Bits and pieces on Dowell from the Yorkshire Post.
On the day England’s Under-17s won their World Cup, a young Everton midfielder who helped the nation’s Under-20s win their equivalent tournament earlier this year, scored a hat-trick as Nottingham Forest ended Hull City’s mini-revival.
Kieran Dowell, on loan from Everton, delivered a finishing masterclass to bring a halt to Hull’s run of seven points from their previous three games.
But they were susceptible to Forest’s movement on the break, falling behind on 29 minutes when Dowell - who played in the England Under-20s team that defeated Venezuela in the World Cup final in the summer - ran at the heart of a retreating home defence and lashed the ball beyond Allan McGregor from 20 yards.
Moments after Fraizer Campbell saw his header cleared off the line by Jason Cummings, Forest got a second on 71 minutes when Dowell fired home off the inside of a post from Barrie McKay’s cutback.
But Forest went straight back up the other end and struck a third, Dowell completing his hat-trick from the spot after David Meyler had tripped substitute Tyler Walker.
Verdict
A frantic last 20 minutes to an otherwise forgettable game. Kieran Dowell was the difference. Hull showed urgency towards the end and credit to them for hanging in there and fighting, but it came too late.