English League Championship

FT Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Middlesbrough DWWDD 1
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Southampton DLDWD 2
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MID10001
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2nd Leg - Southampton advance 2-1 on aggregate · St. Mary's Stadium · 30,277 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Shea Charles strikes in extra-time, sends Southampton to Wembley playoff final

Shea Charles struck a fortuitous extra-time winner as Southampton ensured the 'spygate' scandal will rumble on by booking their place in the Championship play-off final with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Middlesbrough.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
2
40.6
Possession
59.4
19
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
487
406
Passes
587
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
10
25
Crosses
41
0.2
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
60
19
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
9
Blocked Shots
7
12
Effective Tackles
18
20
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
7
Interceptions
10
52
Effective Clearances
36
52
Clearances
36

Highlights

01:12 Tonda Eckert explains why Southampton spied on opponents Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MID leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-2-2

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 20Caspar JanderCM-L
  7. 24Shea CharlesCM-R
  8. 13Léo ScienzaCF-L
  9. 11Ross StewartCF-R
  10. 27Kuryu MatsukiAM-L
  11. 10Finn AzazAM-R

MID · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 6Dael FryCD
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  4. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 8Riley McGreeCM-L
  6. 18Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 3Matt TargettLM
  8. 2Callum BrittainRM
  9. 13David StrelecF
  10. 9Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Southampton 0, Middlesbrough 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 13' Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 38' Luke Ayling (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+1' Goal! Southampton 1, Middlesbrough 1. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  6. 56' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Southampton. Flynn Downes replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  8. 73' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Tommy Conway because of an injury.
  9. 78' Adilson Malanda (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces David Strelec.
  11. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
  12. 85' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
  13. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Southampton 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  14. 92' Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Southampton 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  16. 105' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Riley McGree.
  17. 105'
  18. 116' Goal! Southampton 2, Middlesbrough 1. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  19. 119' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
  20. 119' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Luke Ayling.
  21. 119' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Samuel Edozie.
  22. 120'+3' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  23. 120'+6' Cyle Larin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 120'+7' Second Half Extra Time ends, Southampton 2, Middlesbrough 1.

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