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Middlesbrough vs Southampton
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Oliver LangfordChampionship 2025/2026 · 21 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Southampton- ⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Alex Bangura
6′ - ⚽
Morgan Whittaker 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Matt Targett
Left foot shot
54′ - ⚽
Sam Silvera 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Luke Ayling
Right foot shot
61′ - 61′⇄
Cameron Bragg
Substitution
Off: Caspar Jander
- 64′
Ryan Manning
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Morgan Whittaker 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
66′ - 68′
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Yellowcard
Foul
- 74′⇄
Cameron Archer
Substitution
Off: Adam Armstrong
- 74′⇄
Elias Jelert
Substitution
Off: Tom Fellows
- 74′⇄
Welington
Substitution
Off: Ryan Manning
- ⚽
Alan Browne 4-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
76′ - 81′
Cameron Bragg
Yellowcard
Foul
- 81′
Joshua Quarshie
Yellowcard
- ⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution
Off: Delano Burgzorg
82′ - 85′⇄
Ross Stewart
Substitution
Off: Joshua Quarshie
- ⇄
Micah Hamilton
Substitution
Off: Hayden Hackney
90′ - ⇄
Sverre Nypan
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
90′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.35 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.96 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.73 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 8.23 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7.06 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.14 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.49 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 8.53 | |
| 82 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.66 | |
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| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.59 | |
| 84 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.56 | |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.29 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.47 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Middlesbrough
Latest: Hull City · 0–1
Match stats
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Hull City · 2025/2026
Southampton
Latest: Birmingham City · 1–1
Match stats
29 Dec 2025, 20:15 · Away vs Birmingham City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Southampton’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Southampton
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Middlesbrough
Southampton
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.