Middlesbrough vs Hull City

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

29 Dec 2025, 20:45

0:1

Finished

Hull City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Ryan Giles

Injured

5'

Ryan Giles

Cathal Mccarthy

6'

Darko Gyabi(K. Joseph)

Goal

12'

Cathal Mccarthy

15'

B. Akintola

30'

2ND HALF

John Egan

58'

59'

A. Morris

A. Browne

59'

D. Burgzorg

A. Gilbert

59'

Sontje Hansen

Kaly Sène

K. Joseph

64'

Akin Famewo

A. Hadžiahmetović

68'

Joel Ndala

Liam Millar

68'

K. Joseph

Oliver Mcburnie

75'

76'

Luke Ayling

L. Coyle

K. Palmer

76'

78'

Sontje Hansen

85'

Sverre Nypan

T. Conway

Match statistics

70%Possession30%

520Passes Attempted225

448Completed Passes164

10Corners2

22Throw-ins17

23Shots On Target4

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-4-2

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

A. Bangura

#24A. Bangura

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

A. Gilbert

#14A. Gilbert

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Kaly Sène

#20Kaly Sène

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3
Luke Ayling #12	76'
A. Bangura #24
Callum Brittain #2
A. Gilbert #14	59'
A. Browne #16	59'
H. Hackney #7
M. Whittaker #11
T. Conway #9	85'
Kaly Sène #20	59'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-4-2

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

A. Bangura

#24A. Bangura

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

A. Gilbert

#14A. Gilbert

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

Kaly Sène

#20Kaly Sène

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3
Luke Ayling #12	76'
A. Bangura #24
Callum Brittain #2
A. Gilbert #14	59'
A. Browne #16	59'
H. Hackney #7
M. Whittaker #11
T. Conway #9	85'
Kaly Sène #20	59'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Hull City

Formation

3-5-2 C

Ivor Pandur

#1Ivor Pandur

John Egan

#15John Egan

Akin Famewo

#23Akin Famewo

C. Hughes

#4C. Hughes

R. Slater

#27R. Slater

Darko Gyabi

#24Darko Gyabi

M. Crooks

#25M. Crooks

Ryan Giles

#3Ryan Giles

L. Coyle

#2L. Coyle

Joel Ndala

#19Joel Ndala

K. Joseph

#22K. Joseph

Starting XI

Ivor Pandur #1
John Egan #15	58'
Akin Famewo #23	68'
C. Hughes #4
R. Slater #27
Darko Gyabi #24	⚽12'
M. Crooks #25
Ryan Giles #3	5' 6'
L. Coyle #2	76'
Joel Ndala #19	68'
K. Joseph #22	75' 64' 🎯12'

Will not play

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Ryan John

Ryan John Giles

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Matthew James

Matthew James Jacob

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Toby

Toby Christopher Collyer

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mohamed Elbachir

Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Yu Hirakawa

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Out for season

Nathan

Nathan Tinsdale

Midfielder

Ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Hull City

Sergej Jakirovic

Head-to-head

29 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

13

Wins

6

Draws

10

Wins

Hull City

Hull City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Hull City

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Hull City

Middlesbrough

Hull City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Hull City

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Hull City

Championship2021 • 1 match

Hull City

Middlesbrough

Championship2020 • 1 match

Hull City

Middlesbrough

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Leigh Doughty

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

Middlesbrough vs Hull City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Hull City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.