Hull City 1-4 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Friday 5 December 2025

Result

Hull City 1-4 Middlesbrough

Championship · Friday 5 December 2025, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-4

Hull City · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Hull City 1-4 Middlesbrough: match report

Hull City were beaten by Middlesbrough 1-4 in the Championship on Friday 5 December 2025. It was 0-4 at half-time.

David Strelec opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Hull City's goal came from Joe Gelhardt (62', penalty). Middlesbrough scored through David Strelec (9'), Alex Gilbert (32'), Morgan Whittaker (35') and Riley McGree (44').

Discipline: Hull City received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Hull City were 9th on 28 points from 18 and Middlesbrough 2nd on 33 points from 18. Hull City went on to finish that season 6th with 80 points, and Middlesbrough 5th with 82.

Hull City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Alex Gilbert of Middlesbrough (8.3), ahead of Morgan Whittaker (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Hull City wins, 2 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · David StrelecMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 32'Goal · Alex GilbertMiddlesbrough · 0-2
  • 35'Goal · Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough · 0-3
  • 44'Goal · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough · 0-4
  • 58'Yellow card · Regan SlaterHull City
  • 62'Penalty goal · Joe GelhardtHull City · 1-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Hull City 4, draws 2, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

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Hull City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ivor Pandur, Lewie Coyle, Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Ryan Giles, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Regan Slater, Joe Gelhardt, Matt Crooks, Kyle Joseph, Enis Destan

Middlesbrough line-up (4-4-2)

Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Alfie Jones, Matt Targett, Alex Bangura, Morgan Whittaker, Hayden Hackney, Alex Gilbert, Riley McGree, David Strelec, Tommy Conway