English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 23, 2026
Middlesbrough WWDDL 0
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Hull City DLWDW 1
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Match Report

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Hull City promoted to Premier League after late win over Middlesbrough in playoff final

Hull City emerged from the chaos of the Championship playoffs to beat Middlesbrough in the 'spygate' final at Wembley and seal a return to the Premier League.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
0
67.7
Possession
32.3
13
SHOTS
9
0
ON GOAL
2
0.0
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
526
Accurate Passes
210
608
Passes
293
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
4
27
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.4
40
Long Balls
63
11
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
13
10
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
11
Interceptions
8
10
Effective Clearances
37
10
Clearances
37

Head to Head

MID leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

HUL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ivor PandurG
  2. 15John EganCD
  3. 4Charlie HughesCD-L
  4. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  5. 25Matt CrooksCM-L
  6. 27Regan SlaterCM-R
  7. 3Ryan GilesLM
  8. 2Lewie CoyleRM
  9. 9Oliver McBurnieF
  10. 7Liam MillarCF-L
  11. 10Mohamed BelloumiCF-R

MID · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 6Dael FryCD
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  4. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 18Aidan MorrisCM-L
  6. 16Alan BrowneCM-R
  7. 3Matt TargettLM
  8. 2Callum BrittainRM
  9. 13David StrelecF
  10. 8Riley McGreeCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 63' Substitution, Hull City. Joe Gelhardt replaces Liam Millar.
  2. 70' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Hackney replaces David Strelec.
  3. 76' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Riley McGree because of an injury.
  4. 76' Substitution, Hull City. Cody Drameh replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
  5. 76' Substitution, Hull City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ryan Giles.
  6. 90'+5' Goal! Hull City 1, Middlesbrough 0. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  7. 90'+6' Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  8. 90'+7' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cruz Ibeh replaces Matt Targett.
  9. 90'+7' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Alan Browne.
  10. 90'+8' Substitution, Hull City. John Lundstram replaces Regan Slater.
  11. 90'+8' Substitution, Hull City. Paddy McNair replaces Lewie Coyle.

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