English League Championship

FT Sunday, January 4, 2026
Southampton LDLDD 0
–
Middlesbrough WLDLL 4
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MID044
Riverside Stadium · 26,077 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
11
1
Saves
4
44
Possession
56
16
SHOTS
22
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
314
Accurate Passes
417
384
Passes
484
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
29
21
Accurate Long Balls
8
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
8
23
Effective Tackles
8
31
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
14
Interceptions
6
33
Effective Clearances
21
33
Clearances
21

Head to Head

SOU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MID · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 3Matt TargettCD-L
  3. 29Adilson MalandaCD-R
  4. 24Alex BanguraLB
  5. 12Luke AylingRB
  6. 11Morgan WhittakerAM
  7. 18Aidan MorrisLM
  8. 7Hayden HackneyRM
  9. 9Tommy ConwayF
  10. 10Delano BurgzorgAM-L
  11. 22Samuel SilveraAM-R

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Gavin BazunuG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD
  3. 17Joshua QuarshieCD-L
  4. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  5. 20Caspar JanderCM-L
  6. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 18Tom FellowsRM
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongF
  10. 13Léo ScienzaCF-L
  11. 10Finn AzazCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alan Browne replaces Alex Bangura because of an injury.
  2. 54' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 0. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett with a through ball following a corner.
  3. 61' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
  4. 61' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 0. Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling.
  5. 64' Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Southampton 0. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 68' Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
  9. 74' Substitution, Southampton. Elias Jelert replaces Tom Fellows.
  10. 74' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
  11. 76' Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Southampton 0. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  12. 81' Joshua Quarshie (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 82' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Delano Burgzorg.
  14. 85' Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Joshua Quarshie.
  15. 90' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Hayden Hackney.
  16. 90' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.

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