Hull survive scare to set up all-Yorkshire play-off final

It will be an all-Yorkshire play-off final after Hull City booked their third trip to the national stadium in two years.

But Steve Bruce saw his side do it the hard way as they were pushed all the way in an aggregate 3-2 victory over Derby in the Championship semi-final.

Johnny Russell and an Andy Robertson own goal earned Derby a 2-0 win in the second leg, a repeat of the score the Rams had achieved at the KC Stadium during the regular season in November.

Derby had also beaten Hull 4-0 at home but it was the play-off first leg 3-0 defeat at the iPro Stadium on Saturday - courtesy of Abel Hernandez, a Jason Shackell own goal and Robertson - which proved decisive and earned the Tigers another trip to the capital where they will face Sheffield Wednesday.

Bruce was a relieved man after his side held on Credit: PA

Following FA cup semi-final and final trips in 2014- the latter ending in a 3-2 extra-time defeat to Arsenal - the Tigers are on their way back to London at the end of the month.

A relieved Bruce said: "We are through and we will start preparing for a big day out at Wembley."

Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal watched from the stand Credit: PA

Reaching the final was the minimum requirement for Bruce after his side faded from one-time leaders to miss out on automatic promotion and an immediate return to the Barclays Premier League.

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