English League Championship

Hull City vs Middlesbrough, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Hull City
  • 62': Joe Gelhardt (P)
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1 - 4
Middlesbrough
  • 9': David Strelec
  • 32': Alex Gilbert
  • 35': Morgan Whittaker
  • 44': Riley McGree

About

Hull City are hosting Middlesbrough at The MKM Stadium, Hull, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City).
  • 1': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Kyle Joseph (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Alex Gilbert.
  • 9': Goal! Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 1. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 10': Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
  • 10': Kyle Joseph (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
  • 13': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Hull City).
  • 13': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough).
  • 17': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 25': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough).
  • 25': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 26': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
  • 26': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 28': Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Enis Destan (Hull City).
  • 32': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 32': Goal! Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 2. Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
  • 34': Offside, Middlesbrough. David Strelec is caught offside.
  • 35': Goal! Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 3. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Gilbert following a fast break.
  • 38': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Hull City).
  • 38': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by David Strelec (Middlesbrough).
  • 39': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Enis Destan (Hull City).
  • 41': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
  • 41': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Goal! Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 4. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Bangura.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 4.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Middlesbrough 4.
  • 45': Substitution, Hull City. Charlie Hughes replaces Amir Hadziahmetovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Hull City. Mohamed Belloumi replaces Kyle Joseph.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Offside, Hull City. Matt Crooks is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Enis Destan (Hull City).
  • 54': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by David Strelec (Middlesbrough).
  • 56': Regan Slater (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. John Egan (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Charlie Hughes.
  • 57': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Alex Gilbert.
  • 58': Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
  • 58': Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Regan Slater (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Penalty Hull City. Joe Gelhardt draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Penalty conceded by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Goal! Hull City 1, Middlesbrough 4. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 65': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Hull City. Liam Millar replaces Enis Destan.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 68': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 68': Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Edmundson replaces Alex Bangura.
  • 68': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Tommy Conway.
  • 69': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 69': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Substitution, Hull City. Darko Gyabi replaces Joe Gelhardt.
  • 75': Substitution, Hull City. David Akintola replaces Regan Slater.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
  • 77': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces David Strelec.
  • 79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  • 80': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
  • 80': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 83': Offside, Hull City. Mohamed Belloumi is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Riley McGree.
  • 87': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 88': Foul by Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough).
  • 88': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 89': Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': David Akintola (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by George Edmundson (Middlesbrough).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by David Akintola (Hull City).
  • 90'+2': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Matt Crooks (Hull City).
  • 90'+3': Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Delano Burgzorg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Hull City 1, Middlesbrough 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Hull City 1, Middlesbrough 4.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 17
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
54.8 Possession 45.2
10 SHOTS 5
5 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
412 Accurate Passes 308
491 Passes 396
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 2
7 Crosses 15
0.0 Cross % 0.1
47 Long Balls 59
18 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 14
22 Tackles 27
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
20 Interceptions 10
19 Effective Clearances 20
19 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 21,105

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Ivor Pandur (GK)
15 John Egan
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Ryan Giles
2 Lewie Coyle
25 Matt Crooks
27 Regan Slater Yellow Card
20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
39 Enis Destan
22 Kyle Joseph
21 Joe Gelhardt
Hull City Substitutes:
Darko Gyabi, Babajide David, Mohamed Belloumi, Oliver McBurnie, Akin Famewo, Dillon Phillips, Joel Ndala, Charlie Hughes, Liam Millar.

MID Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No. Name
31 Solomon Brynn (GK)
3 Matt Targett
5 Alfie Jones
24 Alex Bangura
2 Callum Brittain
14 Alex Gilbert
7 Hayden Hackney
8 Riley McGree
11 Morgan Whittaker
9 Tommy Conway
13 David Strelec
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
George Mccormick, Samuel Silvera, Sontje Hansen, Mamadou Kaly Sene, Jon McLaughlin, Sverre Nypan, Micah Hamilton, Delano Burgzorg, Sam Edmundson.

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