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Jozy Altidore and George Boateng were on target as Hull City beat Manchester City 2-1 at the KC Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
It was another terrific display from the Tigers as they made it five points from their three home games this week.
Phil Brown named the same side that played against Chelsea in midweek. The only changes in the squad came on the bench as Seyi Olofinjana and Richard Garcia replaced Bernard Mendy and Geovanni.
The Tigers made a bright start with the front pairing of Altidore and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink causing problems.
Altidore's strong run earned his side a free kick on the edge of the box when he was taken out by Kolo Toure. Toure was booked for the challenge. Altidore took the free kick himself, but saw his shot deflect wide.
Altidore was causing all kinds of problems for the visiting back four, Dedrycj Boyata becoming the second player to be booked for bringing down the American international.
Vennegoor of Hesselink had a good chance on 21 minutes when he got on the end of a Steven Mouyokolo flick, but his first time volley went wide.
Boateng was the next to have a shot after collecting Vennegoor of Hesselink's nod-down, but the midfielder's effort went high over the bar.
The Tigers, and Altidore, got the goal they deserved in the 31st minute. Boateng's ball to the edge of the box was held up well by Vennegoor of Hesselink before being played into the path of Altidore, who produced a sublime finish from 18 yards to bag his first ever Premier League goal.
Brown's side didn't sit on their lead as they continued to look to get at their opponents.
The visitors finally got a shot on target in added time. It came from Wayne Bridge, but Boaz Myhill stood firm to beat the effort away before Emmanuel Adebayor fired the rebound high over the bar.
Half Time: Tigers 1-0 Man City
Altidore had claims for a penalty turned down early in the second half, although in fairness the defender did get some of the ball.
The Tigers doubled their lead on 54 minutes. Great work from Craig Fagan won his side a corner and when Stephen Hunt's delivery was only cleared to the edge of the box, it was returned with interest by Boateng whose screaming shot flew past Shay Given before he could move.
Manchester City immediately made a change with Adam Johnson replacing Stephen Ireland.
Carlos Tevez saw his shot pushed behind by Myhill as the visitors looked for a response, and it was from the resulting corner that they got it. After a scramble, the ball dropped for Adebayor and he poked home from close range.
That prompted another change as Patrick Vieira came on for Craig Bellamy.
The Tigers' first change saw Altidore leave to a standing ovation as Amr Zaki took his place.
Andy Dawson was booked on 68 minutes for a foul on Johnson while at the other end, Pablo Zabaleta became the third member of the visitor's back four to be cautioned following his challenge on Hunt. Vieira was also booked for bringing Tom Cairney down.
Zaki's fresh legs were a useful outlet for the Tigers and he saw a low shot saved by Given.
Olofinjana replaced the outstanding Boateng with seven minutes to go before Kevin Kilbane came on for Vennegoor of Hesselink.
A misjudgement from Myhill almost allowed Johnson's cross to find the net, but the keeper recovered to push the ball out of play for a corner which the home side defended.
Myhill was in the action again in the final minute, getting down well to stop a Tevez shot.
Four minutes of added time were signalled, during which Given was sent forward for a corner and Myhill saved a weak shot from Adebayor, but it was the Tigers who took all three points.
Tigers: Boaz Myhill, Paul McShane, Steven Mouyokolo, Anthony Gardner, Andy Dawson, Craig Fagan, George Boateng (Olofinjana 82), Tom Cairney, Stephen Hunt, Jozy Altidore (Zaki 66), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Kilbane 84).
Subs: Matt Duke, Kamil Zayatte, Kevin Kilbane, Seyi Olofinjana, Richard Garcia, Nick Barmby, Amr Zaki.
Man City: Shay Given, Wayne Bridge (Petrov 85), Pablo Zabaleta, Stephen Ireland (Johnson 55), Gareth Barry, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez, Nigel de Jong, Craig Bellamy (Vieira 59), Dedrycj Boyata.
Subs: Stuart Taylor, Nedum Onuoha, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Adam Johnson, Sylvinho, Martin Petrov, Patrick Vieira.
Referee: Mr P. Dowd.
Attendance: 24,959.
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