Hull City 1-1 Brentford: McBurnie penalty cancelled out by Ouattara strike
Hull City and Brentford shared the spoils at the MKM Stadium as a first-half penalty from Oli McBurnie was cancelled out by a second-half finish from Dango Ouattara, leaving both sides with a point apiece in the Premier League.
The hosts took the lead in the 24th minute when McBurnie stepped up to convert from the spot, sending his effort into the bottom right corner to put Hull in front in front of their own fans. Brentford responded after the break, drawing level in the 63rd minute through Ouattara, who finished from close range after being teed up by Igor Thiago, making it 1-1 and that is how the game finished.
The only booking of the afternoon came before the opening goal, with Brentford's Aaron Hickey shown a yellow card in the 23rd minute for a foul. Both sides made changes as the game wore on, with Brentford bringing on Jaidon Anthony and Mikkel Damsgaard just before their equaliser, while Hull freshened things up with a series of second-half substitutions including Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Mohamed-Ali Cho and Hidemasa Morita as they looked for a way back in front.
Statistically, Brentford had the larger share of possession and the greater number of attempts, finishing with 14 shots to Hull's 12 and six on target compared to the hosts' two. Hull's goalkeeper was the busier of the two, making five saves to Brentford's one, while the home side also edged the corner count the other way with six to Brentford's five. Both teams committed a similar number of fouls, with Hull on 10 and Brentford on 9.
The draw means Hull City remain 10th and Brentford 6th in the table, with the Bees unbeaten in their last few outings continuing that run. According to the match facts, Hull's recent Premier League form reads DLDLD across their last five matches, while Brentford's reads DWDLD over the same span.
The BBC noted that the result means both teams' unbeaten runs continue, while the Guardian pointed out that although Hull's unbeaten home record remains intact, the Tigers have now gone seven games without a win following the 1-1 draw, with McBurnie's 24th-minute penalty opening the scoring (The Guardian). HullLive's player ratings highlighted Semi Ajayi as a standout performer in what was described as an improved display from the hosts, following on from the midweek defeat at Fulham.
Both sets of supporters will have left the MKM Stadium with mixed feelings, Hull pleased to have responded well after their recent away defeat, and Brentford satisfied to have come from behind on the road to preserve their own good run of form.
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