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- Updated: May 17, 2016
Hull City scraped through to the Championship play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate win over Derby County.
No team in the history of the play-offs had ever overcome a three-goal first-leg deficit but Derby came close, winning the game 2-0 courtesy of a Johnny Russell strike and Andrew Robertson own-goal in the first half.
Derby had 55 minutes to force extra time but the hosts regrouped and saw the game out, booking a Wembley date with Sheffield Wednesday on May 28.
Sky Sports Football League analyst Ian Holloway questioned Derby’s character after their lacklustre performance in the first leg, which Hull won 3-0 at the iPro Stadium.
Derby head coach Darren Wassall admitted in his pre-match briefing that he had used Holloway’s words to motivate himself and his players.
Whatever he said, it worked a charm as Derby came out with a high intensity that was missing in the first leg. An early goal was …
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