Hull 1-0 Middlesbrough: Oli McBurnie strikes late on to send Tigers into Premier League | OneFootball

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·23 May 2026

Hull 1-0 Middlesbrough: Oli McBurnie strikes late on to send Tigers into Premier League

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Tigers did not know who they were playing in final just days ago

Hull City have been promoted to the Premier League after they beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship play-off final.


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Oli McBurnie netted the winner in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time, scrambling home after an error from Boro goalkeeper Sol Brynn.

The Tigers were in limbo as to who they would face at Wembley Stadium after the Southampton ‘Spygate’ scandal, which saw the Saints expelled from the season finale and Boro reinstated.

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