Riley McGree suffers hamstring injury as Hull City wins Championship playoff final

Hull City secured promotion to the Premier League with a 95th‑minute winner at Wembley, defeating Middlesbrough 1‑0 in the Championship play‑off final. The late goal by Oli McBurnie sent the Tigers back to the top flight for the first time in nine years.

Middlesbrough midfielder Riley McGree was forced off after 76 minutes, clutching a left‑leg hamstring. The injury raises doubts about his fitness for upcoming Socceroos World Cup duties. McGree, praised earlier in the week as a "really clever player" by former EFL professional Sam Parkin, had been a key creative force for Middlesbrough throughout the season. The match came after Middlesbrough were reinstated in the final following Southampton’s expulsion for a spying breach.