Iain Dowie hailed Hull City's fighting spirit after their 2-0 win over Fulham.

Goals from Jimmy Bullard and Craig Fagan gave the Tigers a vital 2-0 victory over Fulham at the KC Stadium.

The three points in Dowie's first home game in charge ended a five-game losing run and saw Hull move level on points with 17th-placed West Ham having played a game fewer.

Dowie said: "The fates have conspired against us a bit and I thought they responded in fantastic fashion. They played with guts, they played with desire.

"Paul McShane lost his dad a week and a half ago, he's played two games - the lad's got a heart the size of a bucket. They're the sort of things you need in this sort of situation.

"(Ibrahima) Sonko's come in and done brilliantly, I thought Fagan and (Jozy) Altidore were a real handful, so it was a pleasing display.

"The clean sheet was very, very important and we've got four goals in two games. The second goal was a fantastic goal and the least he deserved, Fagan, I thought he was magnificent, he never stopped running.

"The boys have worked their heart out and they deserved that result after the cruel nature of last week's defeat."