Hull City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion: Darnell Furlong cancels out Fabio Carvalho's strike as Baggies claim a point.

Darnell Furlong's smart downward header canceled out Fabio Carvalho's fierce strike to give West Bromwich Albion a point against Hull City and ahead of fellow Championship play-off chasers. .

However, Hull would have had a two-goal lead if they had won, but just two minutes before half-time, they were unable to deal with the Baggies' corner kick and Furlong showed great strength to knock the ball onto the grass. , past keeper Ryan Alsop.

Chances were limited in the second half until a desperate finish, but both were denied by the wooden frame.

The impressive Jayden Philogene was very unlucky to miss out on the hosts' fourth straight win with a powerful low shot, but West Brom substitute Adam Leitch came close to winning with a careful curling effort. He came one step closer.

The Baggies revealed on Friday: Acquired by American businessman Shiren Patel It should be completed next week, but again Jed Wallace's clever first-time shot hit the post before it could break through.

However, Hull, who remained in sixth place, one place below the visiting team, were in more control of an entertaining game and both teams will feel they could have easily won to close the gap on the Championship favorites. .

West Brom looked threatening from start to finish during the break, with the movement of Tom Fellows and Wallace, and the pace and direct running of Mikey Johnston catching the eye.

Johnston produced most of their best moments, causing problems far and wide, dragging shots on target and helping Fellows tee up Wallace for shots that hit the post.

However, Hull looked more united in the final third, with Carvalho scoring Hull's third goal in eight games after Anas Zarouly's deflected shot was parried away by keeper Alex Palmer. He scored a goal and took the lead.

This attack was more about collective quick thinking from a corner kick than the power that saw the Portuguese position himself on the edge of the penalty area, make a great first touch and fire a shot inside the near post, beating Palmer with pure pace. It was due to

Furlong outran several defenders at his near post and slotted the ball into the far corner for his third goal of the season, making it 1-1.

Jean-Michael Seri, making his first appearance at the MKM Stadium since helping Ivory Coast win the African Cup of Nations, was greeted by the home fans before kick-off and nearly cut Hull's lead with a misplaced shot after the break. recovered. Palmer was forced to backpedal and turn the ball over.

However, they were more cautious in the second half before taking the lead in the closing stages, with both teams coming within a few points of taking all the points.