By Press Association Sport Staff
Published: 18:21 GMT, 1 January 2019 | Updated: 18:43 GMT, 1 January 2019
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Hull's winning run stretched to five games with a 6-0 victory at home to struggling Bolton.
The East Yorkshire side had looked prime relegation candidates earlier in the season and were even bottom of the Sky Bet Championship in October.
But head coach Nigel Adkins has somehow revived Hull's fortunes with a sequence of outstanding results.
Kamil Grosicki celebrates after putting Hull ahead on their way to victory over Bolton
Grosicki fired home twice as Hull surged to within seven points of the play-off places
Hull: Marshall, Lichaj, Burke, De Wijs, Kingsley, Bowen, Henriksen, Stewart (Batty 73), Grosicki, Evandro (Toral 66), Martin (Dicko 78)
Subs not used: Long, Kane, Keane, McKenzie
Goalscorers: Grosicki 29, 63, Evandro 62, Martin 67, Bowen 76, Dicko 83
Booked: Kingsley, Henriksen
Bolton: Alnwick, Lowe, Wheater, Beevers, Grounds, Wilson (Oztumer 45), Donaldson (Noone 65), O'Neil, Vela, Ameobi (Olkowski 82), Doidge
Subs not used: Oztumer, Noone, Hobbs, Murphy, Olkowski, Matthews, Magennis
Booked: Beevers, Grounds
Referee: Tony Harrington
This latest triumph was thanks largely to a virtuoso display from Kamil Grosicki, who scored twice and also teed up Evandro for Hull's second goal of the game.
Chris Martin, Jarrod Bowen and substitute Nouha Dicko then put the gloss on an utterly comprehensive Hull victory.
Bolton offered resistance in the first half but faded awfully after the interval. They rarely looked like