Hull 1-1 Preston

Hull denied play-off bound Preston all three points courtesy of an own goal just before half-time.

Simon Whaley put Preston ahead, scoring for the third successive away game with a long-range shot low into the corner.

Just before the break Preston skipper Youl Mawene seemed to get the final touch after a desperate scramble in his own goalmouth, levelling the scores.

Preston had the better of the second half although substitute Darryl Duffy twice went close for the home side.

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Hull manager Peter Taylor:
"I think it's been a realistic season for us and we've got used to this division as it has gone on.

"I thought we gave away a really poor goal but we recovered and I was pleased with the way we played.

"Preston will be very dangerous in the play-offs because they are a very organised team."

Preston boss Billy Davies:
"We've got one or two guys coming back at the right time, and when you have the best players available, you always have a chance.

"Simon Whaley has a tremendous goalscoring record and is a young man who is still learning. When we get a couple of players back, we will have several threats in our team for the play-offs. Whaley had great energy, is full of tricks and has a great eye for goal.

"The most important thing is that we're in the play-offs, and we don't mind who we get."

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Hull: Myhill, Wiseman (Thelwell 87), Cort, Delaney, Rogers, Green, Welsh, Andrews, Ellison (Paynter 83), Fagan (Duffy 64), Parkin.
Subs Not Used: Duke, Dawson.

Goals: Mawene 43 og.

Preston: Nash, Mears, Wilson, Mawene, Hill, Sedgwick, Stock, Jarrett (McKenna 82), Whaley, Lewis Neal (Agyemang 70), Dichio.
Subs Not Used: Chris Neal, Alexander, Hibbert.

Booked: Mawene, Dichio.

Goals: Whaley 33.

Att: 19,716.

Ref: T Bates (Staffordshire).