser. Hunt was still not happy to have been denied the penalty chance after the match. [LNB] Spot on: Jimmy Bullard scores Hull City's third from the penalty spot [LNB] West Ham to cover Quashie's wages when he joins Milton Keynes on loanDiamanti struggling to adapt to life at West Ham, claims former club chiefFormer Hull chairman Paul Duffen insists 'I'm pleased with £9m debt'Hull boss Brown admits massive victory over Stoke saved his skin Talking about Bullard, Irishman Hunt said: 'He's relentless in termsof what he wants. The manager kicked the ball and it came straight tome and I grabbed hold of it and was hoping to take it.' [LNB]With a devilish smile on his face, he added, pointedly: 'He needs toget a run of games under his belt and hopefully earn his £5milliontag.' [LNB]West Ham were unfortunate to concede the penalty after CraigFagan went to ground when Julien Faubert applied minimal contact. [LNB]Match Stats HULL CITY (4-4-2): Duke 5; Mendy 4, Zayatte 6, Gardner 5, Dawson 5; Garcia 5, Marney 6, Bullard 8, Hunt 7 (Geovanni 85min); Fagan 5 (McShane 57, 6), Altidore 7 (Vennegoor of Hesselink 73, 7). [LNB]Sent off: Mendy. [LNB]WEST HAM (4-4-2): Green 6; Faubert 7, Da Costa 6, Upson 6, Gabbidon 7; Collison 6, Parker 7, Behrami 6 (Hines 60, 6), Stanislas 6; Franco 8 (Jimenez 69, 6), Cole 6. [LNB]Booked: Franco, Jimenez, Hines, Stanislas. [LNB]Man of the match: Jimmy Bullard. [LNB]Referee: Mark Clattenburg. [LNB]Bullard scored, but Green protested because Bernard Mendy ran behindhim as the spot-kick was taken. West Ham's England goalkeeper thoughtthe home side should have been punished for encroachment. [LNB]Earlier, West Ham had gone 2-0 up within 11 minutes through headersby Guillermo Franco and then Jack Collison. Bullard's deflectedfree-kick made it 2-1 in the 26th minute and Kamil Zayatte volleyed ina 44th-minute equaliser before Bullard's spot-kick a minute later.[LNB]Mendy was sent off in the 54th minute for hauling down Scott Parker and West Ham took advantage when Manuel Da Costa pounced in the 68th minute, following a Junior Stanislas corner.[LNB] [LNB]  Explore more:People:Robert Green, Craig Fagan, Jimmy Bullard, Jack CollisonPlaces:United Kingdom

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