{"id":137294,"date":"2026-05-23T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/hull-city-v-middlesbrough-championship-playoff-final-live-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T13:53:22","slug":"hull-city-v-middlesbrough-championship-playoff-final-live-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/hull-city-v-middlesbrough-championship-playoff-final-live-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull City v Middlesbrough: Championship playoff final \u2013 live | Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"liveblog-body\"><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><gu-island name=\"KeyEventsCarousel\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;keyEvents&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a11aa388f089865cf41b8ac&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hull City:&lt;\/strong&gt; Pandur, Coyle, Egan, Ajayi, Hughes, Giles, Slater, Crooks, Belloumi, Millar, McBurnie.&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subs: Phillips, Lundstram, Hirakawa, Drameh, Hadziahmetovic, Gelhardt, Dowell, Koumas, McNair.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;8858f0f7-8c5c-422a-be35-2e268ca66d02&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Middlesbrough:&lt;\/strong&gt; Brynn, Brittain, Targett, Fry, McGree, Whittaker, Ayling, Strelec, Browne, Morris, Malanda.&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subs: Wildsmith, Hackney, Gilbert, Silvera, Castledine, Edmundson, Hansen, Ibeh, Sarmiento.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e640e2cc-a4bc-4052-88f0-60717881edea&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1779542584000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.23\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1779542749000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.25\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1779542749000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.25\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;14.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The teams&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 23 May 2026 14.51 BST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 23 May 2026 14.00 BST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a11a6fb8f089865cf41b89a&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2026 so that line in the preamble about the lawyers was said more in hope than expectation.&lt;\/strong&gt; Right on cue, &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/hullcity&quot; data-component=&quot;auto-linked-tag&quot;&gt;Hull City&lt;\/a&gt; owner Acun Ilicali has been on BBC Radio Humberside to announce his intention to take legal action if his side fail to win promotion this afternoon. Here\u2019s what he said:&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;fb2fda61-2024-4376-a8ae-e6f232673bd6&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;quoted&quot;&gt;n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Our legal team says that we have to go for action, that\u2019s for sure \u2026 so we have no doubt about it \u2026 all we want is justice \u2026 if justice is broken, nobody will enjoy football.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;If this action was so big that a team is out of the play-offs, why didn\u2019t they let them not play the semi-final, investigate and take Southampton out and put Wrexham in?&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Why is Wrexham out now? Put Wrexham in and continue the competition. For me, an eliminated team put back - also our lawyers say this and that\u2019s their opinion too - is an incredibly wrong decision.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Now I can talk a little more because now the boys are in the stadium and they will not hear me \u2026 I didn\u2019t want to make their focus disturbed.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;n &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Decisions are discussable from what I understand from our lawyers, very discussable \u2026 but of course we have to focus on the game and the boys are tough enough to overcome these difficulties.&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;n&lt;\/blockquote&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;168016f5-f57c-4fc8-9823-f1917c5b7204&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Hull City owner Acun Ilicali: \u2018People think I changed coaches because of ego. It was lack of ego\u2019&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c3e288a5-5de9-4ff4-9995-28cafb5da234&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;thumbnail&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2026\/may\/22\/hull-city-owner-acun-ilicali-championship-playoff-final-middlesbrough&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1779541755000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.09\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1779542329000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.18\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1779542130000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.15\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;14.15&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hull to take legal action if they lose&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 23 May 2026 14.51 BST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 23 May 2026 14.00 BST&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6a0de0198f089d6dcf6c1259&quot;,&quot;elements&quot;:[{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In one of the infinite number of parallel universes that &lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;definitely&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt; exist, this match will be contested by Millwall and Southampton.&lt;\/strong&gt; They were the two in-form teams during the Championship run-in, after all, respectively winning five and eight of their last ten matches, while Hull and &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/middlesbrough&quot; data-component=&quot;auto-linked-tag&quot;&gt;Middlesbrough&lt;\/a&gt; both managed only three. But Millwall didn\u2019t really show up for the play-off semi-finals, while as for Southampton \u2026 oh Tonda.