It's the final home game of the season for Hull City, and the stakes could not be any higher as the Tigers host relegation rivals Derby County at the MKM Stadium.

Victory for City would ensure their Championship safety, but defeat could see them inside the bottom three going into the final game of the season at Portsmouth next weekend, and they face a side two points below them in the table and equally as desperate for a victory that could see them safe.

Between now and kick-off at 3pm here in East Yorkshire, we'll have all the big build-up, followed by the match action and reaction on what is a huge day for both clubs.

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From the manager

Ruben Selles' verdict after City's 1-0 loss here to Derby leaves them with a fight to stay in the division.

Ruben Selles at the MKM Stadium during Hull City's defeat to Derby County (Image: Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Big match stats

Goals: 0-1
Shots: 15-6
On target: 2-2
Touches in the box: 20-17
Fouls: 11-15
Corners: 5-3
Possession: 63%-37%
Attendance: 24,451

Full-time around the grounds

Last night: Stoke City 0-2 Sheffield United

Today:

Luton Town 1-0 Coventry City

QPR 0-5 Burnley

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Watford

Cardiff City 0-0 West Brom - Cardiff are relegated

Middlesbrough 0-0 Norwich City

Millwall 1-0 Swansea City

Oxford United 2-0 Sunderland

Preston North End 1-2 Plymouth Argyle

Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Portsmouth

Monday: Leeds United vs Bristol City

How they rated

Another game where City have failed to take their chances and were punished at the other end. Here's how they rated.

Joe Gelhardt of Hull City is challenged by Derby's Marcus Harness

The Verdict

On a damaging defeat for the Tigers in a game they simply could not afford to lose.

Hull City were beaten 1-0 at home by Derby County (Image: PA Wire/PA Images)

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      FULL-TIME: Tigers 0-1 Rams

      That's it. All over. All the reaction to come from downstairs shortly.

      Derby free-kick

      Jones pushes over his man.

      Oh dear

      City heading for defeat.

      CHANGE

      Tom Barkhuizen on for Yates.

      90 minutes played

      Four minutes added.

      CHANGES - three of them

      Pedro, Burstow and Crooks on. Amrabat, Kamara, Joseph off.

      Over the bar

      Jones skies it.

      City in the bottom three

      As it stands.

      Nat Phillips

      Heads in from Forsyth's cross.

      From the free-kick

      Headed in.

      GOAL 0-1

      DERBY SCORE.

      BOOKING

      Jones on this near side for a slide and one he needed to make.

      80 - CHANGE

      Harness replaced by Kayden Jackson.

      CLOSE

      Wilson on the far side drives well wide.

      Derby's gameplan

      Has been to offer nothing in attack, keep it tight for as long as possible and to try and steal something late on.

      Looks like

      Kemar Roofe is coming on.

      At Deepdale

      Preston 0-2 Plymouth.

      Amrabat's cross

      Too high for Kamara and that goes behind. City are pushing here. Crave that moment.

      I wonder

      If we might see Kasey Palmer shortly.

      CLOSE

      Gelhardt pulls it back from the left after winning it well but there's nobody there to finish.

      20 minutes to go

      It remains 0-0 here at the MKM Stadium.

      CLOSE

      Gelhardt into the side-netting. Just not happening for him today, so far.

      CLOSE

      The ball almost spins into the path of Jones but Vickers slides out to claim.

      67 - CHANGE

      Thompson replaced by Mendez-Laing.