Wigan 1-4 Hull: Kolo Toure’s nightmare start as boss of the Latics continues

Kolo Toure’s nightmarish start as Wigan boss continued as they fell to a fourth successive defeat to remain bottom of the Championship.

Late goals from Oscar Estupinan and Tyler Smith gave Hull a win at the DW Stadium that maintains their renaissance since Liam Rosenior took over in early November.

Half-time substitute Nathan Broadhead disallowed Jacob Greaves’ first-half goal to give the Latics hope of claiming just their second point since Toure took over during the World Cup break.

But Estupinan in the 78th minute, Smith in the 85th minute and again in the 90th minute delivered four straight defeats for the Latics – and a trotting third by a 4-1 margin – and drew a chorus of boos from the home fans at the whistle. final.

It was the second successive away win for Hull, who have lost just one of their eight matches since former Derby caretaker boss Rosenior was appointed.

They dominated possession from the start and it came as no surprise when they took the lead after 15 minutes through Greaves.

A Jean-Michael Seri corner found the defender open at the far post and, after blocking his initial header, he flicked the ball back to him and fired a first shot into the back of the net.

Greg Docherty came within a second with a volley from the edge of the box as the Yorkshire club stayed comfortably on top to such an extent that their vociferous support on the move turned into chants of ‘ole’ as they skewered their passes.

Wigan barely put a glove on their opponents in the first half when their only attempt at goal was a Max Power free-kick that landed on the roof of the net and Toure looked an increasingly frustrated figure at half-time.

He sent Broadhead for Callum Lang at half time and made two more changes early in the second half with Theo Assgaard and Tom Naylor replacing Ashley Fletcher and Jordan Ciusins.

It paid off with Wigan showing much more urgency and intensity as they took the game to Hull for the first time, and deservedly equalized after 63 minutes when loanee Everton Broadhead headed in from James McClean’s corner on 63 minutes.

But Estupinan took advantage when Carl Tilt failed to block Alfie Jones’s pass to put Hull back in front with his 11th of the season before half-time substitute Smith punished more of the home team’s poor defending to put a shine on the Hull victory.