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Egypt international Sam Morsy was sent off in Wigan's defeat at Brentford on Saturday but had his red card rescinded

Wigan's decision to appeal against Sam Morsy's red card paid dividends as his goal set the Latics on the way to victory over Hull.

Morsy was sent off in Saturday's defeat at Brentford but the dismissal was rescinded on appeal.

The Egypt international gave Wigan the lead in the 21st minute with a low long-range strike before Josh Windass headed in a second from a Lee Evans cross.

Jarrod Bowen pulled one back for the visitors with a calm finish to halve Hull's deficit to 2-1 at the break.

Former Wigan striker Nouha Dicko had a great chance to level but fired straight at Latics goalkeeper Christian Walton, before Antonee Robinson and Michael Jacobs forced fine saves from Tigers goalkeeper David Marshall as the the home side finished strongly.

Paul Cook's men have claimed 10 points from their four games at the DW Stadium so far this season and are level on points with sixth-placed Aston Villa.

Last season's League One champions were ultimately worthy winners against a Hull side who have lost five of their eight league games this campaign.

They visit Reading on Saturday, while Wigan are back in action against Bristol City on Friday night.

Wigan first team coach Anthony Barry said:

"Hull probably started the better of the two sides, gave it to us for the first ten minutes and our lack of confidence from the weekend was exposed a bit.

"But we ground out a foothold in the game, and from there we grew into the game.

"I think the timing of their goal was a bit of a kick in the teeth for us, and checked us a little bit.

"But that's the Championship. It's a tough league, and we just have to look at trying to manage games even better than we have been doing."

Hull City boss Nigel Adkins told BBC Radio Humberside:

"We could have scored three or four goals in the first 20 minutes and the game could have been out of sight but as it was that didn't happen.

"We started the second half brightly and we huffed and we puffed but we've not done enough in terms of quality in the penalty area.

"I'd like to think our starting line up was strong in an attacking sense.

"I see potentially a very strong group of players who can do well. This was a game we could have gone on and won and we haven't done."