Highlights

81'

J. Quarshie (Foul)

76'

A. Browne

68'

T. Harwood-Bellis (Foul)

66'

M. Whittaker

64'

R. Manning (Foul)

61'

S. Silvera (assist L. Ayling)

54'

M. Whittaker (assist M. Targett)

HT 0 - 0

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90'

M. Hamilton (H. Hackney - tactical)

90'

S. Nypan (M. Whittaker - tactical)

85'

R. Stewart (J. Quarshie - tactical)

82'

A. Gilbert (D. Burgzorg - tactical)

74'

C. Archer (A. Armstrong - tactical)

74'

E. Jelert (T. Fellows - tactical)

74'

Welington (R. Manning - tactical)

61'

C. Bragg (C. Jander - tactical)

A. Browne (A. Bangura - injury)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	2	Middlesbrough	52	28	15	7	6
	15	Southampton	36	28	9	9	10

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

3-4-2-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Whittaker

T. Harwood-Bellis 1
Léo Scienza 1

Shots off target

A. Morris

F. Azaz 2
H. Hackney 2

Fouls suffered

Léo Scienza

S. Silvera 2
M. Whittaker 2

Tackles

F. Downes

C. Bragg 6
F. Azaz 4

Fouls

T. Harwood-Bellis

F. Downes 2
N. Wood-Gordon 1

Saves

S. Brynn

G. Bazunu 1

Passes

A. Morris

L. Ayling 60
F. Azaz 53

Accurate passes

A. Morris

L. Ayling 49
H. Hackney 48

Current form

Stats

L L D L W

D D L D L

Last matches

Stats & bet

27/09/25

29/03/24

23/09/23

13/05/17

11/12/16

Referees

Oliver Langford main referee

4

0.2

Average card count per match for 13 matches arbitrated
Mark Stevens assistant referee
Ben Speedie fourth referee
Shaun Hudson assistant referee

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Injured players

Southampton

Léo Scienza Knock

Welington Thigh Injury

Match venue

Riverside Stadium - Middlesbrough

Year of construction: 1995
Surface: grass
Capacity: 34988
Average attendance: 21687
Maximum attendance: 33806
% sold: 66

Match result Middlesbrough Southampton

Date 04 January 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 26
Match attendance 26077
Code MID-SOU
Area England
Home team Middlesbrough
Away team Southampton

FAQ

What is the result between Middlesbrough Southampton?

Middlesbrough won the match with a 4-0 score

What are the official lineups for Middlesbrough Southampton?

Middlesbrough : Coached by K. Hellberg, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: S. Brynn, A. Bangura, M. Targett, A. Malanda, L. Ayling, A. Morris, H. Hackney (C), D. Burgzorg, M. Whittaker, S. Silvera, T. Conway

Southampton : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by T. Eckert, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-2-1 : G. Bazunu, J. Quarshie, N. Wood-Gordon, T. Harwood-Bellis, R. Manning, C. Jander, F. Downes, T. Fellows, Léo Scienza, F. Azaz, A. Armstrong (C)

Who is the referee of the match Middlesbrough Southampton ?

Oliver Langford is the referee for this match

Where is the match Middlesbrough Southampton?

The venue Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough is hosting the match

At what time is Middlesbrough Southampton?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 04 January 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1

- 31 S. Brynn
- 24 A. Bangura
- 3 M. Targett
- 29 A. Malanda
- 12 L. Ayling
- 18 A. Morris
- 7 (C) H. Hackney
- 10 D. Burgzorg
- 11 M. Whittaker
  
  2
- 22 S. Silvera
- 9 T. Conway
- 31 G. Bazunu
- 17 J. Quarshie
- 15 N. Wood-Gordon
- 6 T. Harwood-Bellis
- 3 R. Manning
- 20 C. Jander
- 4 F. Downes
- 18 T. Fellows
- 13 Léo Scienza
- 10 F. Azaz
- 9 (C) A. Armstrong

Southampton 3-4-2-1

- K. Hellberg Coach
Substitutes
- J. McLaughlin #33 - Goalkeeper
- S. Hansen #27 - Striker
- A. Kanté #42 - Midfielder
- 82'
  
  A. Gilbert #14 - Striker
- 90'
  
  M. Hamilton #17 - Striker
- 6'
  
  A. Browne #16 - Midfielder
- G. McCormick #40 - Defender
- D. Fry #6 - Defender
- 90'
  
  S. Nypan #19 - Midfielder
- T. Eckert Coach
Substitutes
- A. McCarthy #1 - Goalkeeper
- J. Stephens #5 - Defender
- 85'
  
  R. Stewart #11 - Striker
- 61'
  
  C. Bragg #48 - Midfielder
- 74'
  
  C. Archer #19 - Striker
- 74'
  
  Welington #34 - Defender
- 74'
  
  E. Jelert #38 - Defender
- J. Robinson #46 - Striker
- K. Matsuki #27 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Accurate passes

86%

82%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

484

Passes

384

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Shots (%)

S. Silvera

50% 1/2

T. Fellows 50% (1/2)

Fouls suffered

Léo Scienza

S. Silvera 2
M. Whittaker 2
H. Hackney 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

A. Armstrong

0% 0/3

A. Morris 0% (0/2)
T. Conway 0% (0/2)
L. Ayling 0% (0/2)
F. Azaz 25% (1/4)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

