Hull City beat Queens Park Rangers 3-0 on Saturday lunchtime in a contest that the home side controlled for long stretches, though the match itself was rather busier than the scoreline suggests.
QPR made the better start and Paddy McNair gave them the lead on 21 minutes, a goal that briefly suggested the visitors might impose themselves. Hull responded with purpose. Regan Slater levelled on 37 minutes, and Joe Gelhardt added a second two minutes later to turn the game before half-time. McNair's goal had looked like a foundation; it turned out to be a false start.
Liam Millar and Ronnie Edwards were both booked in the closing moments of the first half, adding a tetchy edge going into the break.
Hull managed the second half without drama until Kieran Dowell extended the lead on 57 minutes, settling whatever anxiety remained. Lewis Koumas and John Lundstram were both substituted on 68 minutes as both managers began to reshape their teams. Cody Drameh came on for Hull at 78 minutes, and McNair picked up a second yellow card on 74 minutes, reducing QPR to ten men and effectively ending the contest as a competition.
The closing stages brought a flurry of changes and cards. Kyle Joseph, Jonathan Varane, Daniel Bennie twice, Jake Clarke-Salter, Richard Kone and Kieran Morgan all featured in the final minutes, but Hull saw it out without difficulty.
Hull were the better side. The scoreline was fair.
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