Championship Playoff · ENG · Round final

Hull City
1 - 0 Full time
Middlesbrough

Wembley Stadium · London

Lineups

Hull City3-4-2-1
IP1Pandur
SA6Ajayi
JE15Egan
CH4Hughes
LC2↓90'Coyle
RS27↓90'Slater
MC25Crooks
RG3↓76'Giles
MB10↓76'Belloumi
LM7↓63'Millar
OM9⚽McBurnie
SB31Brynn
LA12Ayling
DF6Fry
AM29Malanda
CB2Brittain
AB16↓90'Browne
AM18Morris
MT3↓90'Targett
MW11Whittaker
RM8↓76'McGree
DS13↓70'Strelec
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1

Hull City substitutes

21 Joe Gelhardt 6.1 ↑63'
18 Cody Drameh 6.4 ↑76'
13 Yu Hirakawa 6.2 ↑76'
37 Paddy McNair ↑90'
5 John Lundstram ↑90'
12 Dillon Phillips
20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
26 Kieran Dowell
36 Lewis Koumas

Coach: Sergej Jakirovic · Unavailable: Toby Collyer (injury)

Middlesbrough substitutes

7 Hayden Hackney 6.4 ↑70'
27 Sontje Hansen 5.9 ↑76'
44 Cruz Ibeh ↑90'
45 Jeremy Sarmiento ↑90'
32 Joe Wildsmith
25 George Edmundson
14 Alex Gilbert
23 Leo Castledine
22 Samuel Silvera

Coach: Kim Hellberg

Match events

Second half
63'↑ Joe Gelhardt ↓ Liam Millar⇄
70'↑ Hayden Hackney ↓ David Strelec⇄
76'↑ Sontje Hansen ↓ Riley McGree (injured)⇄
76'↑ Yu Hirakawa ↓ Ryan Giles⇄
76'↑ Cody Drameh ↓ Mohamed Belloumi⇄
90+5'Oli McBurnie 1 - 0⚽
90+6'Oli McBurnie
90+7'↑ Jeremy Sarmiento ↓ Alan Browne⇄
90+7'↑ Cruz Ibeh ↓ Matt Targett⇄
90+8'↑ John Lundstram ↓ Regan Slater⇄
90+8'↑ Paddy McNair ↓ Lewie Coyle⇄

Where to watch

We have not verified an official broadcaster listing for the Championship Playoff yet, so rather than guess we leave this blank. Verified listings for the top competitions are collected in our TV Guide.

Match details

CompetitionChampionship Playoff
Kick-off (UTC)Saturday, 23 May 2026, 14:30 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page
StatusFinished

Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.

Head to head

10Hull City wins4Draws13Middlesbrough wins

27 past meetings on record. Biggest Hull City win: Hull City 3–0 Middlesbrough (2015). Biggest Middlesbrough win: Hull City 1–4 Middlesbrough (2025).

29 Dec 2025Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Hull CityChampionship
5 Dec 2025Hull City 1 - 4 MiddlesbroughChampionship
1 Jan 2025Hull City 0 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
30 Nov 2024Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Hull CityChampionship
10 Apr 2024Hull City 2 - 2 MiddlesbroughChampionship
13 Dec 2023Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Hull CityChampionship
19 Apr 2023Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Hull CityChampionship
1 Nov 2022Hull City 1 - 3 MiddlesbroughChampionship
9 Apr 2022Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Hull CityChampionship
2 Oct 2021Hull City 2 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
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2 Jul 2020Hull City 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
24 Nov 2019Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Hull CityChampionship
13 Apr 2019Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull CityChampionship
29 Sep 2018Hull City 1 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
20 Feb 2018Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Hull CityChampionship
31 Oct 2017Hull City 1 - 3 MiddlesbroughChampionship
5 Apr 2017Hull City 4 - 2 MiddlesbroughPremier League
5 Dec 2016Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull CityPremier League
18 Mar 2016Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull CityChampionship
7 Nov 2015Hull City 3 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
4 Jan 2014Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Hull CityFA Cup
6 Apr 2013Hull City 1 - 0 MiddlesbroughChampionship
23 Oct 2012Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Hull CityChampionship
9 Apr 2012Hull City 2 - 1 MiddlesbroughChampionship
26 Dec 2011Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Hull CityChampionship
23 Apr 2011Hull City 2 - 4 MiddlesbroughChampionship
27 Nov 2010Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Hull CityChampionship