Rampant Hull take charge

Hull City put one foot in the final of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs with a convincing 3-0 victory at lacklustre Derby County on Saturday.

Abel Hernandez’s classy opener, a Jason Shackell own goal and a late Andrew Robertson strike on the counter did the damage for Steve Bruce’s men.

Despite winning by an aggregate of 6-0 in the two league meetings, Derby were strangely subdued, only registering their first shot on target with 80 minutes on the clock.

Much like Brighton, who suffered a 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday, Derby will need to become the first team to overturn a 2-0 or more first-leg deficit in a Championship play-off when the teams meet again on Tuesday. 

Hull made only one change to their side with the ever reliable Alan McGregor missing out between the sticks with a back problem. That handed a rare start for Eldin Jakupovic and he played a big part in the crucial opening goal.

After a very nervy start from both teams, where only a Chris Martin effort that skied over the bar tested the Hull …

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