West Ham come from behind twice to deny Hull victory in PL clash

West Ham United fought back hard to come from behind twice and deny Hull City a chance to beat them in their Premier League clash at the KC Stadium.

Club record 10 million pounds striker Abel Hernandez gave Hull the lead with a header before West Ham forward Enner Valencia equalised with a spectacular 25-yard strike.

Mohamed Diame, also making his debut, then restored Hull's lead against his former club, only for Curtis Davies to divert Diafra Sakho's shot into his own net. Hull's Michael Dawson headed against his own bar in the dying moments, The BBC reported.

It left West Ham boss Sam Allardyce holding his head in his hands and it means that the club has now won just two of their last 10 league games, a run stretching into last season.

But Allardyce, who opted to start with new loan signing Alex Song on the bench, would be encouraged by the way his side battled to secure a point that lifts his side two places to 13th.

Hull, who also climb two places to 10th, came into the game amid an unsettled period that has seen chairman Assem Allam announce that the club has been up for sale for several months, and boss Steve Bruce linked with Newcastle , where manager Alan Pardew is under pressure, the report added.