Elliott strike sends Wigan out

12 April 2012

Hull produced their best result for a decade by knocking Wigan out of the Carling Cup following their 1-0 victory.

A stunning Stuart Elliott volley just after the half-hour mark at the JJB Stadium was enough to send the Coca-Cola Championship side into the third round.

In 1997 the Tigers beat then Premiership Crystal Palace 1-0 in the first leg of a second round tie at their old ground of Boothferry Park before going through on the away-goals rule at Selhurst Park.

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