Hull head coach Nigel Adkins praised Jarrod Bowen as he scored twice after missing a penalty in the 3-2 Sky Bet Championship win over Swansea.

Bowen responded to the disappointment of seeing Erwin Mulder save his spot-kick by scoring twice to help Hull claim a valuable win as they continue to move away from the relegation zone.

Adkins said: "He just kept going and that epitomised the team. You just keep going.

"Just keep working hard and the situations will arise so I'm really pleased for him."

Hull had been outplayed by the visitors in the first half hour but hit back to punish Swansea for failing to take their chances.

Adkins added: "I don't think there was one turning point, we just grew into the game.

"We've fought, we've shown good character.

"We started the game poorly, it was a poor goal we gave away. The first 20 minutes were difficult for us.

"Although we were a goal down we showed great character."

In front of a sparse crowd of just under 11,000 Swansea took the lead after just two minutes when Wilfried Bony fired in off a post.

Things looked bad for Hull when Bowen's penalty was saved by Mulder late in the half after the keeper was adjudged to have brought down Fraizer Campbell.

But after the break Bowen tapped in and then curled a shot past Mulder, with a towering header by defender Tommy Elphick sandwiched in between.

Swansea substitute Bersant Celina made it 3-2 in the closing stages but Hull had done enough to claim a vital victory.

The win moved Hull up to 16th in the table, five points behind Swansea in 12th.

Swansea manager Graham Potter admitted his side did not manage the game well enough as Hull bounced back to win.

Potter said: "We didn't defend well enough. If you concede three goals you are in trouble in any game.

"While it's 1-0 the game is still alive and the crowd can get involved."

Potter said his side suffered because they failed to exert the same control in the second half after being on top of proceedings before the break.

He said: "For the first 35 minutes of the first half we controlled things and got into some good areas and created some good opportunities.

"In the Championship you have to be smarter. In this league you don't have to do too much to get the crowd back on side."

Potter admitted his team had been punished for failing to take their chances.

He added: "The goals change the complexion of things. That's something that is quite common in the Championship where it gets a bit chaotic."