English League Championship

FT Saturday, September 27, 2025
Middlesbrough WWWDW 1
–
Southampton WDDLL 1
1st2ndT
MID011
SOU011
St. Mary's Stadium · 28,605 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

AFP

India ease home in rain-hit game

Openers Ajinkya Rahane and Robin Uthappa made fifties as India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets after a nearly three-hour rain interruption during their chase

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

17
Fouls
11
6
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
0
45.1
Possession
54.9
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
352
Accurate Passes
445
411
Passes
509
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.2
38
Long Balls
37
19
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
25
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
10
23
Effective Clearances
27
23
Clearances
27

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 17Joshua QuarshieCD-L
  3. 15Nathan WoodCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 12Ronnie EdwardsRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 24Shea CharlesLM
  8. 20Caspar JanderRM
  9. 11Ross StewartF
  10. 9Adam ArmstrongAM-L
  11. 18Tom FellowsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 46Jay RobinsonSUB
  2. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisSUB
  3. 31Gavin BazunuSUB
  4. 5Jack StephensSUB
  5. 19Cameron ArcherSUB
  6. 26Ryan FraserSUB
  7. 13Léo ScienzaSUB
  8. 4Flynn DownesSUB
  9. 38Elias JelertSUB

MID · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 25Sam EdmundsonCD
  3. 5Alfie JonesCD-L
  4. 12Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 7Hayden HackneyCM-L
  6. 18Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 3Matt TargettLM
  8. 2Callum BrittainRM
  9. 13David StrelecF
  10. 9Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Delano BurgzorgSUB
  2. 33Jon McLaughlinSUB
  3. 40George MccormickSUB
  4. 19Sverre NypanSUB
  5. 27Sontje HansenSUB
  6. 16Alan BrowneSUB
  7. 20Mamadou Kaly SeneSUB
  8. 22Samuel SilveraSUB
  9. 42Abdoulaye KantéSUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 50' Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 51' David Strelec (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Adam Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Goal! Southampton 1, Middlesbrough 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 62' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.
  7. 63' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Callum Brittain.
  8. 64' Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Finn Azaz.
  9. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Tom Fellows.
  10. 72' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Aidan Morris.
  11. 72' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Tommy Conway.
  12. 72' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kaly Sène replaces David Strelec.
  13. 77' Goal! Southampton 1, Middlesbrough 1. Kaly Sène (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a through ball.
  14. 86' Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Ross Stewart.
  15. 86' Substitution, Southampton. Elias Jelert replaces Ryan Manning.
  16. 87' Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90' Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+3' Sverre Nypan (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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