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Hull City vs Preston North End. Sky Bet Championship.

MKM StadiumAttendance14,273.

Hull City 0

    Preston North End 1

    • C Archer (51st minute)

    Hull City 0-1 Preston: Cameron Archer fires North End to victory

    Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Hull City and Preston at the MKM Stadium as Aston Villa loanee Cameron Archer scored the only goal of the game to seal victory

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    Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship between Hull City and Preston North End

    Preston ended Hull's three-match winning run with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the MKM Stadium.

    Cameron Archer hit the post in the first half before scoring at the start of the second to give the away side the lead following a cross by Ben Whiteman.

    Both teams then had chances to score in the second half, with Tom Eaves having an effort disallowed for offside for Hull, but Preston held on for a crucial three points in the Sky Bet Championship.

    It was the home side who started strongest, with North End goalkeeper Daniel Iversen called into action after just two minutes to claw a deflected header off the line.

    HULL, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 05: Preston North End's Cameron Archer celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Hull City and Preston North End at KCOM Stadium on February 5, 2022 in Hull, England. (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images)

    Greg Docherty should perhaps have shot when through on the Preston goal midway through the first half but it was then the visitors who had the better of it.

    Matt Ingram - in for the missing Nathan Baxter and playing for the first time since November - and Sean McLoughlin combined on more than one occasion to clear the ball off the line as momentum swung towards the away side.

    Archer hit the post for the Lilywhites after Iversen produced one of the saves of the season to deny the impressive Eaves from point-blank range.

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    Preston began the second half well and thought they had gone ahead in the 49th minute until the referee blew up for a handball by captain Alan Browne.

    North End were incensed but took the lead two minutes later as Archer finished well after Whiteman crossed from deep.

    The home side did think they had the equaliser just before the hour mark but Eaves' effort was ruled out for offside. Docherty had done tremendously well to stay on his feet before putting Eaves in but the frontman had gone just a little too early.

    Hull threw everything they could at Preston in the last 15 minutes to try and rescue a point but it was not to be as owner Acun Illicali saw his new side lose for the first time in the league since taking over last month.

    What the managers said...

    Hull's Shota Arveladze: "I think for every manager it is not easy to lose this way, but the next game is very soon. That is the most important to get that right.

    "We lost the extra man in midfield when they made the change and we could have done more when we had the ball. We were not at the top level. Second half we started this way, and we were trying to find the best way to attack, but we could not do it."

    Preston's Ryan Lowe: "It was a frustrating first half, and it was a decent game. It was end to end. They stuck to the plan and followed it. It's a tough place to come, but we've been playing some good stuff as well. It's been a tough week and I'm pleased.

    "My heart was in my mouth at times, but the boys put their bodies on the lines. We just needed that little bit more calmness."

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