'I've never been part of a game like it' - how the play-off shootout unfolded

'I've never been part of a game like it' - how the play-off shootout unfolded Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Hull City, Wrexham and Derby County all spent time in the top six on the final day of the Championship seasonByAndrew AloiaBBC Sport EnglandPublished4 minutes agoCommentsThree clubs had the chance to snatch the last remaining Championship play-off place on the final day of the season.And all three - Hull City, Wrexham and Derby County - occupied that one place over the course of an early afternoon of footballing drama played out across East Yorkshire, north east Wales and the East Midlands.Spoiler alert: Hull City were the one to get over the line with their victory against Norwich.And below is a snapshot of how the Tigers came out on top at the end of a day that started with Hollywood-backed Wrexham in sixth and saw Derby threatening to gatecrash the play-offs when leading Sheffield United at half-time.How it played outIt all began with Wrexham in pole position to continue their hopes of challenging for promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs.Numbers were crunched by statisticians (see the table above) and predictions aplenty were made by pundits who had the Red Dragons - a club going for a fourth-successive promotion under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac - as favourites to finish sixth.How quickly that changed once their game against Middlesbrough, Hull's meeting with Norwich and Derby's date with Sheffield United kicked off at 12:30 BST.12:34: Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway opened the scoring at Wrexham, dropping the Welsh side out of play-off places. At this point, it's advantage Hull.12:36: The Tigers, who were feeling their way through the early moments of their game with Norwich, are only sixth for a matter of seconds as Sam Szmodics' tap-in finish for Derby gave the Rams an early lead. This advantage sends Derby, who started the day eighth, above both Hull and Wrexham into sixth in t...