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Hull is now within two points of second-place Boro after Darko Gyabi's early goal proved decisive at the Riverside on Tuesday.

Coventry lost to Ipswich Town earlier on but Boro could not close the gap on Frank Lampard's team, and it has  gone three Championship games without a win.

Hull, meanwhile, has won four of its last five fixtures to put itself firmly in the race for automatic promotion.

Millwall is two points behind Hull and Ipswich after Macaulay Langstaff's late goal earned a 2-1 win over Bristol City:

While Watford beat Norwich City 1-0 thanks to Vivaldo Semedo's 90th-minute effort:

Wrexham, meanwhile, followed up its dramatic victory over Sheffield United by beating promotion hopeful Preston North End 2-1.

Nathan Broadhead and Oliver Rathbone were on target for the Welsh club, with Alfie Devine's goal for Preston not enough to spark a comeback.

Sheffield United got back on track after that 5-3 loss to Wrexham on Boxing Day by beating Stoke City 2-1.

Hull snapped a three-game losing streak against Boro, who won the reverse fixture 4-1 earlier in December, in the league, and it has now won its final match in each of the past four years.

It is the first time it has gone on such a run since doing so between 1981 and 1984.

Hull's goal came with it sole shot on target, as Boro failed to capitalise on creating chances worth 1.17 expected goals from 23 attempts.