Southampton vs Middlesbrough

Final score: Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough in the Championship, May 12, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 6 meetings: 1 wins for Southampton, 3 draws, 2 wins for Middlesbrough.

Overview

Football: Championship · Semi-finals
Form: WLWDD Southampton
: LWWDW Middlesbrough

5' 0-1 R. McGree · C. Brittain
13' Riley McGree
37' Nathan Wood
38' Luke Ayling
45' R. Stewart 1-1
HT1-1
56' Finn Azaz
66' ▲ F. Downes ▼ K. Matsuki
73' ▲ A. Browne ▼ T. Conway
78' Adilson Malanda
83' ▲ L. Castledine ▼ D. Strelec
84' ▲ C. Larin ▼ R. Stewart
85' ▲ S. Edozie ▼ L. Scienza
92' Callum Brittain
105' ▲ J. Sarmiento ▼ R. McGree
116' S. Charles · T. Harwood-Bellis 2-1
119' ▲ Welington ▼
119' ▲ C. Bragg ▼ C. Jander
119' ▲ S. Hansen ▼ L. Ayling
120'+6 Cyle Larin
120'+3 Daniel Peretz
FT2-1

Line-ups

Southampton Formation: 4-2-2-2 · Coach: Tonda Eckert

41D. Peretz
14J. Bree
6T. Harwood-Bellis
15N. Wood
3R. Manning
24S. Charles
20C. Jander▼ 119'
10F. Azaz
27K. Matsuki▼ 66'
11R. Stewart▼ 84'
13L. Scienza▼ 85'

Substitutes 9

25G. Long
9C. Larin▲ 84'
4F. Downes▲ 66'
34Welington▲ 119'
5J. Stephens
19C. Archer
18T. Fellows
23S. Edozie▲ 85'
48C. Bragg▲ 119'

Middlesbrough Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Kim Hellberg

31S. Brynn
12L. Ayling▼ 119'
6D. Fry
29A. Malanda
2C. Brittain
18A. Morris
8R. McGree▼ 105'
3M. Targett
11M. Whittaker
9T. Conway▼ 73'
13D. Strelec▼ 83'

Substitutes 9

32J. Wildsmith
16A. Browne▲ 73'
25G. Edmundson
45J. Sarmiento▲ 105'
15F. Munroe
27S. Hansen▲ 119'
14A. Gilbert
22S. Silvera
23L. Castledine▲ 83'

Statistics

04⚑11

⚑540

60%Possession40%

20Shots19

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target7

7Blocked shots9

11Corners5

0Offsides1

15Fouls19

4Yellow cards4

2Saves4

589Passes405

83%Pass accuracy78%

1.99Expected goals (xG)0.98

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0