Hull City emerged from the chaos of the Championship play-offs to beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the ‘Spygate’ final at Wembley and seal a return to the Premier League. Oli McBurnie struck in stoppage time to fire the Tigers back to the top-flight after nine years.
McBurnie’s goal meant heartbreak for Middlesbrough, the side who came in from the cold after Southampton were thrown out of the play-offs for spying on them.
It also avoided the threat of more litigation from Hull, whose owner Acun Ilicali vowed to take legal action if his side were not promoted. His contention was that Hull should have gone up automatically when Saints were expelled, rather than face the team who had lost the semi-finals.
In the end if was McBurnie who settled the matter by scoring their third Championship play-off final winner, emulating the Dean Windass-inspired side of 2008 and Mohamed Diame’s class of 2016.
Here are The Yorkshire Post’s player ratings from Wembley Stadium.
13. Joe Gelhardt - 6
Replaced Millar after 63 minutes. | Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images
14. Yu Hirakawa - 7
Came on for Giles in the 76th minute. | Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty Images
15. Cody Drameh - 6
Introduced in place of Belloumi after 76 minutes. | Tony King/Getty Images
16. Paddy McNair - N/A
Replaced Coyle in the dying embers. | Justin Setterfield/Getty Images