Middlesbrough vs Southampton

Championship

Boro

13-7-6

4-0

Final

Southampton

8-9-9

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'SOU

56%Possession44%

22Shots16

5On target5

11Corners5

4Saves1

7Fouls12

64'Ryan ManningSOU68'Taylor Harwood-BellisSOU81'Joshua QuarshieSOU

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	0	4	4
SOU	0	0	0

Who won: Boro 4-0

Middlesbrough beat Southampton 4-0 on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Morgan Whittaker (54', 66'), Samuel Silvera (61') and Alan Browne (76').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 4, Southampton 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 4, Southampton 0.
90'+3'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cameron Archer following a fast break.
90'+2'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Silvera with a cross.
90'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Whittaker
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sverre Nypan replaces Morgan Whittaker.
S. Nypan
90'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Hackney
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Micah Hamilton replaces Hayden Hackney.
M. Hamilton
88'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Whittaker.
T. Conway
85'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Quarshie
Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Joshua Quarshie.
R. Stewart
84'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
L. Scienza
83'
Free kick won
Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough).
82'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Burgzorg
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Delano Burgzorg.
A. Gilbert
81'
Yellow card
Joshua Quarshie (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Quarshie
81'SOU
Free kick won
Sam Silvera (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'
Foul
Foul by Joshua Quarshie (Southampton).
79'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
L. Scienza
79'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sol Brynn (Middlesbrough). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
T. Harwood-Bellis
78'
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Luke Ayling.
GOAL76'
Goal! Left footed shot
A. Browne
Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Southampton 0. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
MID 4 - 0 SOU
76'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Matt Targett.
H. Hackney
75'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
75'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Conway.
M. Whittaker
74'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Armstrong
Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
C. Archer
74'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Fellows
Substitution, Southampton. Elias Jelert replaces Tom Fellows.
E. Jelert