Hull City piled the pressure on Paul Lambert and Aston Villa with a 2-0
victory that sees the Midlands club fall into the Premier League
relegation zone for the first time this season.
Goals in each half from Nikica Jelavic and home debutant Dame
N'Doye secured Hull's first win since New Year's Day, and lifted Steve
Bruce's side out of the bottom three and above Villa - who were again
listless in defeat.
Jelavic opened the scoring at the KC Stadium in fortunate fashion as
his innocuous-looking shot flicked off Ciaran Clark and looped into the
net after 22 minutes.
A second-half devoid of chances followed until N'Doye capped his first
Hull start with a goal to seal an invaluable three points.
Victory sees Hull climb into 16th position in the table, while Villa - who
are now winless in 10 Premier League outings - slip into the drop zone
after QPR beat Sunderland 2-0.
Both sides handed first starts to new signings, with N'Doye lining up
alongside Jelavic in attack for the hosts, while Scott Sinclair got the
nod ahead of Tom Cleverley for Villa.
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