Hull City 2 Everton 3 AET - player ratings

Hull City went out of the FA Cup at their first hurdle, but only after a performance of tremendous fight against Everton.

The Championship side took the Toffees to extra time before succumbing to a 3-2 defeat, with some wonderful individual performances.

Nathan Baxter – made some good saves and should not be blamed for the rocket from Andros Townsend which beat him in extra-time 8

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FIRST HULL GOAL: Tyler Smith scored after 43 secondsFIRST HULL GOAL: Tyler Smith scored after 43 seconds
FIRST HULL GOAL: Tyler Smith scored after 43 seconds
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Sean McLoughlin – defended really well at the heart of the back three 7

Jacob Greaves – had a difficult night but that had a lot to do with how good Anthony Gordon was. Might be fortunate there was no VAR 5

Randell Williams – gave his side cutting edge down the right in the early stages, despite it being only his third Hull start 6

Richie Smallwood – picked his passes well as Hull dominated the midfield early on and stopped the game running away from his team when Everton woke up 7

Greg Docherty – similar story to Smallwood 7

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George Honeyman – brilliant from the moment he put the ball in for Tyler Smith's opener to his last-ditch tackle to stop a 120th-minuter counter-attack 9

Keane Lewis-Potter – made to work hard in the opposite direction to the one he prefers, but it could have been different had his shot not hit the post 6

Tom Eaves – there is just something about the FA Cup that brings the best out of the targetman 7

Tyler Smith – set the ball rolling with his first Hull goal after only 43 seconds, and played really well at centre-forward 7

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George Moncur (for Docherty, 63) – kept his composure for Longman's goal 6

Tom Huddlestone (for Smallwood, 63) – brought his experience and class to the game 6

Ryan Longman (for Williams, 63) – wonderful finish to make it 2-2 7

Josh Hinds (for Smith, 108) – nearly snatched an extra-time equaliser 5