Middlesbrough with Strelec Eliminated in Championship Playoff, Southampton Advances to Wembley Final
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Middlesbrough, featuring Slovak striker Tomáš Strelec, has been eliminated from the English Championship playoffs, ending their bid for promotion to the Premier League. Southampton advanced to the playoff final and will face Hull City at Wembley Stadium for the chance to return to England's top flight. The Championship playoffs determine the third team promoted to the Premier League alongside the top two finishers from the regular season, with the winner earning a spot worth tens of millions of pounds in television revenue and prize money.