Hull City 1 Middlesbrough 0
Outcome: Lost
Date: 5/23/2026
Manager: Kim Hellberg
Attendance: 84506
Competition: Championship Play Offs Final
Played at: Wembley
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists |
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Sol Bryn | |||
| Dael Fry | |||
| Luke Ayling | |||
| Callum Brittain | |||
| Matt Targett | |||
| Adilson Malanda | |||
| Riley McGree | |||
| Aidan Morris | |||
| Alan Browne | |||
| Morgan Whittaker | |||
| David Strelec |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Hayden Hackney | |||
| Sam Silvera | |||
| Cruz Ibeh | |||
| Jeremy Sarmiento |
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Match Report
Competition: EFL Championship Play-Offs (Final)
Date: 23 May 2026
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Result: Hull City 1–0 Middlesbrough
In a tense, low-margin Championship play-off final at Wembley, Hull City edged Middlesbrough 1–0 thanks to a dramatic stoppage-time winner from Oliver McBurnie, sealing promotion to the Premier League.
The opening half was cagey, with Middlesbrough enjoying extended spells of possession but struggling to turn control into clear chances. Hull’s main threat came from wide deliveries, and just before the interval McBurnie came closest, meeting Ryan Giles’ cross and heading against the crossbar.
The second half followed a similar pattern: Middlesbrough circulated the ball and pushed up the pitch, while Hull defended compactly and looked to break or deliver early crosses. Substitutions began to shift the shape and energy late on—Joe Gelhardt replaced Liam Millar for Hull (63’), while Middlesbrough introduced Hayden Hackney (70’) and Sontje Hansen (76’) as they searched for a breakthrough.
With extra time looming, the decisive moment arrived deep into added time. Hull worked the ball into a crossing position and the delivery caused panic in the Middlesbrough area; McBurnie pounced to score in the 95th minute, with Sky Sports noting poor goalkeeping from Sol Brynn as Hull finally found the breakthrough. McBurnie was booked moments later for his celebration (90+6’).
Middlesbrough made late changes (Targett and Browne off in added time) in a final attempt to respond, but Hull saw out the remaining seconds to clinch the win and promotion.
Hull City Line Up
Formation: Unknown (listed starters/substitutions available; official formation not confirmed in available sources)
| Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Ivor Pandur | |
| DF | John Egan | |
| DF | Charlie Hughes | |
| DF | Semi Ajayi | |
| WB/MF | Lewie Coyle | Off 90+8’ (Paddy McNair) |
| MF | Matt Crooks | |
| MF | Regan Slater | Off 90+8’ (John Lundstram) |
| WB/MF | Ryan Giles | Off 76’ (Yu Hirakawa) |
| FW | Mohamed Belloumi | Off 76’ (Cody Drameh) |
| FW | Liam Millar | Off 63’ (Joe Gelhardt) |
| FW | Oliver McBurnie | Goal 90+5’; Yellow card 90+6’ |
Unused substitutes: Lewis Koumas, Dillon Phillips, Kieran Dowell, Amir Hadziahmetovic.
Match Statistics
- Possession: Hull City 32% – 68% Middlesbrough
- Shots on target: Hull City 2 – 0 Middlesbrough
- Shots off target: Hull City 6 – 8 Middlesbrough
- Corners: Hull City 1 – 3 Middlesbrough
- Fouls: Hull City 6 – 2 Middlesbrough
- Yellow cards: Hull City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough