While the Premier League navigates the uncertainty of the fights for Europe and for salvation, the championship of Championship has reached its end. This year, the final fuse was lit thanks to the Southampton case 007, which was resolved with the exclusion of saints from the chase for promotion to the English top division. This is how they found themselves in the final Hull City And Middlesbrough. The last few meters of the British Second Division saw the Tigers reach the final after winning the two-legged tie against the Millwall (0-0, 0-2), while the Boron in reality they had been defeated by Southampton. 0-0 and 2-1, so Middlesbrough’s fairy tale seemed to be over but the case that led to the elimination of the saints rekindled the hopes of the club’s fans. However, justice took its course and the final saw Hull City triumph.
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Hull City return to the Premier League
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 23: Hull City fans celebrate after Oliver McBurnie (not pictured) scores his team’s first goal during the Sky Bet Championship Final between Hull City and Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium on May 23, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
The Tigers team had contested the match. In case of defeat, the president of Hull City Acun Ilıcalıhad promised to bring the case to her legal channels. This will not be the case given that his club has achieved the promotion that was missing since 2016-17. In the last 10 years, the Tigers have also suffered relegation to League One, from which they immediately rose again (2020-21).
Welcome back, @HullCity 🐯
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— Premier League (@premierleague) May 23, 2026
The match was fought until the end. In fact, the match only broke the deadlock in the 95th minute thanks to an easy tap-in by Oli McBurnie, came after a rebound from goalkeeper Sol Brynn on Yu Hirakwa’s shot. Hull City thus becomes the third team to rise to the Premier League, joining Coventry City and Ipswich Town, who achieved the jump in category directly through first and second place. The Tigers risked not making it last year by saving themselves in the Championship on the last day and this year they snatched the last available pass (sixth in the standings) for the playoffs thanks to harakiri of Wrexham during the last round of the championship.
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