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Barnsley 2 - Hull City 0: Chris O’Grady lifts Barnsley
BARNSLEY kept their survival hopes alive with a dramatic derby win over promotion-chasers Hull.
We didn’t deserve anything. We were beaten by the better team today. We can’t just blame nerves.
Jacob Mellis and Chris O’Grady hit the goals that give the relegation-haunted Tykes a fighting chance in their last game at Huddersfield.
But Steve Bruce’s Tigers face a final-day nail-biter against champions Cardiff to try to end their top-flight exile. Hull brought a travelling army of 5,500 hoping to see their heroes claim the three points that would guarantee their promotion. But the balloons were popped when Barnsley took control.
Hull boss Steve Bruce said: “We didn’t deserve anything. We were beaten by the better team today. We can’t just blame nerves.”