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Hull City 3-2 Portsmouth: Joe Gelhardt hits gold to boost the Tigers

By Jack James

HULL CITY 3

Destan 27, Joseph 42, Gelhardt 79

PORTSMOUTH 2

Devlin 16, 45+2

Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic praised Joe Gelhardt’s “special” qualities after his goal earned victory over Portsmouth to confirm a place in the playoff positions heading into the international break.

The winner came with a quality finish from Gelhardt, his fifth goal in six games.

Hull have now matched last season’s tally of five home wins – they have also lost only once in eight games – but looked up against it after Terry Devlin opened the scoring during a breathless first half.

Enis Destan and ...

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