Hull climbed out of the bottom three with a priceless 1-1 draw with Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.
Craig Fagan's early second-half strike cancelled out Gretar Steinsson's first-half opener to earn Hull a deserved draw.
Hull were unlucky not to take all three points with Jussi Jaaskelainen producing a world-class save to deny substitute Daniel Cousin late on.
The point was good enough to ensure safety for Bolton, while Hull face a nervy final-day showdown with newly-crowned champions Manchester United to ensure their survival.
Tigers boss Phil Brown, after five successive defeats, recalled Geovanni in an attempt to stimulate his side, starting the Brazilian on the left with veteran Nick Barmby in midfield.
Hull were forced to play Kevin Kilbane in central defence after Kamil Zayatte was ruled out with a head injury.
Bolton went close to taking the lead in the second minute when Matt Taylor cut in from the right wing and fired narrowly over from 20 yards.
Danny Shittu required lengthy treatment after being caught in the face by Manucho's arm early on and returned to the action with a bandaged head.
Manucho was lucky to escape being booked for the incident but received his comeuppance moments later as he clashed heads with Gary Cahill and required an identical bandage.
Despite that Manucho did look lively, although his fierce shot from 30 yards did not seriously test Jaaskelainen.
The Angola international then missed his kick in front of goal from a low cross by George Boateng and later headed straight at Jaaskelainen from a Barmby delivery.
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