A. Malanda

94% 44/47

A. Morris 93% (70/75)
N. Wood-Gordon 91% (31/34)
H. Hackney 91% (48/53)
M. Targett 87% (46/53)

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	58	28	17	7	4	61	31	30
2	Middlesbrough	52	28	15	7	6	42	29	13
3	Ipswich	50	27	14	8	5	47	24	23
4	Hull	47	27	14	5	8	45	39	6
5	Millwall	46	28	13	7	8	32	35	-3
6	Preston	43	28	11	10	7	36	29	7
7	Watford	42	27	11	9	7	38	32	6
8	Stoke	41	28	12	5	11	33	25	8
9	Wrexham	41	28	10	11	7	40	35	5
10	Derby	41	28	11	8	9	38	36	2
11	Bristol City	40	28	11	7	10	38	31	7
12	QPR	40	28	11	7	10	38	39	-1
13	Birmingham	38	28	10	8	10	38	37	1
14	Leicester	38	28	10	8	10	39	41	-2
15	Southampton	36	28	9	9	10	40	40	0
16	Swansea	36	28	10	6	12	31	35	-4
17	Sheff Utd	32	27	10	2	15	36	40	-4
18	Charlton	32	27	8	8	11	27	34	-7
19	West Bromwich	31	28	9	4	15	31	43	-12
20	Norwich	30	28	8	6	14	35	40	-5
21	Portsmouth	29	26	7	8	11	23	36	-13
22	Blackburn	28	27	7	7	13	25	36	-11
23	Oxford	24	27	5	9	13	25	35	-10
24	Sheff Wed	-7	27	1	8	18	18	54	-36

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	35	14	11	2	1	31	11	20
2	Ipswich	34	15	10	4	1	29	11	18
3	Watford	29	15	8	5	2	24	15	9
4	Middlesbrough	27	13	8	3	2	20	11	9
5	Birmingham	26	13	7	5	1	27	13	14
6	Millwall	26	14	8	2	4	17	17	0
7	Swansea	25	15	7	4	4	20	18	2
8	Wrexham	24	15	6	6	3	26	22	4
9	QPR	23	13	7	2	4	24	17	7
10	Southampton	23	14	6	5	3	19	13	6
11	Preston	23	15	6	5	4	19	16	3
12	Hull	23	13	7	2	4	19	19	0
13	Leicester	22	13	6	4	3	19	15	4
14	West Bromwich	22	14	6	4	4	18	19	-1
15	Bristol City	21	14	6	3	5	23	15	8
16	Stoke	21	14	6	3	5	19	12	7
17	Charlton	21	13	6	3	4	15	14	1
18	Portsmouth	18	13	5	3	5	14	14	0
19	Sheff Utd	17	12	5	2	5	18	13	5
20	Derby	17	14	4	5	5	17	20	-3
21	Oxford	15	14	3	6	5	13	17	-4
22	Blackburn	10	13	2	4	7	13	20	-7
23	Norwich	10	13	3	1	9	12	19	-7
24	Sheff Wed	4	15	0	4	11	7	32	-25

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Middlesbrough	25	15	7	4	4	22	18	4
2	Hull	24	14	7	3	4	26	20	6
3	Derby	24	14	7	3	4	21	16	5
4	Coventry	23	14	6	5	3	30	20	10
5	Preston	20	13	5	5	3	17	13	4
6	Norwich	20	15	5	5	5	23	21	2
7	Stoke	20	14	6	2	6	14	13	1
8	Millwall	20	14	5	5	4	15	18	-3
9	Bristol City	19	14	5	4	5	15	16	-1
10	Blackburn	18	14	5	3	6	12	16	-4
11	Wrexham	17	13	4	5	4	14	13	1
12	QPR	17	15	4	5	6	14	22	-8
13	Ipswich	16	12	4	4	4	18	13	5
14	Leicester	16	15	4	4	7	20	26	-6
15	Sheff Utd	15	15	5	0	10	18	27	-9
16	Watford	13	12	3	4	5	14	17	-3
17	Southampton	13	14	3	4	7	21	27	-6
18	Birmingham	12	15	3	3	9	11	24	-13
19	Swansea	11	13	3	2	8	11	17	-6
20	Charlton	11	14	2	5	7	12	20	-8
21	Portsmouth	11	13	2	5	6	9	22	-13
22	Oxford	9	13	2	3	8	12	18	-6
23	West Bromwich	9	14	3	0	11	13	24	-11
24	Sheff Wed	7	12	1	4	7	11	22	-11

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	48	28	13	9	6	29	14	15
2	Bristol City	44	28	12	8	8	22	16	6
3	Ipswich	44	27	11	11	5	18	11	7
4	Hull	42	27	11	9	7	24	21	3
5	Stoke	42	28	10	12	6	15	10	5
6	Derby	41	28	10	11	7	17	15	2
7	Norwich	41	28	9	14	5	17	13	4
8	Sheff Utd	40	27	10	10	7	19	11	8
9	Leicester	39	28	11	6	11	20	23	-3
10	Wrexham	39	28	10	9	9	18	16	2
11	Preston	39	28	10	9	9	16	15	1
12	Southampton	38	28	8	14	6	22	13	9
13	Millwall	38	28	8	14	6	14	13	1
14	Middlesbrough	35	28	9	8	11	17	14	3
15	QPR	35	28	8	11	9	17	21	-4
16	West Bromwich	35	28	8	11	9	13	18	-5
17	Blackburn	32	27	7	11	9	12	16	-4
18	Birmingham	30	28	8	6	14	16	22	-6
19	Oxford	30	27	7	9	11	17	21	-4
20	Watford	30	27	6	12	9	17	21	-4
21	Charlton	29	27	5	14	8	9	17	-8
22	Portsmouth	27	26	6	9	11	9	17	-8
23	Sheff Wed	26	27	6	8	13	10	24	-14
24	Swansea	25	28	4	13	11	11	17	-6