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Leeds United will be hoping Hull City do them a massive favour this evening by beating Ipswich Town

It may be an agonising 90 minutes but many Leeds United supporters will surely still put themselves through it as they settle down for a Saturday night viewing to support Hull City. The Tigers host Ipswich Town in front of the Sky Television cameras in a decisive game which has taken on even greater importance in the last 24 hours.

Leeds United’s shock 4-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers has opened the door wide enough for the Tractor Boys to drive, erm, a tractor, through it. Ipswich know a victory at a Hull side who themselves are still chasing promotion will take them two points clear of Leeds and with a game still in hand, meaning a victory from their last two games will be enough to take them up.

In a season of plenty of twists and turns, the campaign is not done and dusted yet, however. Hull may have been up and down at home this season, but were impressive against Coventry last time out and know nothing short of a win is likely to end their play-off dream