It feels great, it’s amazing, we’re going to WembleySergej Jakirović said after his Hull City qualified for the finals of the playoffs for entry into the Premier League.
Hull put in a great performance at The Den to beat Millwal 2-0 after the first leg ended goalless.
The “Tigers” became the first sixth-ranked team in the last seven years of the Championship to reach the playoff final. It is also only the fifth time in the Championship era (since the 2004/05 season) that this has happened.
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— Hull City (@HullCity) May 11, 2026
It’s a great feeling, amazing. Millwall is a very tough and demanding opponent, we knew they would start well and be a threat. But we’re going to Wembleysaid an enthusiastic Jakirović for Sky Sports.
“The chemistry between the players is great”
The hero of the match was the Algerian striker Mohamed Belloumi who scored a goal in the 64th minute and assisted Joe Gelhardt in the 79th minute. Interestingly, both scorers subsequently entered the game.
From day one, every player is important and has an impact. Mo Belloumi was injured and he didn’t trainso we decided that he would not play in the first half and enter the rest. But then Kyle Joseph got hurt, so we got him had to introduce earliersaid Jakirovic.
He congratulated his players, stressing that he was extremely proud.
I’ve seen that all season, they’re a good group and they stick together, the chemistry between the players is great. I am very proud of these players. I told them to just dream, and every game we got better and better. This is my dream come truehe pointed out.
Hull City finished last season one step above the relegation places and are now one win away from the Premier League. And that in a season in which the club did not have the right to buy players.
I’ve had success as a coach, but this could be number one for me, with a lot of injuries, this is the best thing that happened to me in football in my lifeinsaid Jakirović.
His counterpart on the opposite side, Alex Neil, did not hide his disappointment.
We didn’t score the first goal. I think the first goal decided the game. We didn’t play well enough. We have to give credit to Hull, I think they defended well, but as an attacking force, we didn’t have enough power in 90 minutes. I feel like I’ve let people down and that’s my overriding emotionsaid Neil.
Jakirović’s team will play in the final on May 23 at Wembley against the winner of tomorrow’s match between Southampton and Middlesbrough, who played goalless in the first leg.
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