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Hull City Beats Norwich, Locks Playoff Spot

5/6/2026

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Hull City Secures

Hull City secured a spot with a 2-1 win over Norwich City on May 5, 2026, joining Millwall, Southampton, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Ipswich Town.
Hull City will host Millwall at the MKM Stadium on May 8, 2026, 8 p.m.
Middlesbrough will host Southampton at the Riverside Stadium on May 9, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
The playoff final at Wembley on May 23, 2026 will award a League place and £100 million plus, with Sky Sports broadcasting fifteen matches in the UK.

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Hull Secures Playoff

Odds are Millwall 13/5, Stevenage 5/1, Salford 9/4; Alex Neil, who led Norwich to 2015 Championship and Sunderland to 2022 play-offs, is praised as a promotion asset.
Hull manager Sergej Jakirovic called the 3-1 loss his best performance, noting Millwall’s 3.04 xG to Hull’s 1.38 and Stevenage’s centre-back shortage forced scorer Kyle Wootton into defence.
Chesterfield secured play-off spot by beating Swindon on the final day, finishing W7 D2 L1.

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Hull City Secures

Hull City secured a spot with a 2-1 win over Norwich City on May 5, 2026, joining Millwall, Southampton, Middlesbrough, Coventry City and Ipswich Town.
Hull City will host Millwall at the MKM Stadium on May 8, 2026, 8 p.m.
Middlesbrough will host Southampton at the Riverside Stadium on May 9, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
The playoff final at Wembley on May 23, 2026 will award a League place and £100 million plus, with Sky Sports broadcasting fifteen matches in the UK.

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