Birmingham 0 Hull 0

Birmingham unwittingly gave Wolves a helping hand by keeping Hull deep in the relegation mire.

A goalless draw at St Andrew's, in a game their visitors really needed to win, left Iain Dowie's side three points from safety and six away from the men at Molineux.

Hull really went at their hosts but, for all their effort, there will little end product from either side, with Lee Bowyer going close twice for Blues and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink wasting the away side's best chance.

Bowyer's chances to break the deadlock came early on, first nodding over and then an attempt at the spectacular for the second, a 25-yard drive that Hull's recalled goalkeeper Matt Duke had to deal with.

But the best chance of the game definitely fell to Vennegoor of Hesselink after the break, who stole in to get his header on target only to find goalkeeper Joe Hart equal to it, with a splendid one-handed save to parry the ball away.