Jon Parkin's first-half double handed Hull their first home points of the season and spared Danny Mills' blushes in a pulsating 2-1 Yorkshire derby win over Sheffield Wednesday.

A morale-sapping run of three straight defeats at the KC Stadium marked a disastrous start to Phil Parkinson's tenure following his appointment in the summer.

But Parkin - nicknamed 'the Beast' - netted good goals in the 11th and 17th minutes to lift Hull off the bottom and leave Mills breathing a huge sigh of relief.