PHIL Parkinson hopes a stormy cup win over Sheffield Wednesday has got his side in shape for another heavyweight clash at Hull tomorrow night.

Tempers flared on and off the pitch on Tuesday as the Whites booked their place in the third round – with both managers ordered off the touchline by referee David Webb for leaving their technical area in reaction to a foul by Barry Bannan on Filipe Morais.

Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal could face repercussions after an angry exchange with Wanderers’ stewards in the stands but Parkinson is likely to get away with a warning about his future behaviour from the FA.

There is no let up for the Whites, who travel to the KCOM Stadium looking to build on the result and register a first league win of the campaign.

“We needed a bit of fire,” said Parkinson of the heated exchanges at the end of the 3-2 win. “I feel we have got to fight our corner. If teams come up against Bolton they have got to know they are going to get a tough game.

“However you look at it, we lost that in the first two home games of the season. You can make an excuse you like – we didn’t have the grit we need. We were down after the Derby game and also a little philosophical – i.e. we were the masters of our own downfall – but we showed there we can match the top teams and now we’re up against another one in Hull.”

Parkinson believes the ugliness which ensued between Carvalhal and stewards on Tuesday night could have been avoided if referee Webb had dealt with the matter on the field.

“I was quite surprised, if I’m honest, I’d have thought the referee could have just said ‘come on, get back in lads’ and be done with it,” he said. “It would have diffused the situation.”

Wednesday defender Liam Palmer was in agreement.

“I think the ref could have nipped it in the bud by just dishing out the yellow card (to Bannan),” he said. “But when he sent off the two managers, it caused a stir and things escalated a bit out of hand. It was just handbags at the end and I saw the two managers talking after the game.”