SAINTS will play Hull City in the Premier League next season after the Tigers triumphed in the Championship play-off final.

Mohamed Diame scored the only goal of the game to hand Steve Bruce's side a 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday.

Hull make a swift return to the top flight, and St Marys, bouncing back from relegation a year ago to go straight back up.

They finished 4th in the Championship before beating Derby County 3-2 over two legs in the play-off semi-final.

The Owls, bidding to return to the the Premier League for the first time in 16 years, had beaten 3rd placed Brighton in their own semi-final, but could not find a response at Wembley to Diame's wonderful 25-yard finish.