Hull City take on Millwall this afternoon looking to secure a second successive away victory in their first road trip of the New Year. City’s 3-3 draw with Leeds United in their last Championship outing has renewed belief that the Tigers can get out of their current predicament, which sees them mired in the bottom three.

It was not a good match in general terms. Few emotions and scoring chances. Hull City didn't do much to win the game, but they were smart and were able to hold on.

Hull City won 1-0 at Millwall thanks to a Jake Cooper own goal in one of Saturday’s early kick-offs. It was just the response the Tigers needed after being dumped out of the FA Cup by League Two Doncaster last Sunday as they gave their survival hopes a real boost.

Follow live coverage as Millwall face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Esse’s departure leaves a big hole for Millwall to fill in terms of creativity and that was very evident. Watmore tried his best to help with a couple of first half breakaways but he lacked that cutting edge in both of those instances.

MIllwall welcome Hull City to The Den on Saturday (15:00 GMT) seeking a first win in five, and a first under Alex Neil in the Championship. The Lions are 14th and now 11 points adrift of the play-off places,