Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 26
| Riverside Stadium | 4 Jan 2026-4:00 pm
Middlesbrough
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4 : 0
2.27
xG
1.12
Full Time
Southampton
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Morgan Reece Whittaker
54'
Samuel Silvera
61'
Morgan Reece Whittaker
66'
A. Browne
76'
| Referee: O. Langford | Half Time: 0-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
5'
Goals
Goal
Morgan Reece Whittaker (Assistant: M. Targett)
54'
Goal
Samuel Silvera (Assistant: L. Ayling)
61'
Goal
Morgan Reece Whittaker
66'
Goal
A. Browne
76'
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6.6
31
S. Brynn
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24
Alex Bangura
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8.5
3
M. Targett
player photo
8.7
29
Adilson Malanda
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7.9
12
L. Ayling
player photo
7.6
18
A. Morris
player photo
6.7
7
Hayden Rhys Hackney
player photo
6.7
10
D. Burgzorg
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9.2
11
Morgan Reece Whittaker
player photo
8
22
Samuel Silvera
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6.3
9
T. Conway
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5.2
31
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu
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5.9
17
J. Quarshie
player photo
6.9
15
Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
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6.5
6
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
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6.6
3
R. Manning
6.5
20
Caspar Jander
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6.7
4
Flynn Downes
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6.2
18
T. Fellows
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6.7
13
Léo Scienza
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7.2
10
Finn Isaac Azaz
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6.3
9
A. Armstrong
field field
Line Ups
Middlesbrough
31
g
S. Brynn
6.6
12
d
L. Ayling
7.9
29
d
Adilson Malanda
8.7
3
d
M. Targett
8.5
24
d
Alex Bangura
6'
7
m
Hayden Rhys Hackney
90'
6.7
18
m
A. Morris
7.6
22
f
Samuel Silvera
61'
8
11
f
Morgan Reece Whittaker
54'66'90'
9.2
10
f
D. Burgzorg
82'
6.7
9
f
T. Conway
6.3
Substitutes
33
g
J. McLaughlin
6
m
D. Fry
14
f
A. Gilbert
82'
6.3
16
m
A. Browne
6'76'
7.6
17
m
Micah Hamilton
90'
19
m
S. Nypan
90'
27
f
S. Hansen
40
d
G. McCormick
42
m
A. Kanté
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Southampton
31
g
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu
5.2
6
d
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
68'
6.5
15
d
Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
6.9
17
d
J. Quarshie
81'85'
5.9
18
m
T. Fellows
74'
6.2
4
m
Flynn Downes
6.7
20
Caspar Jander
61'
6.5
3
m
R. Manning
64'74'
6.6
10
m
Finn Isaac Azaz
7.2
13
f
Léo Scienza
6.7
9
f
A. Armstrong
74'
6.3
Substitutes
1
g
A. McCarthy
5
d
J. Stephens
34
d
Welington Damascena Santos
74'
6.2
38
d
E. Jelert
74'
6.3
48
m
C. Bragg
61'
6.6
27
m
K. Matsuki
46
f
J. Robinson
19
f
C. Archer
74'
6.5
11
f
Ross Cameron Stewart
85'
6.5
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
Out
Alex Bangura
In
A. Browne
6'
Middlesbrough
Southampton
61'
Out
Caspar Jander
In
C. Bragg
Southampton
74'
Out
R. Manning
In
Welington Damascena Santos
Southampton
74'
Out
T. Fellows
In
E. Jelert
Southampton
74'
Out
A. Armstrong
In
C. Archer
Out
D. Burgzorg
In
A. Gilbert
82'
Middlesbrough
Southampton
85'
Out
J. Quarshie
In
Ross Cameron Stewart
Out
Hayden Rhys Hackney
In
Micah Hamilton
90'
Middlesbrough
Out
Morgan Reece Whittaker
In
S. Nypan
90'
Middlesbrough
Referees
Referee: O. Langford
Cards
64'
Yellow Card
R. Manning
68'
Yellow Card
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
81'
Yellow Card
J. Quarshie
Match Statistics
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Off Target 9 Blocked 8
On Target 5
On Target 5
Off Target 11 Blocked 4
0 Yellow Cards 3
11 Corners 5
7 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
56 Ball Possession 44
22 Shots 16
5 Shots on Goal 5
4 Goals 0
9 Shots off Goal 7
8 Blocked Shots 4
14 Shots insidebox 11
8 Shots outsidebox 5
4 Goalkeeper Saves 1
484 Total passes 384
417 Passes accurate 314
2.27 Expected Goals 1.12
Players Statistics
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Southampton
Goalkeepers
Field Players
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A. Browne
Substitute 6'
In:A. Browne
Out:Alex Bangura
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Goal 1:0 54'
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Assistant: M. Targett
61' Substitute
In:C. Bragg
Out:Caspar Jander
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Goal 2:0 61'
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Foul
R. Manning
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Goal 3:0 66'
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Foul
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
74' Substitute
In:Welington Damascena Santos
Out:R. Manning
Welington Damascena Santos
74' Substitute
In:E. Jelert
Out:T. Fellows
E. Jelert
74' Substitute
In:C. Archer
Out:A. Armstrong
C. Archer
A. Browne
Goal 4:0 76'
A. Browne
81' Yellow Card
J. Quarshie
Foul
J. Quarshie
A. Gilbert
Substitute 82'
In:A. Gilbert
Out:D. Burgzorg
85' Substitute
In:Ross Cameron Stewart
Out:J. Quarshie
Ross Cameron Stewart
Micah Hamilton
Substitute 90'
In:Micah Hamilton
Out:Hayden Rhys Hackney
S. Nypan
Substitute 90'
In:S. Nypan
Out:Morgan Reece Whittaker