Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday player ratings from the goalscorers to the game killer

The already-relegated Owls took the lead through Jamal Lowe but equalising 94 seconds later allowed the Tigers’ superior quality to shine through in a 3-1 win.

Hull City (4-2-3-1)

Ivor Pandur – did not inspire confidence at times 6

Cody Drameh – Sergej Jakirovic was full of praise for the way he killed off any positivity from Sheffield Wednesday 7

Semi Ajayi – a free-kick conceded out wide summed up his jumpiness at times, and cost Hull the opening goal 6

John Egan – unconvincing at times but he and his team got the job done 6

Paddy McNair – did an important job at left-back and made the second goal from a free-kick 7

Regan Slater – his usual bundle of energy until what looked like a worrying injury 6

Matt Crooks – his instant equaliser was important 7

Kyle Joseph – an assist and a goal 8

Joe Gelhardt – not at his most influential, he made way in the second half 6

Liam Millar – most of Hull's first-half attacks came down his side 7

Oli McBurnie – nice exchange of passes for Joseph's goal in a fully-committed performance 7

Substitutes:

John Lundstram (for Slater, 30) – allowed Hull to take midfield control 6

Lewis Koumas (for Gelhardt, 69) – showed a willingness to run with the ball 6

Amir Hadziahmetovic (for Millar, 69) – helped Hull to control the game at 3-1 6

Kieran Dowell (for Crooks, 80) – showed a willingness to run with the ball 6

Mohamed Belloumi (for Joseph, 80) – forced a save and hit a post in a good late cameo 7

Not used: Coyle, Phillips, Collyer, McCarthy.

Sheffield Wednesday (5-2-2-1)

Pierce Charles – made some good saves to keep it to three, and even dodged an Oli McBurnie tackle with a Cruyff turn 8

Sean Fusire – caught out early by Millar, but he did not let it affect him too much 5

Dominic Iorfa – a badly-timed own goal to end the first half 5

Gabriel Otegbayo – hurt himself denying McBurnie a goal even with the game all but lost at 3-1 6

Liam Palmer – important defending to stop McBurnie scoring with a backheel 5

Tayo Adaramola – caught in possession for Hull's third goal 6

Jarvis Thornton – forced a good second-half save 6

Svante Ingelsson – made some good runs from deep down the inside-left channel 7

Jaden Heskey – worked hard as an inside-right 6

Jamal Lowe – a goal in a lively performance from him 7

Jerry Yates – had a quiet game leading the line 6

Substitutes:

Max Lowe (for Adaramola, 63) – welcome return from injury 5

Charlie McNeill (for Thornton, 63) – limited impact although the game was already lost 5

Joe Ndala (for J Lowe, 73) – as above 5

Nathaniel Chalobah (for Ingelsson, 85) – N/A

Cole McGhee (for Iorfa, 85) – N/A

Not used: Stretch, Ugbo, Nakamba, Graing