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

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 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

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 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: Late February 2026

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Cody Callum Pierre

Cody Callum Pierre Drameh

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mohamed Elbachir

Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Nathan

Nathan Tinsdale

Midfielder

Knee 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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.