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

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Tommy Daniel

Tommy Daniel John Conway

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early 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

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Tommy Daniel

Tommy Daniel John Conway

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early 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

Matt Davidson

Matt Davidson Rider Crooks

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Matthew James

Matthew James Jacob

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mohamed Elbachir

Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

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	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-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.