West Ham enjoy comprehensive win over Hull

Premier League

West Ham United overcame the initially debilitating effects of their midweek FA Cup replay to produce a dazzling second-half display that brought them a first win in five league games and overwhelmed a Hull City side who seem doomed to a long fight against relegation.

Sam Allardyce’s men could not get going in a first half that was enlivened by the ambitious dribbling of Hull’s Sone Aluko. But after the break, goals from Andy Carroll, substitute Morgan Amalfitano and Stewart Downing swept the visitors aside, lifting the Hammers into seventh and keeping them well in the hunt for a Europa League place