Hull back in the Premier League after dramatic late goal in playoff

Oli McBurnie scored a stoppage-time goal on Saturday, May 23, 2026, to give Hull City a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium, sending Hull back to the Premier League after a nine-year absence. Hull had narrowly avoided relegation to League One just a year earlier on goal difference. Middlesbrough's presence in the final was itself controversial, as the club had lost its semifinal to Southampton but was reinstated after Southampton was expelled for spying on Middlesbrough's training sessions.