Hull maintain unbeaten home record with entertaining draw against Everton

Mohamed Belloumi (left) celebrates after scoring Hull’s equaliser (Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA)

Premier League: Hull City 2 Everton 2

Hull retained their unbeaten home record since returning to the Premier League with an entertaining 2-2 draw against Everton at the MKM Stadium.

The Tigers have returned to the top flight with an unexpected bang, tasting defeat for the first time in their final fixture before the international break at the hands of Newcastle.

Brennan Johnson found the net in the 34th minute but was denied a first Premier League goal for the Toffees following a VAR check, leaving the sides to go in goalless at the break.

The hosts wasted little time after the interval, however, as Joe Gelhardt opened the scoring in the 48th minute following an error by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall equalised seven minutes later, with Thierno Barry, who had squandered plenty of earlier chances, then putting the visitors ahead midway through the second period.

Hull responded swiftly, though, with substitute Mohamed Belloumi pulling the home team level in the 74th minute.

HULL CITY: Tzolakis, Mendy, Egan, Ajayi, Giles (Stroud 64), Coyle (c), Thomas (Vaz 86), Slater (Morita 75), Crooks (Iroegbunam 65), Gelhardt (Belloumi 64), McBurnie.

EVERTON: Pickford, Branthwaite, Keane, Tarkowski (c), Maitland-Niles (O'Brien 78), Armstrong (Hackney 78), Garner, Grealish (Dibling 86), Dewsbury-Hall, Johnson (George 66), Barry (Alcaraz 86).

Referee: Michael Salisbury.