Southampton have appealed against their shock expulsion from the Championship play-off final, after the EFL’s hastily arranged independent panel returned a rapid verdict on the spying scandal.
Middlesbrough, who lost 2-1 to Southampton in the two-legged semi-final, have been reinstated and will now face Hull City on Saturday in what is dubbed the world's richest football match. Promotion to the Premier League is estimated to be worth in the region of £200m over three seasons.
