Subs guide Hull past Millwall and into play-off final

Championship Millwall 0 - 2 (2) Hull City FT Mo Belloumi scored his third goal of the season to put Hull in front at Millwall [Getty Images] Mo Belloumi and Joe Gelhardt came off the bench to score the goals that sent Hull City to Wembley as they beat Millwall in their Championship play-off semi-final second leg at The Den. Having replaced the injured Kyle Joseph in the first half, Belloumi cut inside to curl in a brilliant opener off the far post after 64 minutes - breaking the deadlock in the tie after a goalless first leg. Another of Sergej Jakirovic's changes proved inspired as Gelhardt scored within a minute of coming on, firing low through the grasp of Millwall goalkeeper Anthony Patterson.

Hull finished 10 points behind third-placed Millwall in the league table and are on course to continue their 100% record in the Championship play-offs, having won promotion via that route in 2007-08 and 2015-16. The Tigers will face Southampton or Middlesbrough in the final on Saturday, 23 May, for a chance to join Coventry City and Ipswich Town in the Premier League next season. Saints and Boro play their second leg on Tuesday, following a 0-0 draw in the first leg.

Subs make key contributions as Hull reach Wembley Joe Gelhardt's 15th goal of the season came less than a minute after he was introduced as a second-half substitute [Getty Images] While Millwall boss Alex Neil opted to field the same XI from the first leg on Friday, Jakirovic made two changes, opting to drop his two eventual match-winners, bringing in Joseph and Semi Ajayi and playing with a back three. The visitors made a bright start and looked dangerous from set pieces, with Charlie Hughes drawing a save from Patterson and then heading wide. Millwall, who have been outside the top flight since 1990, then began to take control of the game on their home turf, with Femi Azeez forcing a save from Ivor Pandur with a shot from a tight angle after a sustained period of pressure.

The pivotal moment came late in the first half when Joseph's foot appeared to get caught under a challenge from Thierno Ballo, forcing him off injured. To the astonishment of his manager, Algerian Belloumi was not ready to come on, which meant his side had to play briefly with 10 players. However, once the second half kicked off, the 23-year-old's impact on the right wing was clear and it was he who came up with the game's biggest moment of quality.