Hull beat Preston 2-1 as four of bottom five winMillwall bolster playoff hopes as Coventry and Boro falter
Joe Gelhardt scored two second-half penalties as Hull boosted their Championship survival hopes by coming from behind to beat their fellow strugglers Preston 2-1. Lewis Gibson put the visitors ahead to give them hope of ending a five-match winless run that has dragged them into trouble, but Gelhardt twice struck from the spot at a rainy MKM Stadium.
Defeat for Hull would have put them in the bottom three after Derby and Luton also won, but Rubén Sellés’ side remain two points above the drop zone in 20th. They can guarantee their Championship status by beating Derby at the weekend, while a third successive loss leaves Preston three points above 22nd-placed Luton and desperately low on confidence.
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