Southampton vs Middlesbrough match stats & report

2–1 After extra time

Championship · England · Semi-finals · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton · Ref A. Madley

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Southampton beat Middlesbrough 2–1 in the Championship (Semi-finals) on 12 May 2026. Expected goals finished 1.99–0.98. Southampton had 60% of the ball.

Southampton vs Middlesbrough match statistics

SouthamptonMiddlesbrough

60% Ball possession 40%
1.99 Expected goals (xG) 0.98
20 Total shots 19
7 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 9
13 Shots inside the box 11
11 Corners 5
15 Fouls 19
0 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 4
589 Passes 405
83% Pass accuracy 78%
2 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

5' Goal R. McGree (assist C. Brittain) Middlesbrough
13' Yellow card R. McGree Middlesbrough
37' Yellow card N. Wood-Gordon Southampton
38' Yellow card L. Ayling Middlesbrough
45' Goal R. Stewart Southampton
56' Yellow card F. Azaz Southampton
78' Yellow card A. Malanda Middlesbrough
92' Yellow card C. Brittain Middlesbrough
116' Goal S. Charles (assist T. Harwood-Bellis) Southampton
120+3' Yellow card Daniel Peretz Southampton
120+6' Yellow card C. Larin Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed 4-2-2-2 Tonda Eckert

41 Daniel Peretz

3 R. Manning 15 N. Wood-Gordon 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 14 J. Bree

20 C. Jander 24 S. Charles

27 K. Matsuki 10 F. Azaz

13 Léo Scienza 11 R. Stewart

Bench G. Long , C. Larin , F. Downes , Welington , J. Stephens , C. Archer , T. Fellows , S. Edozie , C. Bragg

Middlesbrough

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Kim Hellberg

31 S. Brynn

29 A. Malanda 6 D. Fry 12 L. Ayling

3 M. Targett 8 R. McGree 18 A. Morris 2 C. Brittain

9 T. Conway 11 M. Whittaker

13 D. Strelec

Bench J. Wildsmith , A. Browne , George Edmundson , J. Sarmiento , Finley Munroe , S. Hansen , A. Gilbert , S. Silvera , Leo Castledine

Form guide

Southampton at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Middlesbrough away

2–6–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 4.6 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Middlesbrough head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 May 26	Middlesbrough v Southampton	0–0
4 Jan 26	Middlesbrough v Southampton	4–0
27 Sep 25	Southampton v Middlesbrough	1–1
29 Mar 24	Southampton v Middlesbrough	1–1
23 Sep 23	Middlesbrough v Southampton	2–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Southampton vs Middlesbrough head-to-head record