Ferguson gave Everton credit for turning the game on its head and accused referee Alan Wiley of failing to protect his players.

"It was a battle, but Everton turned it into a battle in the second half. Their crowd were up for it and in fairness you have to give them credit," he said.

"I don't think the referee protected our players enough. I don't know what the game's coming to with some of the tackles going in.

"With the ferocity of the challenges, somebody's going to get a bad injury," he added.

West Brom kept a clean sheet until just after the restart and on- loan defender Kamil Zayatte volleyed in Dean Marney's corner to put Hull one-up on 47 minutes.

Phil Brown's men ran riot after that and, in a four-minute stretch, Brazilian Geovanni made it 2-0 with a diving header before King slotted in a low shot.

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