Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic outlines stance on Charlie Hughes red card and lauds 'quality' West Brom
Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic confirmed he has spoken to referee Josh Smith about the decision to send Charlie Hughes off against West Bromwich Albion.
Hughes was shown red after 36 minutes, when he was judged to have denied a goalscoring opportunity.
Josh Maja had given the Baggies the lead prior to the dismissal but the hosts did not relent, making the most of their numerical advantage.
Aune Heggebo and Isaac Price extended West Brom’s lead to make it 3-0, boosting their hopes of Championship survival and ensuring it was an afternoon to forget for promotion hopefuls Hull.
Hull City boss on red card
Regarding the red card, Jakirovic said: “I spoke with the referee about the red card. He explained there is a chance for a goal. It’s a foul, but Ivor [Pandur] is on the ball.
“It’s tricky. Maybe we can appeal and maybe Charlie can get one game, we will see. The referee saw it like that, and I respect his decision.”
Praise for West Bromwich Albion
Jakirovic was full of praise for West Brom, who are being led by James Morrison on an interim basis following the sacking of Eric Ramsay.
He said: “My opinion is that West Bromwich were very good in the game, very aggressive. On the ball they were very good, first and second balls they were there.
“They pressed us good and they had some chances, but so did we with [Oli] McBurnie and we could’ve punished them but we didn’t. The first goal is a funny goal. We are a professional team and we can defend that, stop that.
“After the red card everything was very difficult. We had a lot of problems on our left side and we sat too back much – that was not the plan.
“Also I can say West Bromwich were quality. This position of West Bromwich…it’s not a true picture. I know, because I’ve watched their games and from the beginning of the season they have not had luck. They’ve performed good without results. They deserved this, congratulations to them.”