Wigan 1-4 Hull: Kolo Toure’s nightmare as Latics boss continues as they slump to a humiliating home defeat after three late goals.
- Kolo Toure’s first nightmare as the Wigan boss continues following the latest defeat
- The home side grabbed the last three goals as they slumped to a 4-1 defeat against Hull
- Hull took the lead before forward Nathan Broadhead equalized after 63 minutes
- Goals from Oscar Estupinan and two from Tyler Smith then gave Hull the win
Kolo Toure’s dreadful start as Wigan boss continued as they slipped to a fourth straight defeat to remain bottom of the Championship.
Late goals from Oscar Estupinan and Tyler Smith earned Hull a win at the DW Stadium that has maintained their resurgence since Liam Rosenior took over in early November.
Half-time sub Nathan Broadhead canceled out Jacob Greaves’ first-half goal to give Latics hope of claiming just their second point since Toure took over during the World Cup break.
Kolo Toure’s nightmare start as Wigan boss continues as they slump to another 4-1 defeat
But Estupinan in the 78th minute, Smith in the 85th and again in the 90th made it four defeats in a row for the Latics – and a third on the run by a 4-1 margin – and prompted a chorus of boos from the home fans at the final whistle.
It was the second away win in a row for Hull who have lost just one of their eight games since the appointment of former Derby interim boss Rosenior.
They dominated possession from the start and it was no surprise when they took the lead after 15 minutes through Greaves.
Jean-Michael Seri’s corner found the defender unmarked at the far post and, after blocking his initial header, the ball came back to him and he fired a first-time shot into the far corner of the net.
Greg Docherty went close to a second with a volley from the edge of the area as the Yorkshire club stayed comfortably on top until their raucous traveling support turned into chants of ‘ole’ as they combined their passes .
Wigan lost 4-1 for the third game in a row and need to quickly turn their season around
Wigan hardly laid a glove on their opponents in the first period when their only attempt on goal was a Max Power free-kick that landed in the roof of the net and Toure looked increasingly frustrated at the break.
He sent on Broadhead for Callum Lang at half-time and made two more changes early in the second half with Theo Assgaard and Tom Naylor coming on for Ashley Fletcher and Jordan Ciusins.
It paid off with Wigan showing more urgency and intensity as they took the game to Hull for the first time, And they deservedly leveled after 63 minutes when Everton loanee Broadhead headed home from James McClean’s corner in the 63rd minute .
But Estupinan capitalized when Carl Tilt failed to cut out Alfie Jones’ pass to put Hull back in front for his 11th of the season before Smith punished a weaker defense from the home side to shine a light on the win by Hull.
Hull have won two away games on the bounce under their new manager Liam Rosenior
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