Joe Sbarra scored a hat-trick as Solihull kept themselves firmly in the National League play-off hunt with an entertaining 5-3 win over Eastleigh.The Moors, who had drawn their last three games, took an early lead through Sbarra and doubled their advantage on the quarter-hour mark when captain Callum Howe headed in following a corner.Sbarra added a third in the 40th minute but the Spitfires star...Full Story »

Depleted Luton moved up to third in the Sky Bet Championship with a disciplined 3-1 victory at Hull.Despite being without their core defensive line through injury, Nathan Jones’ side produced an exemplary performance.Elijah Adebayo opened the scoring after nine minutes – a just reward for an intense start to the game.Harry Cornick added a second on 56 minutes, with Luton’s auth...Full Story »

Hull boss Shota Arveladze is hoping to have Nathan Baxter available for Saturday’s visit of Luton.The on-loan goalkeeper has been out of action since the end of January but returned to training this week.Andy Cannon and Tyler Smith will both miss the match with knocks, while Arvaladze said a number of other players face checks.Lewis Coyle and Josh Emmanuel both missed the midweek win over ...Full Story »

Hull manager Shota Arveladze said his side owe their supporters a strong home performance after making it five unbeaten on the road with a 2-0 win over Coventry.Richie Smallwood set the Tigers on their way before Ryan Longman doubled the advantage, thumping home a half volley from inside the box.The Georgian said: “We know we owe our supporters a good game at home and this performance will...Full Story »

Hull handed Coventry’s Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes a major blow with a 2-0 win at the CBS Arena.Richie Smallwood set the Tigers on the way inside four minutes before Ryan Longman fired in his fourth league goal of the season to make it five away games without defeat for Shota Arveladze’s men.The Georgian named just one change to his side as Regan Slater replaced Greg Docherty...Full Story »

Coventry boss Mark Robins will have a coronavirus test before the game against Hull to see whether he can attend.Robins and his assistant Adi Viveash missed Saturday’s 4-1 win over Sheffield United with the virus and need to present a negative test.Jake Bidwell will be absent as he is out for six weeks with a muscle tear.The Sky Blues are three points off the play-offs going into the final...Full Story »

Birmingham head coach Lee Bowyer admitted the lively St Andrew’s pitch made it hard going for entertainment after a dull 0-0 draw against Hull.Chances were thin on the ground throughout with Hull forcing Birmingham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge into two saves and Tom Eaves failing to take a chance from point-blank range and the hosts failing to seriously test Matt Ingram.“From what I und...Full Story »

Ryan Barnett’s screamer earned Solihull Moors a 3-3 draw against National League play-off rivals Notts County.A handball decision allowed Andrew Dallas to give Moors an early lead from the penalty spot but the lead lasted only 11 minutes as Ruben Rodrigues levelled with a neat finish.Zak Brunt hit the post for County and another Solihull penalty was overruled by the assistant referee as it...Full Story »

Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls Solihull Moors fought back from two goals behind to rescue a point at home to lowly King’s Lynn.The visitors look set for the drop and will see this as two points lost after Malachi Linton and Luis Fernandez struck – only for Alex Gudger and a late Callum Howe effort to secure a 2-2 draw for Solihull.King’s Lynn hit the front with just...Full Story »

Steve Bruce claimed his first victory as West Brom manager as Karlan Grant scored a brace in a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win at Hull.Bruce has had a difficult start since he replaced Valerien Ismael in early February, with his five previous league games having yielded just one point and one goal.But once Grant scored after 17 minutes – a goal they deserved following a pioneering start to th...Full Story »

Hull have a number of players who should be back in contention as they host former boss Steve Bruce and out-of-form West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.The Tigers ended a run of six games without a win with victory at bottom club Peterborough last week and head coach Shota Arveladze could have a stronger squad to choose from this time out.Callum Elder, Tom Eaves, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh and Marc...Full Story »

Solihull saw their Vanarama National League promotion push suffer a setback after being held to a 1-1 draw at Southend.The visitors, who had won five of the last six league games, saw an early free-kick from Harry Boyes glanced onto the crossbar by Andrew Dallas.Southend, looking to extend a 10-game unbeaten run, broke the deadlock in the 31st minute when Sam Dalby nodded a cross from full-back ...Full Story »

Grant McCann could not hide his disappointment following a losing return to the Peterborough hot seat at the hands of his previous club Hull.The Northern Irishman’s second spell as Posh boss began with a drop to the bottom of the Championship table following a comprehensive defeat to a side he had steered away from relegation trouble before being sacked last month.McCann admitted: “M...Full Story »

Grant McCann suffered a miserable start to his second reign as Peterborough manager with a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of Hull – the club who sacked him a month ago.McCann was axed following the Tigers’ takeover by Acun Ilicali and saw his former side leave in possession of three points after Keane Lewis-Potter’s double.Posh chiefs turned to McCann, who managed the club between 2...Full Story »

New Peterborough boss Grant McCann will face former club Hull in his first Sky Bet Championship match of a second spell in charge at the Weston Homes Stadium.McCann left the Tigers last month and has been appointed to succeed Darren Ferguson, who resigned on Sunday with Posh deep in relegation trouble.Defender Hayden Coulson is available again following a suspension for his sending off in last w...Full Story »

Barnsley manager Poya Asbaghi was delighted with his Barnsley side as they won away for the first time this season.A 2-0 win at Hull was their first on the road in front of fans in 726 days – since winning at the same venue back in 2020 before the Covid-19 outbreak brought a halt to football in the 2019-20 season.“First half is the best half we’ve played since I’ve arrive...Full Story »

Lois Maynard scored a late winner for 10-man Solihull Moors in a 2-1 success against Wealdstone.The hosts took the lead in the sixth minute when Andrew Dallas got a toe to Harry Boyes’ shot to divert it past goalkeeper George Wickens.Lowly Wealdstone equalised in the 22nd minute as Jerome Okimo steered in a corner, and the visitors’ hopes of taking at least a point increased in the 6...Full Story »

Basement side Barnsley left Shota Arveladze’s Hull side shellshocked as they won an away game for the first time this season.Hull could have taken the lead on two minutes, but Keane Lewis-Potter’s mishit set the tone for the Tigers as they could not get any sort of momentum in the game.An error-strewn display by the home side saw Callum Styles score just before the half-hour mark, le...Full Story »

Hull are facing a goalkeeping crisis for their home game against Barnsley.Matt Ingram was knocked out in Saturday’s draw at QPR and was replaced by teenager Harvey Cartwright, who is in contention for his first league start for the club.Cartwright, 19, is on stand-by as fellow goalkeeper Nathan Baxter, on loan from Chelsea, is rated 50/50 due to a hand injury.Defender Lewie Coyle (hamstrin...Full Story »

Hull manager Shota Arveladze gave an encouraging update on Matt Ingram after the goalkeeper was stretchered off during the 1-1 draw at QPR.Ingram, playing against his former club, landed heavily after a far-post collision with Albert Adomah midway through the second half.Play was halted for around 12 minutes while Ingram received attention from the medical staff of both clubs.He was taken to hos...Full Story »