Kyle Joseph scored twice inside the first 15 minutes as Hull City secured a 3-1 win over 10-man Millwall at The Den.

Both goals came from counter-attacks and impressive crosses from Mohamed Belloumi and Liam Millar.

Femi Azeez was sent off four minutes before Aidomo Emakhu halved the deficit in the second half, but Oli McBurnie wrapped up the game for the Tigers late on.

Victory means Sergej Jakirovic's side climb into the Championship play-off places, a point behind their fourth-placed opponents.

Hull keeper Ivor Pandur was called into action in the opening exchanges, tipping wide Tristan Crama's shot from distance.

But the visitors went up the other end and took the lead on six minutes. Belloumi drove forward and crossed from the right to find Joseph, who applied the finish from close range.

Joseph doubled his tally and Hull's lead seven minutes later, this time turning in Millar's cross with a smart finish.

Charlie Hughes' brilliant tackle denied Azeez before he could get a shot away, but the Tigers dominated the midfield and went in at half-time in full control.

Hull remained comfortable as the second half went on but Azeez went close again with 20 minutes remaining, but his shot was cleared off the line.

Six minutes later, though, Azeez was dismissed for an off-the-ball incident involving goalscorer Joseph.

Millwall did not lie down and Emakhu gave them hope 10 minutes from time with a finish into the far corner after bring fed by Alfie Doughty.

McBurnie's goal with two minutes of normal time left made sure of the points after a dramatic end to the game, guiding Lewis Coyle's cross home with an excellent header.

Millwall manager Alex Neil speaking to BBC Radio London:

"There was a lot of emotions in the game today. We were a bit naive in terms of the number of men we committed forward and we got hurt in transition twice for the goals.

"We didn't defend the goals well, which is really unlike us. Both goals were exactly what we had spoken about, so that was a huge frustration.

"I thought second half, the lads left everything on the pitch.

"I need to look at [the Azeez red card] back. It puts us down to 10 men when we were the team trying to get the next goal, which we did.

"I certainly feel aggrieved by some of the decisions today."

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic speaking to BBC Radio Humberside:

"I'm very pleased with what I saw today. We had a slow start in the game, but when we started to win second balls and became dangerous in transition, we scored two great goals.

"It was key that we had control of set-pieces because they are a very tall team. I was pushing for a third goal at half-time because at 1-0 or 2-0, if you concede the crowd can explode.

"We conceded when we had an extra man; when Oli scored the third, it was done. As a team, we were very, very good today.

"Kyle [Joseph] is a hardworking player on the wing and up front. He is always playing for the team and the team likes him.

"You can see in every game that he tries to fulfil our expectation. He deserves everything."