Hull and Middlesbrough set for unique play-off final

Hull and Middlesbrough set for unique play-off finalImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hull City boss Sergej Jakirovic and Middlesbrough counterpart Kim Hellberg are both looking to end their first season in English football with promotion to the Premier LeagueByIan Woodcock, BBC Sport, Yorkshire and Adam Lanigan, BBC Sport, North East and CumbriaPublished1 hour agoIn the 40-year history of the play-offs, never has the pre-match talk before a final been so overshadowed by a team who are not involved in the match.Tuesday brought the news that Southampton had been expelled from the Championship play-offs for spying on opponents, with their place in the final against Hull City instead taken by Middlesbrough, who they had beaten in the semis.Since then Saints have appealed unsuccessfully against the decision, with an independent commission ruling their boss Tonda Eckert had "specifically authorised the observations".There is likely to be more fallout in the coming weeks but, in the meantime, it will be one of Hull or Middlesbrough who will be celebrating promotion to the Premier League on Saturday evening.BBC Sport takes a look at the two teams who will be contesting the '£200m game' at Wembley (15:30 BST).Surprise package Tigers 'collateral damage'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mo Belloumi (centre) came off the bench to score Hull City's first and set up their second in their 2-0 semi-final win at MillwallHull City boss Sergej Jakirovic did not hold back when asked about his feelings on where the furore surrounding Southampton's activities left his own side."We can say everything is unfair in this last two weeks. You don't know what's going on," he told BBC Radio Humberside."We are collateral damage because we are waiting on [an] opponent and you don't know what's going on, what's happening."The Tigers, who beat third-placed Millwall to secure their place in the play-of...