Hull City: Jakupovic 6, Odubajo 8, Davies 7, Huddlestone 7, Hernandez 6, Snodgrass 6, Livermore 6, Diame 8, Dawson 8, Robertson 7, Elmohamady 6.
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Promotion is worth at least £170m (NZ$371m) in future earnings to Hull, with the English Premier League’s new domestic and global TV deals starting next season and worth a record £8 billion (NZ$17b) over three years. Burnley had earlier qualified to play in the Premier League after they defeated Queens Park Rangers 1 – 0 on May 2, to win the Championship.
Scotland midfielder Barry Bannan insists helping to take Sheffield Wednesday into the Premier League would be the biggest achievement of his career.
Akpom has plenty of potential and at 20 age is certainly on his side, making him a potentially valuable asset for Arsenal.
It was a long road back for the 28-year-old Scot, who finally forced his way back into the Tigers’ starting line-up at the turn of the year, and he is determined to repay the club by helping them bounce straight back to the Barclays Premier League.
After nearly throwing away a 3-0 first leg advantage over Derby County in the semi-finals (losing 2-0 in the second leg), Steve Bruce’s team made sure they got past Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley to book their place in the top flight next season.
It was 1992 when they finished third in the top division under manager Trevor Francis and they played at Wembley four times in quick succession the following year.
“I’m proud of the players, the club and the fans but at the same time we are unhappy because we’ve lost the final but football is good when we dream”, Carvalhal told Sky Sports. To say we’ll be among the promotion candidates is not a good idea.
Manager Bruce, who has now overseen two of Hull’s promotions and one relegation, knows that the uncertainty over ownership must be quickly resolved if the club are to become a more durable top-flight outfit.
Sheffield Wednesday expected starting XI (4-4-1-1): Westwood; Hunt, Lees, Loovens, Pudil; Lee, Lopez, Bannan, Wallace; Forestieri; Hooper. To get them back up is brilliant.
After 46 games, Boro secured 89 points going into second position on goals difference ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion who are also on 89 points.
The Premier League welcomed Ian Holloway to its managerial ranks after a “game of one half”.
“We’ve got a squad that has been there before in the last couple of years, let’s hope that’s a bit of an advantage”, Bruce said.
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Carvalhal said: “To talk about this game we must talk about the season we had”.
