Hull City booked their place in the Premier League with a 1–0 Championship playoff final victory over Middlesbrough decided by Oli McBurnie’s stoppage-time winner, bringing a dramatic conclusion to the most divisive and embittered post-season in the history of English soccer’s second tier.
The typically tense contest at Wembley Stadium to determine who would join Coventry City and Ipswich Town in ascending to the top flight was clouded by the ongoing ‘Spygate’ scandal.
