Championship

HOT-SHOT CONNOLLY WRAPS UP TIGERS FEAT

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The LeaguePaper Team
20 August 2023

By Pete Loosley

BL ACKBURN R 1
Gallagher 74

HULL CITY 2
Connolly 81, 88

STRETCH: Aynsley Pears saves from Hull’s Ozan Tufan

LIAM Rosenior hailed deadly Aaron Connolly after his late double helped Hull City come from behind to beat ten-man Blackburn Rovers.
Hull were in control from the outset and tightened their grip when Harry Pickering was shown a 17th-minute red card for bringing Liam Delap down when clean through.
But the resilient Blackburn team took the lead through Sam Gallagher’s emphatic finish in the 74th minute, setting up a frantic ending to the gam...

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