Hull’s Sky Bet Championship play-off hopes were dealt a major setback as Jayden Fevrier’s second-half goal earned Charlton a 2-1 victory at The Valley.
The Addicks, who led through Charlie Kelman’s seventh goal of the campaign, ended a seven-game winless run and mathematically secured their safety.
John Egan had headed the Tigers level at the end of the first half but they have not picked up a victory in their last six matches, taking four points from a possible 18, as they failed to jump back above Wrexham and into the top six.
Hull were forced into an early change with Eliot Matazo, making his first appearance since suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in February 2025, going off in the 11th minute.
Charlie Kelman scored the opening goal of the game in the match between Charlton Athletic and Hull City.
Charlton opened the scoring in the 20th minute through a sublime strike by Kelman. He raced on to Conor Coady’s through ball, cut inside Semi Ajayi and found the top-right corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area.
The Addicks were good value for their lead after making a fast start.
Hull began to make some forward forays of their own in the closing stages of the first half but took until the fifth minute of seven additional minutes to really threaten Thomas Kaminski’s goal. Top scorer Joe Gelhardt put his shot narrowly past a post from Liam Millar’s cross.
It was a mistake by Harry Clarke which led to the Tigers equalising with seconds left of the first half.
The Ipswich loanee’s misdirected header went out for a corner when the wing-back was under next to no pressure. Substitute Paddy McNair’s deep delivery was nodded home from a tight angle by Egan – with goal-line technology notifying referee Tom Nield that the ball had gone over before it was hacked clear.
Fevrier produced an excellent cross which just evaded Harvey Knibbs while Gelhardt could only fire wide at the other end wide after Millar’s shot was blocked.
Fevrier restored Charlton’s lead in the 68th minute – the first time they have scored twice in a Championship match since January 31.
The on-loan Stockport forward produced a mazy dribble before sending a low left-footed finish past Ivor Pandur from 20 yards.
Kaminski held Mohamed Belloumi’s shot as Hull, who have not won their final away league game for 19 successive seasons, tried to mount a response.
The Charlton keeper had a let-off after his poor punch dropped for McNair but the Irishman failed to get a proper connection on his volley.
Lyndon Dykes forced Pandur into a fingertip save as Hull started to leave gaps at the back.
Fevrier had a chance to add a third but the ball was cleared off the line in stoppage time.
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