Match Report
7 points and 1 places separated them: Hull City 6th with 73, Middlesbrough 5th with 80. Hull City ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Hull City 1.52 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Middlesbrough 1.57 and 1.02, with the league averaging 1.3.
27 meetings are on record — 10 won by Hull City, 13 by Middlesbrough, 4 drawn, at 2.85 goals per meeting.
Wembley Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 90,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Hull City: Oliver McBurnie (90')
Key stats
Possession: Hull City 32% · Middlesbrough 68% · Total shots: 9-13 · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 1-3