The EFL Play-Offs begin tonight with 6th placed Hull City hosting 3rd placed Millwall at the MKM Stadium for the first leg of their Championship semi-final. Sergej Jakirovic's Tigers performed an astonishing turnaround from the end of 2024/25, where they only stayed up on goal difference, and sneaked into the play-offs on the final day after defeating Norwich while Wrexham drew against Middlesbrough. Under Alex Neil, the Lions finished in their highest league position since the 2001/02 season, and were only denied automatic promotion on the final day as despite being relegated Oxford, 2nd-placed Ipswich also won.Kick-off is at 8:00pm with coverage on Sky Sports Football from 7:00pm.HUL: Pandur; Coyle (c), Egan, Hughes, Giles; Slater, Crooks; Belloumi, Gelhardt, Millar; McBurnie.>Subs: Phillips, Lundstram, Ajayi, Hirakawa, Joseph, Gyabi, Dowell, Koumas, McNair.MIL: Patterson; Leonard, Crama, Cooper (c), Sturge; Mazou-Sacko, De Norre; Azeez, Neghli, Ballo; Coburn.>Subs: Crocombe, McNamara, Mitchell, Ivanovic, Doughty, Langstaff, Watson, Cundle, Bannan.
>>154572104a millwall win to cap off a great day
good afternoon sunderchads
The EFL story of the week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c78k93799xyo>The English Football League (EFL) has launched an investigation into an alleged case of spying by Southampton on Middlesbrough before they meet in the Championship play-offs.>The first leg of their semi-final takes place at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, with the return at St Mary's on Tuesday.>BBC Sport has learned Saints' performance analyst was allegedly caught recording Boro training and taking pictures of tactics late on Thursday morning.>The staff member was caught, told to delete the footage and leave the area, but the Teesside club were furious and later contacted the EFL.>An EFL statement released on Thursday evening read: "The EFL has written to Southampton FC requesting their observations following a complaint from Middlesbrough FC relating to alleged unauthorised filming ahead of the two clubs meeting in Saturday's Championship play-off semi-final first leg. The alleged incident is said to have taken place on Middlesbrough's private property by an individual identified to be associated with Southampton. The League is treating this matter as potential misconduct under EFL regulations and will be making no further comment at this time.">Southampton have been approached for comment.>EFL rules state "no club shall directly or indirectly observe (or attempt to observe) another club's training session in the period of 72 hours prior to any match".
Lost my council seat today lads
Right boys let's fucking do thisUP THE BASTARD TIGERS
>>154572104Is there any way to watch this match if you live in the great nation known as the United States of America?
>>154572248ppv.to
millwall gonna do it
>>154572248fawanews.sc
>>154572186should've defected to reform lad
I want to win, of course, but I think Miwwaww are going to absolutely destroy us over two legs
Now we're here lads I'm a bit nervous UTT
you not having a pre match pint hullbro
>>154572104Hoping, praying for Millwall to win big. Preferably by 10 goals. Just so that Ilicali fucks off back to Maribor and sorts our shit out. We're missing europe for the first time since 2008 because his "sporting director" keeps signing "french" players from amateur french leagues, and keep appointing coaches that nobody knows. We managed to somehow get in a 10M debt this season. We were a champions league club 10 years ago... He ruined everything since he took over. I hope his clubs lose every single match and he fucks off back to Turkey.
>>154572366holy mother of soul, I bet that chicken shop has at least 5 fights every saturday
>>154572372Had a couple of Tyskies to calm the nerves lad>>154572375Keep forgetting he bought you too, he didn't make as much a fuss of linking us as he did with Shelbourne in Ireland, who he bought then gave back for free lel
>>154572366do people live upstairs or are those offices/storage for the shops below?
>>154572439We have shitters like Ojo (Liverpool reject), Seri (did you know Barcelona once wanted to sign me), Zambrano (convicted doper), Tetteh (too fat to play more than 15 minutes)
>>154572382It's a pretty quiet part of town
>>154572489Ah yeah forgot about our ex-Tigers
>>154572489Seri was the only one of those three I was disappointed to see leave Hull>Sheyi Ojo's longest spell of his career is at MariborFucking lmao
What's the headphone gimmick about then
What happens if Millwall makes the Premier League? Would that doom Starmer?
has sir rosenior been spotted yet?
I'm bored lads
>>154572779Shut up you inferior Gaelic subhumant. self-hating Irish-American
Alright I just turned up the volume on the TV and I'm getting into it a bit more now
MAULED BY THE TIGERSYOU'RE GETTING MAULED BY THE TIGERS
>>154572716Relegated on around 20 points
slippy
Hull bottled it. It's over.
>Today8pm - Championship 1st leg: Hull City vs Millwall>Tomorrow12.30pm - Championship 1st leg: Middlesbrough vs Southampton12.30pm - National League North FINAL: South Shields vs Kidderminster Harriers3pm - National League South FINAL: Hornchurch vs Torquay 3pm - League 1 1st leg: Stevenage vs Stockport County8pm - League 1 1st leg: Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City>Sunday3pm - National League FINAL: Rochdale vs Boreham Wood3pm - League 2 1st leg: Grimsby vs Salford6pm - League 2 1st leg: Chesterfield vs Notts County>Monday8pm - Championship 2nd leg: Millwall vs Hull City>Tuesday8pm - Championship 2nd leg: Southampton vs Middlesbrough>Wednesday8pm - League 1 2nd leg: Stockport County vs Stevenage>Thursday8pm - League 1 2nd leg: Bradford City vs Bolton Wanderers>Friday7.15pm - League 2 2nd leg: Salford vs Grimsby8pm - League 2 2nd leg: Notts County vs ChesterfieldYou'll watch them all I trust lads?
