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Oli Mc Burnie scored his eighth goal in just his 12th appearance of the season for Hull City Hull City moved into the Championship's play-off positions with a victory that ended Wrexham's nine-game unbeaten run in the league. Kyle Joseph and Oli Mc Burnie netted either side of Kieffer Moore's penalty miss as the Tigers clinched a comfortable win at the MKM Stadium. Sergej Jakirovic's side sit sixth and are above seventh-placed Queens Park Rangers on goal difference. Defeat for Wrexham, just their second in 15 league outings, saw the Welsh side drop to 14th, four points adrift of the top six. Hull City Wrexham AFC Hull started on the front foot and went ahead on 10 minutes as Joseph forced the ball beyond Arthur Okonkwo from close range after the goalkeeper had kept out Matt Crooks' initial effort. The visitors spurned a glorious chance to level proceedings just six minutes later as Lewie Coyle's clearance struck Crooks - with the ball rolling into the path of Wrexham's top scorer Moore who dragged his shot wide from 10 yards out. But Jakirovic's side were undeterred by that scare and continued to look the likelier to get the game's second goal as Darko Gyabi turned Crooks' cross over before Okonkwo kept out Regan Slater's low drilled strike. Watching from the stands due to his one-match touchline ban, boss Phil Parkinson will have known the importance of his half-time team talk following his side's uninspiring and somewhat disjointed first-half showing. Shortly after firing a tame shot well wide, Nathan Broadhead's deflected strike looped over the crossbar as the Red Dragons showed signs of life in attack. They were awarded a penalty 10 minutes after the restart as Crooks brought down Broadhead in the box, although Ivor Pandur pounced to his right to palm away Moore's spot-kick to continue the Wales international's frustrating night. Hull appealed in vain for a penalty of their own after Dom Hyam appeared to handle the ball in his own box. But they doubled their lead midway through the second half as Mc Burnie - just four minutes after coming off the bench - guided Ryan Giles' cross beyond Okonkwo. Liam Millar rifled against the crossbar before Okonkwo denied David Akintola late on, although victory had already appeared inevitable as Hull responded to their 4-1 defeat by Middlesbrough in style. Wrexham striker Kieffer Moore has won 52 caps for Wales Only Southampton's Adam Armstrong has scored more Championship goals than Joe Gelhardt so far this season, so the Hull faithful were understandably concerned to see the 23-year-old miss out with a calf injury. But from the word go, they had little to fear as Joseph gave the Tigers the perfect start. Mc Burnie - returning following almost two months on the sidelines through injury - netted just 241 seconds after coming on to the pitch as Giles claimed his eighth league assist of the season, the best return in the division. While the home side's attackers enjoyed their night, the same could not be said for Wrexham's Moore. Hull - who had not kept a clean sheet in their past six league games - went into the match having faced more shots than any other side in the Championship this season. But Wrexham did nowhere near enough in the first half to capitalise on that statistic as they failed to register a single shot on target - with their sole shot seeing Moore fire wide with the goal at his mercy. The Wales frontman - whose 10 goals in all competitions this season have all been from open play - had another golden opportunity from the penalty spot in the second half, but was well denied by Pandur. It was a rare off night for both Moore and Wrexham, and Saturday's home contest with Watford (15: 00 GMT) will show a lot about their character as they look to bounce back from a first league defeat since losing at Stoke City on 18 October. Wrexham building for 'sustainable' future - Parkinson Football stadium's £18m grant will help 'transform Wrexham', says minister After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 10th December 2025 at 21: 53 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Sergej Jakirovic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Sergej Jakirovic Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Phil Parkinson Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions This is the first league meeting between Hull City and Wrexham since February 2005, and a 2-1 win for the Tigers under Peter Taylor in League One. This is the first league meeting between Hull and Wrexham in the second tier or higher, with their previous 38 meetings coming in either the third (36) or fourth (2) tier of English football. Hull have won just two of their last 13 league games against promoted sides (D6 L5), though one of those was a 3-2 victory against Birmingham City this season. Hull City have lost 10 of their last 15 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Championship games (W3 D2), though all five where they’ve avoided defeat have been at home. Wrexham have conceded just one goal in their four midweek (Tues, Weds, Thurs) Championship games this season (W2 D2), keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three. Match ends, Hull City 2, Wrexham 0. Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Wrexham 0. Corner, Hull City. Conceded by George Thomason. Attempt blocked. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Mc Burnie. Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross following a set piece situation. Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City). Matty James (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Attempt missed. David Akintola (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Millar with a cross. Attempt saved. David Akintola (Hull City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross. Substitution, Wrexham. Matty James replaces Ben Sheaf. Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam. Substitution, Hull City. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces Darko Gyabi. Liam Millar (Hull City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Darko Gyabi following a fast break. Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Kieffer Moore. Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Ryan Barnett. Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City). Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead. Attempt missed. Oliver Mc Burnie (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner. Copyright © 2025 BBC. 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