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Championship· Round 26

Middlesbrough 4-0 Southampton

MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
4-0
Ended
HT 0-090 min 4-0
SouthamptonSouthampton

    Match summary

    Middlesbrough beat Southampton 4-0 in Championship on Sun, 4 Jan 2026.

    Goals — Middlesbrough: Whittaker 54', 66'; S. Silvera 61'; Browne 76'.

    Middlesbrough had 56% of the possession and 22 shots (5 on target) against 16 (5) for Southampton; corners 11-5, yellow cards 0-4.

    In their last 9 meetings Middlesbrough won 2, Southampton won 4 and 3 ended level.

    Venue: Riverside Stadium. Referee: Oliver Langford.

    Match timeline

    1. 6'⇄In BrowneOut BanguraSubstitution
    2. 54'WhittakerAssist: TargettGoal1-0
    3. 61'S. SilveraAssist: AylingGoal2-0
    4. 61'⇄In C. BraggOut C. JanderSubstitution
    5. 64'ManningYellow card
    6. 66'WhittakerGoal3-0
    7. 68'C. BraggYellow card
    8. 74'Harwood-BellisYellow card
    9. 74'⇄In WelingtonOut ManningSubstitution
    10. 74'⇄In JelertOut FellowsSubstitution
    11. 74'⇄In ArcherOut ArmstrongSubstitution
    12. 76'BrowneGoal4-0
    13. 82'⇄In A. GilbertOut BurgzorgSubstitution
    14. 85'⇄In StewartOut J. QuarshieSubstitution
    15. 90'⇄In S. NypanOut WhittakerSubstitution
    16. 90'⇄In M. HamiltonOut HackneySubstitution

    Lineups

    Southampton 3-4-2-1Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1
    31Bazunu4.1
    6Harwood-Bellis6.215Wood6.917↓J. Quarshie6.6
    18↓Fellows6.04Downes5.820↓C. Jander5.63↓Manning5.4
    10Azaz8.013L. Scienza7.2
    9↓Armstrong6.2
    9Conway6.9
    10↓Burgzorg6.9112↓Whittaker9.322S. Silvera8.2
    18A. Morris6.57↓Hackney7.4
    24↓Bangura3Targett8.529Malanda7.912Ayling8.0
    31Brynn7.7

    Middlesbrough

    Coach: Kim Hellberg

    Substitutes

    Unavailable players

    • Callum BrittainAnkle injury
    • Riley McGreeHamstring Injury
    • Alfie JonesAnkle injury
    • George EdmundsonHip injury
    • Darragh LenihanAnkle injury

    Southampton

    Coach: Tonda Eckert

    Substitutes

    Unavailable players

    • Shea CharlesHamstring Injury
    • Samuel EdozieHamstring Injury
    • Damion DownsKnock injury
    • Mads RoerslevKnee injury

    Statistics

    MiddlesbroughSouthampton

    Key statistics

    56%Possession44%
    2.27Expected Goals1.12
    22Total Shots16
    5Shots On Target5
    5Big Chances Created3
    11Corners5
    7Fouls12
    0Yellow Cards4
    0Red Cards0
    1Offsides1
    4Goalkeeper Saves1
    417Passes Completed314

    All statistics

    71Attacks58
    9Shots Off Target7
    8Shots Blocked4
    0Hit Woodwork0
    2.09Expected Goals On Target0.44
    12Free Kicks7
    14Shots Inside The Box11
    484Total Passes384
    8Shots Outside The Box5
    1Big Chances Missed3
    1.09Expected Assists0.88
    6/24 (25%)Crosses Completed2/12 (17%)
    195Passes Own Half201
    313Passes Opposition Half195
    8/29 (28%)Long Passes Completed21/47 (45%)
    16Throw-Ins14
    17Key Passes12
    143Passes Into Final Third76
    90Backward Passes56
    7Goal Kicks9
    6Interceptions14
    1.12Expected Goals Conceded2.27
    8/12 (67%)Tackles Won23/31 (74%)
    21Clearances33
    0Error Led To Goal2
    51Duels Won54
    16/30 (53%)Aerial Duels Won14/30 (47%)
    35/75 (47%)Ground Duels Won40/75 (53%)
    12Was Fouled7
    11/27 (41%)Successful Dribbles2/6 (33%)
    16Was Dribbled Past4
    3Final Third Possession Won4
    128Possession Lost110
    4Substitutions5

    Previous meetings

    2 Middlesbrough3 draws4 Southampton

    Match information

    Competition
    Championship
    Round
    Round 26
    Kick-off
    Stadium
    Riverside Stadium
    Capacity
    34,742
    Attendance
    26,077
    Referee
    Oliver Langford