Wayne Rooney suffered his second successive defeat as Birmingham supervisor as his first house recreation ended with a 2-0 defeat to Hull.
Liam Delap’s Twelfth-minute aim and an outstanding solo effort from Jaden Philogene make it a depressing St Andrew’s debut for Rooney, up in opposition to his former Derby assistant Liam Rosenior.
Blues had been booed off the pitch at half-time, whereas there have been remoted catcalls from house followers sad together with his appointment, earlier than louder boos at full-time.
The previous Manchester United and England striker emerged from a pyrotechnic show and blue and white smoke to heat applause on his solution to the dugout, clapping the house assist.
However the temper quickly turned and it was Hull followers who had been doing all of the cheering after taking the lead following a mistake by Emmanuel Longelo.
Longelo’s again go to goalkeeper John Ruddy went straight to on-loan Manchester Metropolis ahead Delap, who rounded Ruddy and tapped into the empty web.
Birmingham briefly seemed like they could work their manner again into the sport and Juninho Bacuna twice fired over the bar.
Ruddy prevented Hull doubling their lead when he denied Scott Twine in a one-on-one.
Ruddy then obtained a fingertip to divert Philogene’s fierce low drive simply off course, earlier than Adama Traore volleyed narrowly off course from Twine’s free kick.
Birmingham’s solely effort on course got here within the third minute of time added on, a looping header from Kevin Lengthy that went straight to goalkeeper Ryan Allsop from Bacuna’s free kick.
Birmingham briefly attacked from the restart however Hull blocked photographs from Bacuna and Dembele.
Hull had been sturdy on the counter and Delap and Philogene fired broad earlier than the guests doubled their lead in spectacular vogue within the 74th minute.
Aston Villa academy graduate Philogene beat Cody Drameh then substitute Jordan James in a surging run in from the left, curling a agency shot that bounced in entrance of Ruddy earlier than nestling within the far nook of the web.
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