Match ends, Exeter City 1, Hull City 3.
ExeterExeter City1HullHull City3
Adama Diomande scored twice as Hull City battled past League Two's Exeter City in the EFL Cup second round.
The hosts took the lead with Jake Taylor's stunning long-range strike but Diomande equalised for the Premier League side within two minutes.
Joel Grant fired wide for the Grecians before Diomande turned and finished in the area for his second.
Substitute Robert Snodgrass' late 25-yard free-kick secured the Tigers' place in round three.
Hull had only 13 fit senior players for their opening two Premier League games and made seven changes for this match, with debuts handed to goalkeeper Dusan Kuciak and academy products Jarrod Bowen and Greg Olley.
Caretaker boss Mike Phelan has now won all three games this season after being put in charge following Steve Bruce's exit in July.
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Pym
- 3WoodmanSubstituted forRiley-Loweat 83'minutes
- 39Brown
- 26Ampadu
- 31Sweeney
- 7HarleySubstituted forWatkinsat 74'minutes
- 6Tillson
- 4James
- 25TaylorSubstituted forWheelerat 83'minutes
- 19McAlinden
- 12Grant
Substitutes
- 8Simpson
- 11Wheeler
- 14Watkins
- 20Jay
- 21Hamon
- 23Riley-Lowe
- 24Byrne
Hull
Formation 4-3-3
- 12Kuciak
- 27El Mohamady
- 5Maguire
- 14LivermoreBooked at 90mins
- 28TymonSubstituted forRobertsonat 32'minutes
- 15MaloneySubstituted forSnodgrassat 77'minutes
- 7Meyler
- 29Bowen
- 36Olley
- 32LuerSubstituted forHuddlestoneat 57'minutes
- 20Diomande
Substitutes
- 3Robertson
- 8Huddlestone
- 10Snodgrass
- 35Mannion
- 37Clackstone
- 38Rodgers
- 39Hinchcliffe
- Referee:
- Andy Woolmer
- Attendance:
- 4,037
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamHull
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home3
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Hull City 3.
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Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Hull City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Christy Pym.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Troy Brown.
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Foul by Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City).
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Connor Riley-Lowe (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Jake Livermore (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Greg Olley (Hull City).
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Jordan Tillson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. David Meyler (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Joel Grant (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Joel Grant (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. Connor Riley-Lowe replaces Craig Woodman.
Substitution
Substitution, Exeter City. David Wheeler replaces Jake Taylor.
Goal!
Goal! Exeter City 1, Hull City 3. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lloyd James (Exeter City).
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Robert Snodgrass replaces Shaun Maloney.
Goal!
Goal! Exeter City 1, Hull City 2. Adama Diomande (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shaun Maloney.
