Hull City 1-3 Luton Town: Hatters go third after comprehensive victory at Hull

Luton Town’s remarkable march up the Championship table continued as they went third after a 3-1 win at Hull City.

Harry Cornick toe-poked home after a defensive mix-up before James Bree’s spectacular 25-yard free-kick inside the final 20 minutes sealed the points.

Tom Eaves scored a consolation in stoppage time for the Tigers as Luton missed out on a third clean sheet in four games.

Their win, coupled with Huddersfield’s loss at second-placed Bournemouth, sees Nathan Jones’ side leapfrog the Terriers to go third on goal difference.

They are six points behind Bournemouth from two extra games and have a four-point buffer to seventh-placed QPR as they aim for the play-offs come the end of the season.

Bree’s free-kick will be the abiding memory for the 1,000 or so Luton fans that made the 157-mile journey to Humberside, but it was a victory they fully deserved.

Cornick had a sixth-minute chance before Adebayo put them ahead three minutes later, while Luke Berry forced Matt Ingram into a good save with a long-range effort mid-way through the first half.

Hull’s best spell came either side of half time as Eaves volleyed a George Honeyman cross over the bar shortly before the break and Alfie Jones and Keane Lewis-Potter went close in the first few minutes of the second period.

Cornick’s goal deflated Hull’s fans as Adebayo nipped in to win the ball from Sean McLoughlin when the Irishman should have cleared before setting up his team-mate to slot home.

Bree’s goal – which clipped the underside of the bar on its way in – underlined Luton’s dominance as Hull slipped to 20th place, but 13 points clear of the relegation places.