Hull City 1-0 Brighton
Robert Snodgrass put Hull into the fourth round of the FA Cup with the only goal in the 1-0 win over Brighton on a day when Richie Towell made his debut for the Seagulls at the KC Stadium.
The former Dundalk stalwart played the whole game but could not help his new club achieve their first competitive win in seven matches. Indeed, Brighton have now not scored in five games.
Snodgrass scored from the penalty spot after 40 minutes after Lewis Dunk fouled Hull midfielder Harry Maguire.
The respective managers Steve Bruce and Chris Hughton rang the changes with both having one eye on their respective promotion challenges.
Bruce made seven changes from the side that beat QPR last time out in the Sky Bet Championship, including a new front pairing of Adama Diomande and Sone Aluko.
Along with Towell, Hughton started his other recent signing Liam Ridgewell.
Snodgrass flashed a free-kick just wide of the post after five minutes after also winning the chance when he drew a foul from Adam Chicksen.
Ridgewell also fouled Snodgrass and with the free-kick close to the corner flag the winger floated the ball into the area.
Goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa punched clear with both fists to Isaac Hayden who volleyed narrowly over with 11 minutes gone.
Tom Huddlestone did well to take the ball from Andrew Crofts in the Hull area as Brighton looked to threaten for the first time 18 minutes in.
Andy Robertson then flashed a dangerous cross low across the Brighton area as Hull continued to dominate.
Diomande headed wide from a Hayden cross and Hayden then shot narrowly wide after he had been set up by Ryan Taylor's clever back heel.
With half-time approaching Hayden then cut the ball back but Diomande and Snodgrass got in each other's way.
With four minutes of the half remaining Lewis Dunk tripped Harry Maguire in the area following a corner and Snodgrass scored the opener from the penalty spot, Maenpaa diving to his left as the winger fired the ball into the opposite corner.
Diomande should have done better early in the second half, shooting wide after being set up by Robertson.
Maenpaa then saved to his right after a run and shot from Aluko.
Aluko should have done better after 55 minutes but having taken a touch to steady himself in the Brighton area he shot straight at Ridgewell.
Hayden and Crofts both had to be spoken to by referee Geoff Eltringham as the game was in danger of being a little too competitive.
Huddlestone shot wide across goal with 20 minutes to go as Hull looked for a second goal to wrap up the tie.
Two minutes later Taylor got on the end of Aluko's deflected cross to shoot from close range at
