Huddersfield back on track after narrow win at 10-man Hull

Huddersfield's promotion push regained momentum as they made a winning return from the international break with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Hull.

The Tigers started well but their hopes of taking anything from the game were hit when striker Tom Eaves was sent off after two cheap bookings in the first half.

Although it took 23 attempts, Carlos Corberan's men finally made the breakthrough with 11 minutes to play, when Harry Toffolo followed the ball in after goalkeeper Matt Ingram had tipped Tom Lees' towering header into his path.

As a result, Huddersfield leapfrog Luton back into third in the Championship table, three points behind second-placed Bournemouth, though they have played four games more.

Hull's sixth straight defeat at the MKM Stadium equals a club record set between September and November 1992 under Terry Dolan and keeps them 20th.

Given Hull's poor recent form on home soil, their promising start was no doubt encouraging for boss Shota Arveladze, who watched on as a wicked free-kick from Keane Lewis-Potter was smartly tipped away from danger by Lee Nicholls inside the first 10 minutes.

Huddersfield did grow into the game, but their build-up play lacked intensity throughout the first half, which allowed Hull to regroup and successfully keep the influence of Jordan Rhodes - Danny Ward's stand-in in attack - to a minimum.

It took until first-half stoppage time for the game to explode into life - and for all the wrong reasons. The visitors were first denied a penalty when Jacob Greaves appeared to help the ball behind with his right arm, before Hull were reduced to 10 men after Eaves collected a needless second booking for a foul on Lewis O'Brien.

And from the resulting free-kick, delivered by Sorba Thomas, Ollie