Diame fires Hull to Premier League

Hull City secured promotion back to the Premier League after beating Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Sky Bet Championship play-off final.

Mo Diame struck a sensational winning goal 18 minutes from time as Steve Bruce’s men joined Burnley and Middlesbrough back in the big time after just one season away and banked an estimated £110m in the process.

It needed something special to beat Wednesday goalkeeper Keiren Westwood, who was in inspired form in front of 40,000 raucous Owls fans. 

Carlos Carvalhal’s team, seeking to end a 16-year absence from the top flight, finished with four strikers on the pitch but failed to really test a well-drilled Hull defence, led impeccably by Michael Dawson and Curtis Davies.

Roared on by a vibrant sea of blue and white, Wednesday started brightly, using the big Wembley pitch to their advantage. 

Dawson had to take one for his Hull team on 11 minutes when he scythed down Fernando Forestieri, who had raced away down down the right.

Although they enjoyed plenty …

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