Albert Kelly continued his impressive try-scoring run as Hull climbed to third in the Super League after stunning second-placed Salford 32-10 at AJ Bell Stadium.
Kelly put in a virtuoso performance, including the highlight of the night when he kicked ahead twice before winning the race for the ball to complete a 60-metre move.
The in-form Australian has now scored 17 tries in his last 15 Super League appearances.
Lee Radford’s side started the night in fifth but they scored four first-half tries to lead 22-0 at the interval against a team which had beaten them 54-18 at the KCOM Stadium in April.
Salford rallied briefly after the restart but Hull continued to score at regular intervals at keep the home side at arm’s length for an ultimately comfortable win.
The visitors, who had lost three of their last four coming into this game, took the lead in the seventh minute when Jake Connor’s kick to the corner was well taken by winger Fetuli Talanoa and he touched down in the corner.
Connor was unable to convert but he had a hand in Hull’s second try in the 17th minute.
The scrum-half’s short pass was taken by prop Liam Watts on the burst and he in turn fed Kelly who raced to the tryline from 20 metres. Connor’s goal made it 10-0 to Hull.
Kelly, who has scored in the last four matches, produced a flash of improvised brilliance in the 27th minute to further increase Hull’s lead.
He reacted quickest to a loose pass from Todd Carney and kicked ahead twice – once with the left foot and once with the right – and the ball sat up perfectly for him to regather and score. Connor again goalled and Hull led 16-0.
Ian Watson’s side, on their way to suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time this season, created a rare chance eight minutes before half-time but winger Niall Evalds saw his effort disallowed by referee Ben Thaler for a forward pass from Gareth O’Brien.
But Hull ended the half strongly and scored a fourth try five minutes before the break as hooker Danny Washbrook went over from dummy-half by the posts.
Connor kicked the conversion but was off target with a drop-goal attempt seconds before the half-time hooter sounded, although it mattered little as dominant Hull finished the period in complete control.
Salford had won six of their last seven home Super League games, and they started the second half with more purpose.
The ball was quickly worked to the right and Kris Welham fed Evalds to score in the corner within four minutes of the restart. Michael Dobson added the conversion from the touchline.
However, the try only served as a wake-up call for the visitors who replied within four minutes and then dominated to close out the game.
