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Hull City v Middlesbrough LIVE - Preview, Analysis, Reaction

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Ollie McBurnie celebrates scoring against Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final
Ollie McBurnie celebrates scoring against Middlesbrough in the Championship play-off final

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That brings an end to our live updates from the Championship play-off final.

Focus now shifts to the final day of the Premier League season tomorrow!


The trophy lift!


Late limbs at Wembley!

Hull City's fans celebrate Ollie McBurnie's goal against Middlesbrough


'What a feeling' for McBurnie

Today's match winner gave his immediate reaction to Sky Sports.


Premier League welcomes back the Tigers


Full-time: Hull 1-0 Middlesbrough

The Tigers have been promoted to the Premier League!

Let the party begin on Humberside!


90+10: McBurnie with the eye of the Tiger!


90+5: McBurnie surely wins it at the death!

McBurnie scored deep into stoppage time with an opportunistic close-range finish after Brynn could only palm Hirakawa's ball into the Scotman's path!


90+1: Eight added minutes

Will either side find a late winner?


83: Wonderful ingenuity by Gelhardt!

Gelhardt almost created something out of nothing after maneuvering his body brilliantly to meet Coyle's delivery into the box, before firing wide.


82: Hansen denied by Pandur!

It wouldn't have counted, but that was still a fine save by the Hull shot-stopper at his near post to deny Hansen.


77: Double Hull change

Giles and Belloumi make way for Hirakawa and Drameh.


76: Not looking good for McGree

The Boro forward looks in some discomfort here, and Hellberg is forced into another change here.

Hansen is his replacement


70: Hackney comes on

It's time for Hackney to enter the fray amidst this latest drinks break.

He replaces Strelec.

Will he be the toast of Teesside tonight?


61: First Hull change

Miller goes off and is replaced by Gelhardt


52: Crooks misses the target

The game is opening up nicely now, as Crooks heads wide from Coyle's cross.


49: Over from Fry!

It's another delicious delivery from Targett towards Fry, whose header at the far post goes over the bar.


47: Whittaker goes close

The Boro frontman has an early opportunity which is deflected wide.

Targett's resulting corner is a good one, but it's diverted behind by McBurnie.


46: Second half begins!

Hull City get us back underway for the second half.


That McBurnie chance

It was the closest either side came to breaking the deadlock in the first half!


Average Hull player positions

Here are the average Hull player positions from the first half.

Sergej Jakirović's side have largely sought to sit deep and catch Boro on the break.

Average Hull player positions in the first half


Half-time: Hull 0-0 Middlesbrough

Still all to play for after a largely cagey first half.


45+3: Wide from Strelec!

The Slovakian is brilliantly teed up by Whittaker, and sees his left-footed strike go a whisker wide!


45: Off the bar from McBurnie!

The best chance of the game by a long way!

McBurnie meets Belloumi's cross from the left-hand side and sees his header take a nick off Malanda before hitting the bar.

That comes just before the announcement of three added minutes.

42: Wide from Belloumi

The Algerian cuts onto his left foot and sends a long-range effort just wide of the far post.


40: Brynn denies Millar

The Boro keeper is out quickly off his line to thwart Millar after the latter was played through by Belloumi's defence-splitting pass.

Hull's more direct approach almost reaped dividends there!


31: The early momentum favouring Boro

Unsurprisingly the momentum from the first 30 minutes is mostly in favour of Boro.

However, they've not really done too much with the ball so far.

The hot conditions pitchside are undoubtedly playing a role.

Hull v Middlesbrough first 30 minutes momentum

25: Some good Hull pressure

Miller's cross to the far post is met by Coyle, whose header is parried over the bar by Brynn.

The resulting passage of play from the corner sees the ball fall to Gilles, who rifles a long-range effort over the bar.


19: Over from Strelec

Boro keep the threat alive after a corner is cleared, as Strelec heads over from Browne's cross.


16: Wide from Morris

Morris tries his luck with a shot from distance.

He's yet to score for Boro, and certainly wasn't close to doing so there!


12: Browne goes down

Browne receives treatment following a studs-up challenge from Crooks.

It looked like an honest attempt to go for the ball.


09: Boro dominant on the ball

As what might've been expected, Boro are dominating possession with Hull looking to hit Hellberg's team on the break.

No clear-cut chances for either team yet, though.


01: Kick-off!

Boro get us underway in the sunshine at Wembley!


Jakirović on the biggest game of his career

The Hull boss gave his pre-match thoughts in a game which could define the Bosnian's managerial career!


Hellberg: "We're ready to go"

Rarely has a manager been dragged through the emotional mire as much as Kim Hellberg. Following the trauma of spygate and Southampton being thrown out of the play-offs, the Swede could soon become a Premier League manager.


Conway's pre-match thoughts

Boro's Tommy Conway will have to watch on from the sidelines after injuring his ankle in the semi-final second leg against Southampton.

He talks to Sky Sports ahead of the game about the importance of securing promotion to the Premier League.


Hull aiming to follow in Blackpool's footsteps

The side finishing sixth hasn't fared well in the play-offs in recent years.

Blackpool were the last team to finish there and win promotion to the Premier League back in 2009/10!

Jason Euell and Charlie Adam celebrate promotion with Blackpool

Hackney returns to the bench

The midfielder returns to the matchday squad for the first time since March after recovering from a calf problem.

Hackney scored three goals in his previous four appearances for Boro.

He'll be hoping to make an impact from the bench this afternoon.

Hayden Hackney


Focus on McBurnie

The Scottish striker has been involved in 24 Championship goals this season (17 goals, 7 assists), with only Swansea's Zan Vipotnik (26) having a better record in the division. Could he add to that tally today and help fire the Tigers back into the Premier League?

Ollie McBurnie

Good afternoon!

Welcome to our live updates from the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium between Hull City and Middlesbrough.

Kick-off is at 15:30 UK time, and the two teams are listed below

Hull: Pandur; Ajayi, Egan, Hughes; Coyle, Slater, Crooks, Giles; Belloumi, Millar; McBurnie.

Subs: Phillips (GK), McNair, Lundstram, Koumas, Hirakawa, Hadziahmetovic, Gelhardt, Drameh, Dowell. Middlesbrough: Brynn; Ayling, Fry, Malanda; Brittain, Morris, Browne, Targett; Whittaker, McGree; Strelec. Subs: Wildsmith (GK), Castledine, Edmundson, Gilbert, Hackney, Hansen, Ibeh, Sarmiento, Silvera.

The matchday programme for the Championship play-off final

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Hull City v Middlesbrough LIVE - Preview, Analysis, Reaction