Eaves Pleased To Be Off The Mark

Tom Eaves was pleased to get his first goal of the season in the Tigers’ 3-1 victory over Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night.

The striker pounced on a loose back-pass to seal the three points for Hull City at the Memorial Stadium.

“The injury was a bit untimely to be honest,” said Eaves. “It didn’t come at a great time and held me back a few weeks, but fortunately I had the bulk of pre-season under my belt.

“To see out the win on Tuesday at Bristol Rovers was great and being the selfish striker that I am, it was good to get a goal.

“We didn’t start too well and it didn’t really feel like ‘us’ for the first 15 minutes. It was a bit sloppy but once we overcame that, I thought we played really well.…