Source: Daily_Mail
Hull 2 West Brom 2: Baggies bag precious point as Tigers pay penalty
For two teams who struggle to score goals this was a feast. Hullhad managed just three while losing six Premier League games in a row. West Brom's miserly tally from 11 previous away games was four.Jay Simpson had cancelled out Bernard Mendy's opener for Hull, before Chris Brunt's 73rd-minute penalty saved a point for Albion after Craig Fagan had made it 2-1. Spot on: Chris Brunt earns a point for West Brom from the penalty spot Hull v West Brom: How the game unfoldedHULL NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBWEST BROM FROM ACROSS THE WEBStoke 1 Man City 0Arsenal 0 West Ham 0Aston Villa 0 Wigan 0Bolton 3 Tottenham 2Fulham 3 Portsmouth 1Middlesbrough 0 Blackburn 0'I am disappointed that we didn't win the game because we were nothing short of magnificent in terms of passion and application,' said Hull manager Phil Brown.Tony Mowbray's charges put in a Jekyll and Hyde show; lacking punch in the first half but the likelier side to win the game late on. 'We were not at the races, there was no intensity and we have found it hard to pick up points away from home,' said Albion boss Mowbray, whose side are without an away win since September.Not since the first Saturday in December have Hull fans been able to celebrate a league win, so news that Jimmy Bullard, their record £5million signing from Fulham, was to be denied a home debut due to a knee injury was greeted with dismay. Earning his stripes: Hull City's Bernard Mendy scores the firstThat meant others had to step up to the plate and first in the queue was French winger Mendy, who has made a faltering start to his Hull career but lit up this occasion with two moments of individual brilliance.Taking Ian Ashbee's punt in his stride, he left Albion's defence in his wake and went round goalkeeper Scott Carson to score the only goal of the first half.He then set up Hull's second, headed in by Fagan. In between that, James Morrison tip-toed his way through Hull's ranks to lay on an equaliser for Simpson and Hull were denied the victory that would have got their season going again when Kamil Zayatte fouled Robert Koren and Brunt drilled in the penalty. Jay swoops: Simpson (left) celebrates after notching the Baggies' first goalMowbray has a right to rue a crippling injury list, but at least he had Paul Robinson available after winning an appeal against the red card he received in midweek against Manchester United.Robinson's feisty encounter with Mendy was one of the features of the game, which was better than fans had a right to expect in view of the sides' struggle to stay among the elite.Brown's pairing of Fagan and Richard Garcia may have raised a few eyebrows but it was a ploy that worked reasonably well for the makeshift attack. Paying the penalty: Kamil Zayatte brings down Robert Koren inside the box'At least we've got off the 27-point mark at last, but it is worrying that we haven't kept a clean sheet since September,' added Brown.'West Brom are fighting for their lives and came out firing in the second half, so it was probably a fair result.' Hull v West Brom: How the game unfoldedHULL NEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEBWEST BROM FROM ACROSS THE WEBStoke 1 Man City 0Arsenal 0 West Ham 0Aston Villa 0 Wigan 0Bolton 3 Tottenham 2Fulham 3 Portsmouth 1Middlesbrough 0 Blackburn 0