Southampton are through to the Championship play-off final – but will they be at Wembley or could they be stripped of their place?

Saints are set to play Hull City for a spot in the Premier League after coming back from a goal down to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in extra time of their Championship playoff semi-final second leg ⁠on Tuesday.

Shea Charles fired the Saints on their way to Wembley with a curled left-footed shot that bounced in off the inside of the post in the 116th minute after the 90 minutes ended 1-1.

Hull beat Millwall 2-0 in the other playoff semi-final in London on Monday.

The final, dubbed the “richest game ⁠in football” because of the huge financial rewards of playing ⁠in the top flight, will be on May 23.

But with a tribunal set to rule on allegations of spying by a Southampton staff member, could their be another late twist?

Southampton edged past Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet Championship semi-final as the ‘spygate’ controversy rumbled on (Andrew Matthews/PA) (PA Wire)

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