Saturday 22 April 2017 18:38, UK
Hull boss Marco Silva says that Hull will "fight hard" to stave off their easing relegation fears following their superb victory over Watford.
Goals from Lazar Markovic and Sam Clucas sealed a win that had looked increasingly unlikely after the Tigers lost Oumar Niasse to a red card 25 minutes in.
It was a victory that preserved Silva's stellar home record since his January appointment - the Portuguese has now guided his side to 19 points from a possible 21 at the KCOM.
Silva spoke to Sky Sports after the game and though he clearly felt aggrieved byNiasse's dismissal, he refused to be drawn into criticism of referee Bobby Madley.
He said: "I don't really want to talk too much about the sending off because it's not the first time it has happened with us. I respect it of course because it is not easy being a referee. It's the second time it has happened to us and it is not easy.
"I am really happy. It was a tough game for us and it was not easy to play most of the game with ten players. But all the boys were fantastic, we always keep focused on our tactical behaviour. We changed some things at half-time, because we needed to with only 10 players.
"Today we achieved what we wanted. Fantastic behaviour [from the fans] in our stadium as well and really, they deserve this victory."
Though Premier League survival is looking increasingly likely at the KCOM Stadium, Silva doesn't want to get ahead of himself as, with four games left to play, he knows there is plenty of room for movement in the battle for survival.
"I don't know [if we will survive]. We need to work well in the present and prepare well for the future. I am really happy in this moment because our hope remains open. I am happy because we have four more games to fight and to do our work and progress our team. If I remember, in the last three months, nobody believed we'd be in this position. Nobody believed in our club; we will fight together. Because we fight together, we play together."
"I don't know what the future will be, what I know is we will fight so hard to keep this club in the Premier League and we'll see the result."
