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Abu Kamara's clinching second goal looked clearly offside and left Argyle furious Hull City moved five points clear of the Championship relegation zone with a routine victory over a dismal Plymouth Argyle, who are now six points from safety. The Pilgims, perhaps jaded and flat following their impressive display in Saaturday's FA Cup defeat by Manchester City, did not manage a shot on target throughout but held firm to go in scoreless after a dreadful first half. But Joe Gelhardt's tidy close-range strike put the Tigers ahead within three minutes of the resumption. And a controversial second sealed Hull's first home win of 2025 soon after, Abu Kamara tapping the ball home from a cross by Joao Pedro, who appeared to be well offside when he made his break on the left. Kamara's clincher, while tough on Argyle and understandably the cause of a furious reaction from boss Miron Muslic, was no more than the hosts deserved and was unlikely to have affected the outcome. Argyle have now not won away in 18 Championship games this season, managing just six goals - and they never looked like ending that terrible run after falling behind, even against a Hull side with the division's worst home record. Relive Tuesday night's Championship action The struggling teams certainly served up a first half worthy of the form guide. A couple of long throws and a dangerous free-kick that caused a brief moment of defensive concern aside, Plymouth offered no threat before the break with just three touches in the opposition box and no attempts on goal. Hull failed to create much either, but they did show far greater adventure and caused several nervy moments from wide areas, having nullified Argyle's wing-backs with some smart and energetic pressing. Gustavo Puerta should have done better with an inviting right-wing cross from Lewie Coyle but got his timing all wrong, while the Colombian midfielder did much better with his second headed opportunity when he forced Pilgrims keeper Conor Hazard to make the only notable save with his legs. The deadlock - and boredom - was broken with a delightful finish by Gelhardt within three minutes of the restart, the on-loan Leeds midfielder's fine anticipation and awareness allowing him to fire the ball home first time when Sean Mc Loughlin's strike was half-blocked. Good approach work by Coyle and Kamara set up the impressive Kyle Joseph, whose close-range effort produced a fine save from Hazard, but the keeper could do nothing about the second as Kamara had the simplest of tasks to score at the far post and wrap up a second win in three league games. Hull City head coach Ruben Selles told BBC Radio Humberside: "We looked to perform in the proper way and we did the things we wanted to do in the game today. "One of the key things was to be brave, to get the tempo high and I am pleased everyone got on board. "I was not worried about the first 45 minutes - you cannot expect teams in our position right now to be perfect. I expected the game they prepared for us, but we controlled the game. "The early goal in the second half helped. When you score the first goal it is massive. It gave us more space but we had to carry on playing with intensity. " Plymouth head coach Miron Muslic said: "We simply didn't show up in a game that we knew was a big one for us. "There are too many players who cannot deliver consistently the performances that we need to be competitive. "The reality in the Championship is fighting for every inch on the pitch, and we missed this today completely. "The second goal, with all due respect, this player (Pedro) is one-and-a-half metres offside. I think at this level we should see this. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 4th March 2025 at 21: 41 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Rubén Sellés Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Miron Muslic Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Rubén Sellés Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Miron Muslic Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Try our advanced match stats, including in-depth attacking and defensive stats Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Hull City have won only one of their last seven meetings with Plymouth Argyle in the Championship (D2 L4), failing to win each of their last three (D2 L1) since a 1-0 away victory in February 2008. Plymouth Argyle are unbeaten in their last three league games against Hull City (W1 D2) and could avoid defeat in four straight meetings with the Tigers for the first time since doing so across the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons (W1 D3). Hull City have won the fewest points at home in the Championship this season (13 – W2 D7 L8), failing to win each of their five home league matches in 2025 (D2 L3), their longest winless start to a calendar year at the MKM Stadium since 2020 (P7 D1 L6). Plymouth Argyle are the only team in England’s top four tiers yet to win an away game this season (D5 L12); they are the eighth Championship side to fail to win each of their first 17 away matches of a campaign, with each of the previous seven suffering relegation. Since his first Hull start in mid-January, Joe Gelhardt has had the most shots for the Tigers in the Championship (15) as well as created the joint-most chances (7 – level with Eliot Matazo). Match ends, Hull City 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Plymouth Argyle 0. Attempt missed. Nathanael Ogbeta (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Substitution, Hull City. Cody Drameh replaces Abu Kamara. Nikola Katic (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City). Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. Substitution, Hull City. Mason Burstow replaces Joe Gelhardt. Attempt missed. Callum Wright (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola with a cross following a corner. Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Alfie Jones. Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City). Nathanael Ogbeta (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the left wing. Substitution, Hull City. Regan Slater replaces Steven Alzate. Substitution, Hull City. Kasey Palmer replaces Kyle Joseph. Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Michael Baidoo replaces Bali Mumba. Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle). Attempt blocked. Michael Obafemi (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.