Premier League - Manchester City edge Hull as Kompany sees red

Manchester City's Vincent Kompany (L) reacts after being sent off by referee Lee Mason during their English Premier League soccer match against Hull City at the KC stadium in Hull

Hull 0 Manchester City 2 (Silva 14 Dzeko 90)

Ten-man Manchester City shrugged off back-to-back cup exits to beat Hull City 2-0 and boost their Premier League title hopes.

City were forced to play for 80 minutes without influential captain Vincent Kompany after the Belgian was dismissed for hauling down Nikica Jelavic when last man.

Undeterred, City took the lead moments after the sending off when David Silva floated across the pitch and curled a wonderful effort into the corner of Allan McGregor’s goal.

The hosts looked lively throughout but were plagued by an inability to stay onside as the makeshift City defensive pairing of Javi Garcia and Martin Demichelis kept them at bay.

Hull felt aggrieved when substitute George Boyd went down inside the penalty area after contact with Joe Hart, although replays suggested that the winger was already on his way down when he clipped the England number one’s outstretched leg.

The visitors wrapped up the points in the final minute as Edin Dzeko latched onto a sublime Silva pass to fire home and keep the pressure on league leaders Chelsea.