• Date: Sat 24 May 2008
  • Venue: Wembley Stadium
  • Ref: Wiley, A
  • Attendance: 86,703

Bristol City vs Hull City

Team Lineups

Bristol City

Adriano Basso
Bradley Orr (Lee Johnson, 45)
Jamie McAllister
Louis Carey
Liam Fontaine
David Noble (Ivan Sproule, 63)
Michael McIndoe
Nick Carle (Darren Byfield, 76)
Marvin Elliott
Lee Trundle
Dele Adebola

Hull City

Boaz Myhill
Sam Ricketts
Andy Dawson
Michael Turner
Wayne Brown
Richard Garcia
Bryan Hughes
Ian Ashbee
Nicky Barmby (Craig Fagan, 67)
Dean Windass (Caleb Folan, 71)
Fraizer Campbell (Dean Marney, 90)


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Full-Time: BRISTOL CITY 0-1 HULL CITY.

90

A matter of seconds left, Hull City will be playing in the top-flight for the first time in their history.

90
Substitution
 

Dean Marney takes over from Campbell.

90
Yellow Card
 

Campbell shows petulance after an obvious foul and rightly goes into the book.

90

Hughes lifts his shot narrowly over the top with Basso diving in vain.

90

Campbell wins a free-kick right on the edge of the Bristol City area, this will eat up some time for the Tigers.

90

Into time added-on and there are four minutes to play.

89

Bristol City look certain to score as Sproule cuts the ball across the face of goal, but it's Ricketts this time with a superb interception.

88

Adebola's flick is half-cleared by Wayne Brown and Byfield blasts his shot high, wide and none too handsome.

87

Campbell tests Basso with a low shot as Hull finally get the ball into the Robins half.

87

Was that Bristol City's final chance to rescue it? Turner has been immaculate for the Tigers.

85

McIndoe's lofted ball towards the Hull line is flapped away by Myhill, but Turner makes a fantastic block from Turndle's follow-up effort.

84

Folan eventually limps off after a lengthy stoppage.

81

Folan is down injured after a challenge by Carey, referee Alan Wiley stops the game but hasn't issued any cards.

80

Ten minutes to play and Robins boss Johnson is starting to look a wee bit forlorn.

78

Garcia has time to drill in a stinging right-foot drive which is gathered at the second attempt by Basso.

77
Yellow Card
 

Sproule goes into the book for bringing down Fagan.

76
Substitution
 

Bristol City make a final change, with Carle coming off and Darren Byfield jogging on.

74

McIndoe drives in a 25-yard left-footer which forces Myhill into a smart, low save.

73

Trundle twists and turns to find space just inside the area, but his right-foot shot is placed straight at Myhill.

71
Substitution
 

Windass departs to a standing ovation, with Caleb Folan taking his place.

70

Hull are camped deep in their own half, before Garcia leads a quick counter-attack and relieves the pressure.

69

Fagan hacks down Carle 25 yards from goal, more danger for Hull.

68

Sproule shows his pace down the right and his cross is somehow smuggled clear by the Hull defence.

67
Substitution
 

Midway through the second half and Hull bring on Craig Fagan for the tiring Barmby.

65

Ricketts in under pressure from Adebola as the Robins get the ball into the danger area once again.

63
Substitution
 

Bristol City bring on Ivan Sproule for the ineffective Noble.

62

Noble arrives at the far post, but his ball back across goal is staright at Myhill at his near post.

60

Campbell tries a shot from 25 yards, but there's no power in the effort and Basso gathers with ease.

58

Nearly an hour played and the game is just starting to open up a little bit in midfield.

56

McIndoe drills in a 25-yard free-kick which is deflected away for a corner and it comes to nothing.

55

Windass curls in a fine cross from the left, but Louis Carey is there to head clear.

53

It's the team in red doing all the pressing again.

52

McAllister gets the ball in from the left, but McIndoe can only flick a tame header wide of the far post.

49

Bristol City win a free-kick 25 yards out for a handball by Hughes, but David Noble curls the shot straight at Myhill.

48

Basso is out quickly to gather the loose ball inside his area.

46

Carle fires a shot well wide from 20 yards as the Robins go on the attack.

46

Bristol City get the second half underway, knowing that they need to find a goal in the next 45 minutes.

45

Half-Time: BRISTOL CITY 0-1 HULL CITY.

45

Orr has had to leave the field on a stretcher and there will be a mountain of injury time to play.

45
Substitution
 

Lee Johnson will come on for Orr, forcing Bristol City into another reshuffle.

41

Orr is clearly struggling still after an earlier clash of heads, he looks very groggy and will have to go off.

40

What a goal to break the deadlock, that's certainly woken the Hull fans up.

38
Goal
 

BRISTOL CITY 0-1 HULL CITY, Campbell beats a couple of markers and plays the ball back to the edge of the area, where WINDASS unleashes a fantastic right-foot volley which screams past Basso into the net.

37

Strangely the game is being played at quite a sedate pace, maybe it will quicken up after the interval.

36

Tigers skipper Ian Ashbee reacts angrily to conceding a free-kick in midfield.

34

Trundle muscles Turner off the ball, but the defender is back in position to block the shot.

32

Bosses Gary Johnson and Phil Brown are both out urging their players on.

30

Windass heads well over from Ricketts' ball in from the right, Hull have just started to get their attacking play going.

29

Michael McIndoe tries to get a shot away from 20 yards out, but it trickles through to the untroubled Myhill.

28

Barmby is almost on to a ball over the top as it holds up off the turf, but Basso just gets there to gather.

25

A long ball in from the left finds Windass in space at the far post, but he lifts his cross onto the roof of the net.

24

Sam Ricketts gets a cross in from the right flank and Garcia's header from 15 yards goes narrowly over the top with Basso struggling.

23

Midway through the first half and there's little to choose between the two teams, meanwhile, Orr is still off the pitch getting a head wound patched up.

22

Trundle almost finds space for a shot, but the Tigers backline are on hand to avert the danger.

20

Bryan Hughes' corner is headed wide of target by Michael Turner.

20

Hull respond and Windass' far-post cross is headed behind for a corner by Bradley Orr.

19

Bristol City have had the best two chances so far, they seem to carry more of a threat going forward.

17

Aussie midfielder Nick Carle does superbly to find space 20 yards from the Hull goal, but he can only poke his left-foot shot well wide of target.

15

It's tense, it's tight. It's apparently worth around £60million to the winners, no pressure there then.

13

Basso is quickly out of his area to kick clear, as a long ball threatens to send Fraizer Campbell through on goal.

11

It's competitive out there, but there's little quality on display as yet.

8

Myhill launches another massive kick downfield, but it drifts straight through to Adriano Basso.

7

Jamie McAllister plays a long ball into the area, but Lee Trundle controls it with an arm, free-kick to Hull.

5

Adebola is played in by a ball over the top, but he cannot find the power to beat Boaz Myhill from close range, what a chance for the Robins.

3

Bristol City mount their first attack, with Dele Adebola putting the Tigers backline under severe pressure.

2

Richard Garcia slices a shot high into the stands from 20 yards out as Hull start the brighter.

1
Kickoff
 

Hull get the game underway as they seek to reach the top-flight for the first time in their history.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

The Robins have been forced to draft in Liam Fontaine at centre-half for Jamie McCombe, while the Tigers look to veteran hometown duo Nick Barmby and Dean Windass.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Bristol City and Hull City clash in the Championship play-off final, with a place in the Premier League awaiting the winner.