'We really needed Wrexham win'

Hull City's goal hero Lewis Koumas says it was important for them to bounce back after successive defeats against promotion rivals Ipswich and Millwall.

The 20-year-old Liverpool loanee scored the winner as the Tigers won 2-1 at sixth placed Wrexham.

Hull are fifth in the table, with a nine-point cushion to seventh, and six points behind second-placed Middlesbrough ahead of Boro's home game with Charlton on Wednesday.

"We really needed that," Koumas told BBC Radio Humberside.

"I think we should have won the game against Millwall, we had a lot of chances, but that's football, that's the Championship, and we've bounced back.

"All the lads inside the dressing room and around the place know how good every individual is, and what they can bring, and what the team can bring."

Koumas has now scored three goals in 10 matches since joining on loan in the January transfer window.

"It's always a great feeling to have any impact on a game, so to do it a few times now is just a great feeling to help the team and get three points," he added.

"I'm loving my time here, just developing. I'm not too fussed starting, or coming on. I'm just loving doing the best job for Hull City."

The former Liverpool academy graduate spent the 2024-2025 season on loan at Stoke and began this campaign at Birmingham.

"When you're happy at a place, it kicks you on even more. I just want to do well for all the people supporting you and watching on, so I'm definitely a hard worker, and I love defending," he said.

"Being happy at a place is really important, in your surroundings and with the people around you. It has a big impact on confidence."

After stumbling against their promotion rivals recently, Hull City's next three games are against the current bottom three teams - West Brom, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United.

"We won't be treating any side differently," he said.

"We're going in with the exact same mentality every game, and that's to win and put a shift in."