Hull 2-0 Watford: Marco Silva's side overcome Oumar Niasse's controversial red card to earn crucial victory in fight for Premier League survival
Oumar Niasse was shown a controversial straight red card after a high challenge on M'baye Niang's shin
Marco Silva's side managed to reach the break unscathed with the 10-men holding firm for 45 minutes
Lazar Markovic broke the deadlock with rebound after Kamil Grosicki's cross, putting hosts in front
Sam Clucas then doubled lead with a wonderful effort from range making it comfortable for Hull
Antonio Conte and Mauricio Pochettino will rightly have their admirers but if Marco Silva can complete the great escape at Hull City, he'll be manager of the decade, let alone 2017.
Rewind to January when the little-known Silva was unveiled at the KCOM Stadium to widespread derision with Hull City bottom of the table and about to sell their two best players, Jake Livermore and Robert Snodgrass.
When Liverpool flop Lazar Markovic was unveiled as the great saviour, ridicule turned to anger.
Sam Clucas celebrates his wonderful goal as his Hull team-mates join him after he doubled the advantage
vWell, they're too busy cheering on Humberside to laugh or snarl these days. Silva's latest improbable miracle saw them see off Watford despite playing 65 minutes with 10 men after the controversial dismissal of centre forward Oumar Niasse.
Silva, still only 39, reacted to going a man down by sending on a striker, Abel Hernandez, at half-time, a piece of original thinking that his compatriot Jose Mourinho might have pulled off when he started out.
Hull rode their luck and then struck. First, Markovic completed an astonishing counter-attack from the edge of their own penalty box to put the Tigers ahead after 62 minutes. Eight minutes later the roof came off when Sam Clucas, a Lincolnshire lad who has spent most of his carer in the lower leagues, smashed one in from nearly 30 yards.
