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Premier League wrap: Everton up to fifth, Toon beat Hull
Newcastle United defeated Hull City 2-1 on Saturday at St James' Park, with Joe Willock and Lewis Hall scoring within the opening seven minutes to secure an early commanding lead.
Manager Jaissle deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation that dominated early play, with Newcastle controlling 75% possession and establishing their two-goal advantage within the first 15 minutes.
Yoane Wissa missed a penalty just before halftime after Sorba Thomas fouled Jacob Murphy; Hull goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis saved the spot-kick, with VAR confirming the decision.
Hull City manager Jakirovic introduced Mohamed-Ali Cho and Joe Gelhardt to push for a late equalizer, though Gelhardt's 85th-minute shot was blocked and his 89th-minute effort was declined.
Newcastle United claimed their first home win of the season, while the result ended Hull's unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign at St James' Park.
Konstantinos Tzolakis saved a penalty from Whis, but Hull lost their unbeaten Premier League run to Newcastle as they were defeated 2-1.
Konstantinos Tzolakis' Hull conceded as many goals in the first seven minutes of the match against Newcastle as they had not conceded in the entire Premier League and did not... manage to get anything out of the game, thus suffering their first defeat in this year's championship.
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