Hull 2 West Brom 2: Final whistle report
Hull asserted themselves from early on with Mendy creating a shooting opportunity for Dean Marney after a poor clearance by Scott Carson.
Marney's effort was a tame one and Andy Dawson shot straight at Carson after the ball came back out.
Mendy then skipped through a challenge to get another sight of goal but his attempt was blocked.
West Brom's first opportunity came on the counter-attack but James Morrison shot well wide.
A good ball by Mendy sent Richard Garcia running into the box but Ryan Donk cut out his pass for Fagan.
Hull decided to utilise the long-throwing ability of Sam Ricketts and one of his deliveries caused panic in the West Brom box but Fagan was unable to control.
Garcia appealed for a penalty after his cross appeared to catch the hand of Donk but referee Peter Walton was uninterested.
West Brom then struggled to clear after Carson missed a Dawson cross that held up in the wind but Marney shot straight at a defender.
Simpson had a good chance for West Brom but volleyed over after Marc-Antoine Fortune had chested down Brunt's cross.
Garcia squandered a glorious opportunity on the half-hour when he got on the end of a superb Kevin Kilbane cross but headed over from six yards.
Another Ricketts throw forced Carson to scramble back and palm over his own bar after catching the head of Brunt.
Hull took the lead just before the interval with a fine individual goal from Mendy.
The pacy Frenchman broke clear of Paul Robinson after a long ball from Ian Ashbee and coolly rounded Carson to tap home.
Hull were unlucky not to double their advantage early in the second half as Carson produced three fine saves.
Marney first brought the former Liverpool keeper into action
