Travel-sick Preston got off to the worst possible start with Hull storming into a two-goal lead inside 22 minutes. And it was that old warhorse Dean Windass who scored the first and laid on the second. The veteran striker put the Tigers in front after 11 minutes, heading home after keeper Andrew Lonergan had pulled off a good save. Lonergan got down well to parry a stinging shot from Fraizer Campbell. But the ball looped up into the air and Windass reacted quickest to get his head to it and nod it over the goal-line. Disaster struck again for Paul Simpson's strugglers just over 10 minutes later when Windass fired in a cross from the right, centre-half Sean St Ledger slipped as he went to clear and Campbell was able to control and slot the ball past Lonergan into the bottom left corner. North End had started the brighter of the two sides and could have had the lead themselves after just eight minutes when Karl Hawley created a chance for big striker Andy Carroll, but his shot was brilliantly turned round the post by City keeper Bo Myhill at full stretch. Simpson shuffled his pack for the second time in a week in the hope of conjuring up Preston's first away win of the season. John Halls, Callum Davidson and Hawley all returned to the side to take on Hull City at the impressive KC Stadium. Loan signing Halls was brought in at right-back in place of the injured Billy Jones after missing Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Leicester. Davidson returned to the centre of midfield in place of Kevin Nicholls, with no word from the North End dressing room regarding the reason for the skipper's absence from the squad. And striker Hawley swapped places with Brett Ormerod after sitting out the midweek fixture as an unused substitute. Hull, victors at Burnley on Tuesday and looking for their first back-to-back wins of an inconsistent season, made just one change to the 11 on duty at Turf Moor. Windass, a thorn in Preston's side when the two sides met in the corresponding fixture last term, was brought back in place of Richard Garcia. Former Bolton star Jay-Jay Okocha was named on the bench for the second game in succession. Hull City: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Brown, Delaney, Ashbee, Marney, Hughes, Windass, Campbell, McPhee. Substitutes: Dawson, Elliott, Duke, Livermore, Okocha. Preston North End: Lonergan, Halls, Mawene, St Ledger, Hill, Sedgwick, McKenna, Davidson, Whaley, Carroll, Hawley. Substitutes: C Neal, Carter, Agyemang, Ormerod, Chilvers. Referee: Scott Mathieson (Greater Manchester)
Latest: Hull City 2 Preston North End 0
Travel-sick Preston got off to the worst possible start with Hull storming into a two-goal lead inside 22 minutes. And it was that old warhorse Dean Windass who scored the first and laid on the second. The veteran striker put the Tigers in front after 11 minutes, heading home after keeper Andrew Lonergan had pulled off a good save. Lonergan got down well to parry a stinging shot from Fraizer Campbell. But the ball looped up into the air and Windass reacted quickest to get his head to it and nod it over the goal-line. Disaster struck again for Paul Simpson's strugglers just over 10 minutes later when Windass fired in a cross from the right, centre-half Sean St Ledger slipped as he went to clear and Campbell was able to control and slot the ball past Lonergan into the bottom left corner. North End had started the brighter of the two sides and could have had the lead themselves after just eight minutes when Karl Hawley created a chance for big striker Andy Carroll, but his shot was brilliantly turned round the post by City keeper Bo Myhill at full stretch. Simpson shuffled his pack for the second time in a week in the hope of conjuring up Preston's first away win of the season. John Halls, Callum Davidson and Hawley all returned to the side to take on Hull City at the impressive KC Stadium. Loan signing Halls was brought in at right-back in place of the injured Billy Jones after missing Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Leicester. Davidson returned to the centre of midfield in place of Kevin Nicholls, with no word from the North End dressing room regarding the reason for the skipper's absence from the squad. And striker Hawley swapped places with Brett Ormerod after sitting out the midweek fixture as an unused substitute. Hull, victors at Burnley on Tuesday and looking for their first back-to-back wins of an inconsistent season, made just one change to the 11 on duty at Turf Moor. Windass, a thorn in Preston's side when the two sides met in the corresponding fixture last term, was brought back in place of Richard Garcia. Former Bolton star Jay-Jay Okocha was named on the bench for the second game in succession. Hull City: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Brown, Delaney, Ashbee, Marney, Hughes, Windass, Campbell, McPhee. Substitutes: Dawson, Elliott, Duke, Livermore, Okocha. Preston North End: Lonergan, Halls, Mawene, St Ledger, Hill, Sedgwick, McKenna, Davidson, Whaley, Carroll, Hawley. Substitutes: C Neal, Carter, Agyemang, Ormerod, Chilvers. Referee: Scott Mathieson (Greater Manchester)
