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Hull City 1-3 Burnley: Nathan Tella hat-trick edges Clarets closer to promotion

Nathan Tella edged Championship leaders Burnley closer to an immediate Premier League return with a hat-trick in their win against Hull City.

Victory moved Vincent Kompany's team 19 points clear of Middlesbrough in third spot and means the Clarets need just three wins from their final nine matches to seal promotion.

A well-crafted and coolly taken finish into the bottom corner from Tella put the high-flying visitors in front with the game's first shot on goal late in the first half.

Malcolm Ebiowei twice tested Burnley goalkeeper Arijanet Muric for a more industrious Hull after the break, but Tella's second from a leaping volley and opportunistic third - for his 19th goal of the season - ensured Burnley made it 17 games unbeaten in the league with another outstanding victory.