Southampton 2-1 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 12 May 2026
Southampton beat Middlesbrough 2-1 after extra time in the EFL Championship Semi-finals on 12 May 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Ross Stewart and Shea Charles scored for Southampton; Riley McGree for Middlesbrough. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 0 and Middlesbrough 2, 3 draws.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-15'assist: Callum Brittain
- 13'Foul
- 37'Argument
- 38'Foul
- 1-145'
- Half-time1-1
- 56'Foul
- 66'
- 73'
- 78'Foul
- 83'
- 84'
- 85'
- 92'Foul
- 105'
- 2-1116'
- 119'—out: Welington
- 119'
- 119'
- 120+3'Time wasting
- 120+6'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Southampton
- 8.6Ryan ManningD
- 8.3Shea CharlesM
- 7.5Caspar JanderM
- 7.2Finn AzazM
- 7.0Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 7.0Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.9Daniel PeretzG
- 6.9Flynn DownesM
- 6.9Ross StewartF
- 6.9Leo ScienzaF
- 6.6James BreeD
- 6.6Samuel EdozieM
- 6.3Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.2Cyle LarinF
Middlesbrough
- 7.3Adilson MalandaD
- 7.2Matt TargettM
- 7.2Riley McGreeM
- 7.2Tommy ConwayF
- 7.2Aidan MorrisM
- 6.9Dael FryD
- 6.9Alan BrowneM
- 6.9Solomon BrynnG
- 6.7Callum BrittainM
- 6.6Luke AylingD
- 6.5Leo CastledineM
- 6.5Jeremy SarmientoM
- 6.3David StrelecF
- 6.2Morgan WhittakerF
Line-ups
Middlesbrough3-4-2-1
Southampton4-2-2-2
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 9Cyle Larin120+6'84'F6.2
- 5Jack StephensD
- 25George LongG
- 4Flynn Downes66'M6.9
- 19Cameron ArcherF
- 34Welington119'D
- 23Samuel Edozie85'M6.6
- 18Tom FellowsM
- 48C. Bragg119'M
MiddlesbroughKim Hellberg
Substitutes
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 32J. WildsmithG
- 16Alan Browne73'M6.9
- 22Samuel SilveraF
- 27Sontje Hansen119'F
- 45Jeremy Sarmiento105'M6.5
- 14A. GilbertF
- 23L. Castledine83'M6.5
- 15F. MunroeD
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
1.99Expected goals (xG)0.98
20Total shots19
7Shots on target3
6Shots off target7
7Blocked shots9
11Corners5
0Offsides1
15Fouls19
4Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves4
-0.06Goals prevented-0.06
589Total passes405
489Accurate passes316
83%Pass accuracy78%
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Manning | 120 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Shea Charles | 120 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 8.3 |
| Caspar Jander | 119 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7.5 |
| Finn Azaz | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 120 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Peretz | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Flynn Downes | 54 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Ross Stewart | 84 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Leo Scienza | 85 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| James Bree | 120 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Edozie | 34 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Cyle Larin | 36 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adilson Malanda | 120 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Matt Targett | 120 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Riley McGree | 105 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Tommy Conway | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Aidan Morris | 120 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Dael Fry | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alan Browne | 47 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Solomon Brynn | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Callum Brittain | 120 | – | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Luke Ayling | 119 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Leo Castledine | 37 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jeremy Sarmiento | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| David Strelec | 83 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Morgan Whittaker | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonDWDLD
- D09 May 26AMiddlesbrough0-0
- W02 May 26APreston3-1
- D28 Apr 26HIpswich2-2
- L25 Apr 26AManchester City1-2
- D21 Apr 26HBristol City2-2
MiddlesbroughDDWWD
- D09 May 26HSouthampton0-0
- D02 May 26AWrexham2-2
- W25 Apr 26HWatford5-1
- W22 Apr 26HSheffield Wednesday1-0
- D19 Apr 26AIpswich2-2
Head-to-head
- 09 May 26Middlesbrough0-0Southampton
- 04 Jan 26Middlesbrough4-0Southampton
- 27 Sept 25Southampton1-1Middlesbrough
- 29 Mar 24Southampton1-1Middlesbrough
- 23 Sept 23Middlesbrough2-1Southampton
- 13 May 17Middlesbrough1-2Southampton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 46 | +4 | 71 |
Before and after
Southampton
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