Hull City 2-2 Everton: result and report

Report

Hull City and Everton drew 2-2, but the point means something different to each side. Everton made far more chances and still left with only a draw. Hull City scored first and then hit back from 2-1 down with much less of the ball.

How the goals came

The game was goalless until three minutes after the restart, when Joe Gelhardt put Hull City ahead from Sorba Thomas's pass. That lead lasted seven minutes, because Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall levelled for Everton on 55 minutes after Ainsley Maitland-Niles set him up.

Dewsbury-Hall then turned provider for Thierno Barry, who made it 2-1 to Everton on 68 minutes. The lead still did not last.

Everton: chances made, chances missed

Everton's numbers point to a game they should have won. They had 65% of the ball, ten shots to Hull City's five and 1.79 xG to 1.16. They also had more sustained pressure across the match.

The clearest gap was in big chances. Everton created eight to Hull City's two, yet missed six of them. That is why this reads as two points dropped rather than a point earned.

Dewsbury-Hall was named player of the match with a goal and an assist. He was directly involved in both Everton goals, though his side could not turn the rest of their chances into a third.

Hull City: making few chances count

Hull City made little, but they wasted little. All five of their shots were on target, while their goalkeeper had to make four saves at the other end. They missed only one big chance all game.

That finishing kept them in a match they trailed on almost every attacking measure. Belloumi's goal from the bench gave them a point their chance count alone would not have earned.