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;c815d1f1-4c80-42e4-8de5-a1543e55bcba&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;So in the end it\u2019s sixth versus fifth for a place in next season\u2019s Premier League.&lt;\/strong&gt; And it\u2019s not as though Hull and Middlesbrough aren\u2019t worthy of a place at Wembley. Boro looked good for automatic promotion for large portions of the season, and despite that aforementioned stumbling end to the campaign, still finished a mere five points off achieving that goal. Hull meanwhile, having avoided relegation to League One last year by the skin of their teeth, have turned things around admirably and timed their run almost perfectly.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;63c7be7c-f01e-40d3-8627-cf7cdba0e209&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boro beat the Tigers 4-1 on Humberside at the start of December; Hull won 1-0 on Teesside at the end of it.&lt;\/strong&gt; Good luck to anyone attempting a confident prediction this afternoon, then. May the best team on grass win, and we politely request any lawyers circling, ready to swoop and offer whoever is defeated the succour and hope of litigation, to bugger off. &lt;strong&gt;Kick-off is at 3.30pm BST.&lt;\/strong&gt; It\u2019s on!&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;b5c20f90-85e0-4b74-970e-c613963be16d&quot;}],&quot;attributes&quot;:{&quot;pinned&quot;:false,&quot;keyEvent&quot;:true,&quot;summary&quot;:false},&quot;blockCreatedOn&quot;:1779541228000,&quot;blockCreatedOnDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.00\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockLastUpdated&quot;:1779477918000,&quot;blockLastUpdatedDisplay&quot;:&quot;20.25\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublished&quot;:1779541228000,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplay&quot;:&quot;14.00\u00a0BST&quot;,&quot;blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone&quot;:&quot;14.00&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Preamble&quot;,&quot;contributors&quot;:[],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Sat 23 May 2026 14.51 BST&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Sat 23 May 2026 14.00 BST&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1779544396809}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-6a11af318f08c1daf13f3b14\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\"\/>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Middlesbrough won the second-ever of these playoffs in 1988, beating Chelsea in a two-legged final.<\/strong> In doing so, they inadvertently turned Stamford Bridge into a war zone. 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person involved.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"a0ccaf71-9d27-4c96-b1a8-9e0093a1bceb\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:1,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Boro and Hull attempt to disregard \u2018weird and crazy\u2019 spygate noise in playoff 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Here\u2019s what he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-154zxly\">\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 14\" style=\"fill:var(--block-quote-fill)\" class=\"dcr-scql1j\"><title>double quotation mark<\/title><path d=\"M5.255 0h4.75c-.572 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941H0C.792 9.104 2.44 4.53 5.255 0Zm11.061 0H21c-.506 4.53-1.077 8.972-1.297 13.941h-8.686c.902-4.837 2.485-9.411 5.3-13.941Z\"\/><\/svg><em>Our legal team says that we have to go for action, that\u2019s for sure \u2026 so we have no doubt about it \u2026 all we want is justice \u2026 if justice is broken, nobody will enjoy football.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If this action was so big that a team is out of the play-offs, why didn\u2019t they let them not play the semi-final, investigate and take Southampton out and put Wrexham in?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why is Wrexham out now? Put Wrexham in and continue the competition. For me, an eliminated team put back &#8211; also our lawyers say this and that\u2019s their opinion too &#8211; is an incredibly wrong decision.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Now I can talk a little more because now the boys are in the stadium and they will not hear me \u2026 I didn\u2019t want to make their focus disturbed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Decisions are discussable from what I understand from our lawyers, very discussable \u2026 but of course we have to focus on the game and the boys are tough enough to overcome these difficulties.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"fa2220ff-7405-4a20-995d-edb4892e5abc\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:2,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Hull City owner Acun Ilicali: \u2018People think I changed coaches because of ego. 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But Millwall didn\u2019t really show up for the play-off semi-finals, while as for Southampton \u2026 oh Tonda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>So in the end it\u2019s sixth versus fifth for a place in next season\u2019s Premier League.<\/strong> And it\u2019s not as though Hull and Middlesbrough aren\u2019t worthy of a place at Wembley. Boro looked good for automatic promotion for large portions of the season, and despite that aforementioned stumbling end to the campaign, still finished a mere five points off achieving that goal. Hull meanwhile, having avoided relegation to League One last year by the skin of their teeth, have turned things around admirably and timed their run almost perfectly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Boro beat the Tigers 4-1 on Humberside at the start of December; Hull won 1-0 on Teesside at the end of it.<\/strong> Good luck to anyone attempting a confident prediction this afternoon, then. 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