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	49	27	14	7	6
	15	Southampton	33	27	8	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

4.3

0.3

Average card count per match for 12 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
  
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- 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	55	27	16	7	4	59	30	29
2	Middlesbrough	49	27	14	7	6	40	28	12
3	Ipswich	47	26	13	8	5	45	24	21
4	Millwall	46	27	13	7	7	31	33	-2
5	Hull	44	26	13	5	8	42	39	3
6	Preston	43	27	11	10	6	36	26	10
7	Stoke	41	27	12	5	10	32	23	9
8	Watford	41	26	11	8	7	37	31	6
9	Bristol City	40	27	11	7	9	38	29	9
10	Wrexham	40	27	10	10	7	39	34	5
11	QPR	39	27	11	6	10	38	39	-1
12	Derby	38	27	10	8	9	36	35	1
13	Leicester	37	27	10	7	10	38	40	-2
14	Birmingham	35	27	9	8	10	36	37	-1
15	Southampton	33	27	8	9	10	39	40	-1
16	Swansea	33	27	9	6	12	28	34	-6
17	Sheff Utd	32	26	10	2	14	36	39	-3
18	Charlton	32	26	8	8	10	26	32	-6
19	West Bromwich	31	27	9	4	14	31	38	-7
20	Blackburn	28	26	7	7	12	24	33	-9
21	Portsmouth	28	25	7	7	11	22	35	-13
22	Norwich	27	27	7	6	14	30	40	-10
23	Oxford	23	26	5	8	13	25	35	-10
24	Sheff Wed	-7	26	1	8	17	18	52	-34

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	32	13	10	2	1	29	10	19
2	Ipswich	31	14	9	4	1	27	11	16
3	Watford	28	14	8	4	2	23	14	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	QPR	23	13	7	2	4	24	17	7
8	Preston	23	14	6	5	3	19	13	6
9	Wrexham	23	14	6	5	3	25	21	4
10	Hull	23	13	7	2	4	19	19	0
11	Leicester	22	13	6	4	3	19	15	4
12	West Bromwich	22	13	6	4	3	18	14	4
13	Swansea	22	14	6	4	4	17	17	0
14	Bristol City	21	14	6	3	5	23	15	8
15	Stoke	21	13	6	3	4	18	10	8
16	Charlton	21	12	6	3	3	14	12	2
17	Southampton	20	13	5	5	3	18	13	5
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	14	13	3	5	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	14	0	4	10	7	30	-23

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

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	47	27	13	8	6	28	13	15
2	Bristol City	44	27	12	8	7	22	15	7
3	Ipswich	41	26	10	11	5	17	11	6
4	Sheff Utd	40	26	10	10	6	19	10	9
5	Hull	39	26	10	9	7	22	21	1
6	Preston	39	27	10	9	8	16	13	3
7	Stoke	39	27	9	12	6	14	10	4
8	Leicester	38	27	11	5	11	20	23	-3
9	Wrexham	38	27	10	8	9	18	16	2
10	Derby	38	27	9	11	7	16	15	1
11	Norwich	38	27	8	14	5	16	13	3
12	Millwall	37	27	8	13	6	13	12	1
13	Middlesbrough	35	27	9	8	10	17	13	4
14	West Bromwich	35	27	8	11	8	13	17	-4
15	Southampton	35	27	7	14	6	21	13	8
16	QPR	34	27	8	10	9	17	21	-4
17	Blackburn	31	26	7	10	9	11	15	-4
18	Birmingham	29	27	8	5	14	16	22	-6
19	Oxford	29	26	7	8	11	17	21	-4
20	Watford	29	26	6	11	9	17	21	-4
21	Charlton	29	26	5	14	7	9	16	-7
22	Portsmouth	26	25	6	8	11	9	17	-8
23	Sheff Wed	25	26	6	7	13	10	24	-14
24	Swansea	24	27	4	12	11	10	16	-6