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Middlesbrough vs Southampton match stats & report

4–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 26 · Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · Ref Oliver Langford, England

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Middlesbrough beat Southampton 4–0 in the Championship on 4 January 2026. Expected goals finished 2.27–1.12. Middlesbrough had 56% of the ball.

Middlesbrough vs Southampton match statistics

MiddlesbroughSouthampton

Goals and cards

  1. 54' Goal M. Whittaker (assist M. Targett) Middlesbrough
  2. 61' Goal S. Silvera (assist L. Ayling) Middlesbrough
  3. 64' Yellow card R. Manning Southampton
  4. 66' Goal M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  5. 68' Yellow card T. Harwood-Bellis Southampton
  6. 76' Goal A. Browne Middlesbrough
  7. 81' Yellow card J. Quarshie Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Kim Hellberg

Bench J. McLaughlin , D. Fry , A. Gilbert , A. Browne , M. Hamilton , Sverre Halseth Nypan , S. Hansen , G. McCormick , A. Kanté

Southampton

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Tonda Eckert

Bench A. McCarthy , J. Stephens , Welington , E. Jelert , C. Bragg , K. Matsuki , Jay Robinson , C. Archer , R. Stewart

Form guide

Middlesbrough at home

5–4–1 in 10 matches

Scored
2.3 per game
Conceded
1.6 per game
Clean sheets
2 / 10
Corners
7.6 per game
Shots on target
7.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored
1.4 per game
Conceded
0.9 per game
Clean sheets
3 / 10
Corners
4.4 per game
Shots on target
3.9 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough vs Southampton head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Southampton v Middlesbrough 1–1
Southampton v Middlesbrough 1–1
Middlesbrough v Southampton 2–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Middlesbrough vs Southampton head-to-head record