Hull City are back in the Premier League after a dramatic victory over Middlesbrough in Saturday’s Championship play-off final.
The decisive moment came deep into injury time when Oli McBurnie capitalised on a costly goalkeeping error from Middlesbrough’s Sol Brynn to score a dramatic 95th-minute winner.
The victory seals Hull City’s return to the top flight for the first time in nine years.
It also marks a remarkable turnaround for the club, which was playing in League One during the 2020/21 season.
Even more impressively, Hull have now become the first team to finish sixth in the Championship table and still win promotion through the play-offs since 2010.
Last season, the Tigers narrowly avoided relegation on goal difference.
This year, they have completed a stunning rise back into English football’s elite division.
For Middlesbrough, the defeat brings a painful end to an emotional week following the fallout from the widely discussed “Spygate” controversy, which eventually led to their reinstatement into the play-offs just days earlier.
Despite their late push, Boro will now remain in the Championship for another season after heartbreak at Wembley.