>>154572842your mum is relegated on around 20 points m8
grealish cousin
>>154572859For me, it's Chesterfield FC
>>154572716Millwall would get about 20 points, probably a win against a London club at home and a couple of draws against big clubs over Christmas. They'd also shit the bed against crap teams and get bummed by City, Arsenal, etc away.There's no chance of Hull being promoted but they'd be worse than Derby County.
>>154572909>tfw you're not ambidextrous
>>154572918>worse than Derby County.Impossible
>>154572918But would Premier League Millwall cause Muslims and progressives to shit the bed?
>>154572964I can guarantee that there'd be mentions of their 'troublesome past' and how football fans have changed since they were last in the top-flight in the early 90s, as well as backhanded compliments about how friendly and welcoming they are now they've been civilised
I just want anyone other than boring fucking Southampton in the Prem again. Just anyone. I'm so sick of that shit team shitting up in the Prem every season. I know it'll be them though. Fuck Southampton.
>>154572331restore*
aww the mascot :)
that dude just got his arse out on telly
what a pile of wank this game isi was hyped for play offs all week
>>154573019it's hull and milwall m8
>>154573019still more interesting than saarsenal
Millwall will go through thanks to the 2nd leg
the playoffs always remind me of thishttps://youtu.be/Iad3gV-9C1U?si=tRVd4VNIEfKaqBUQ
none of these cunts can score
Do away goals count double? Or has that meme been exterminated?
>>154573049away goals never counted in the play-offsthey have been ended in the uefa competitions though, yes, as it removes another elimination risk to the big clubs
Just make it one leg and have it at a neutral ground somewhere this is shite
Hull's arena is pretty kino
SLUUUUUURRRP
Nervy half that lads. Think City have had the better chances on the break but Millwall had a lot of possession and long throws in our half.
>>154573093agreed
that hihi phone looking peng
hull bulls back on x
CAM ON MILLWALL
This game has me praying for hantavirus
>>154573144actually looks useful
>>154572442That's where we keep the tea.
>>154573339you want to watch this shite with no fans in the stadiums?
>>154573049Count triple now
Test
these teams are pathetic
2 shots on target..
Finally this game is picking up. I think Hull will edge this 1-0.
>>154573500with whom? Their League 2 tier striker?
>>154573512Some scrappy cross and a tap in. This Hull team is trash though, they would come straight back down from the EPL.
>>154573093its crap. Preferred the old one. This is just some big rugby toilet.
When are Wrexham playing?
>>154573532Looks quite comfy. The worst ones are the ones with the athletics tracks round the pitch.
I CAN'T SCORE
>>154573093The inside looks good on TV, but it's basically just a big bowl. The design is of the same type as Bolton, Wigan, etc, very popular in the 90s (the KC opened in late 2002).When we moved into it we were mid-table in what's now League Two, the fourth tier, so it was like being on another planet when you first walked into this incredible 25,000 seater with a pristine pitch, new seats, new concourse, and so on. It was a massive contributing factor to our rise back up the league as well, as in our first two full seasons there we won successive promotions back to the Championship. I do miss Boothferry Park though.
>>154573576Not until August now
>>154573459I'm praying for an early death
>>154573607for me its Darlington
Is this ref straight?
Aziz looks likely... then again so does syphilis
>>154573636it's a requirement for all refs to be bent as is tradition
can they vote to only allow Cov up and deny the rest?
lel
>>154573630That was always a ridiculous move.Hull has thrice the population of Darlington, and City are the nearest professional club for ~700,000 people. Historically, our natural level is the bottom half of the Championship and top of League One, bouncing between the two. A 25,000 seater stadium, shared with the city's biggest rugby club, made sense.Darlington, meanwhile, have always been a club stuck around the bottom reaches of the Football League. They also have Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough nearby.
mental decision
>>154573691barely had three fistfuls of his shirt. Fuckin refs!!!
Hull's crossing and passing is absolutely terrible.
Why the fuck wasn't that a goal?
right decision from me that looking at the other view... hull player pulled away from clearing that
>>154573718Shirt pull
Ryan Giles come home king
*unlocks you*
>>154573705Did you see Everton vs Man City? You can wrestle your opponent to the ground now in the box without consequences.
>>154573576meds
Don't need these shitters in the prem
Another Friday night of my life spent watching slopball
>>154573756see>>154573782
FULL-TIMEHULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALL>HULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALLHULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALL>HULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALLHULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALL>HULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALLHULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALL>HULL CITY 0-0 MILLWALLTHE 2nd LEG AT THE DEN IS ON MONDAY (8pm KICK-OFF)
>>154573754The best barnet in the league la
Worst game of football I've watched since last year's Europa League final.
cheers millwallcheers hullfriday night ruined
>>154573784Pretty disappointing desu. Lucky I had it on my second screen so I could goon of the other.
>>154573797phwoar
saw more in 5 minutes of some of the Conf League playoffs then in 90 of whatever that was.
>>154573799At least VDV's clearance was kino.
It doesn't go to pens? wut?
>>154573880'tard
>>154573880next week Inshallah
I want Hull in the EPL because I think they will actively injure my teams major rivals.
Not a classico ladsWe go again Monday
>>154573833Conference league is kino tho, the league averages like 3+ goals per game. Just pure sovl.
Why didn't Hull bother showing up? Conceding 64% procession to a team as direct as millwall is a bit strange
Alright fellow Smoggies, how we feeling about today like?
