The Tigers face their penultimate home game of the regular season against Birmingham City this Saturday
Semi Ajayi reacts to Hull City’s defeat at Sheffield United(Image: Mark Sutton/Getty Images)
Former Hull City ace Aaron McClean believes his old club will bounce back after Saturday’s late defeat at Yorkshire rivals Sheffield United.
City led early at Bramall Lane through former Blade Oli McBurnie, before the game turned on its head late in the second half when John Lundstram was sent off by referee John Brooks.
United then scored twice through a Gus Hamer penalty and a late Danny Ings to leave City facing up to a fourth defeat in their last eight games.
Sergej Jakirovic’s Tigers remain in a strong position, though. Wrexham’s 2-0 defeat at Birmingham City on Sunday leaves City sixth in the Championship, four points clear of Phil Parkinson’s side with only four games left.
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Like City, Millwall have endured a rocky spell in the past few weeks, with two defeats and just one win in their last five games, which has allowed Ipswich Town to benefit.
The former forward, though, has backed both clubs to recover and get back on track and secure themselves a place in the top six over the next couple of weeks.
“I must say I believed Ipswich would finish second,” he told the BBC. “I think in terms of who was going to win it, it was always going to come down to the head-to-head between Coventry and Middlesbrough, and Coventry winning in such convincing fashion kicked them on and almost dismantled Middlesbrough’s season.
“So I think what you’re seeing now is Ipswich being the most consistent team, and they have games in hand on Middlesbrough and Millwall in the race for second place.
“From their past nine games, they have six wins and three draws. Middlesbrough, by comparison, have gone six games without a win.
“Middlesbrough, even with all the possession they had against one of the bottom teams, they’re not clinical like they were earlier in the season.
“Millwall and Hull (City) have dropped off a bit, but just being in and around the play-offs and being talked about as a team that could have gone on and got automatic promotion is still a huge positive. They’re going to get little bumps in the road, and it’s about how they react, and I expect both of them to bounce back.”
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