Southampton vs Middlesbrough, 2nd Leg Southampton advance 2-1 on aggregate

Championship

Southampton

SOU

2-1

Final

Boro

MID

2nd Leg - Southampton advance 2-1 on aggregate

St. Mary's Stadium

Match pulse

SOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

59%Possession41%

20Shots19

7On target3

11Corners5

2Saves4

15Fouls19

13'Riley McGreeMID37'Nathan WoodSOU38'Luke AylingMID56'Finn AzazSOU78'Adilson MalandaMID92'Callum BrittainMID120'+3'Daniel PeretzSOU120'+6'Cyle LarinSOU

Team	1H	2H	ET1	ET2	T
SOU	1	0	0	1	2
MID	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Southampton 2-1

Southampton beat Middlesbrough 2-1 after extra time in 2nd Leg Southampton advance 2-1 on aggregate on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium. Goals for Southampton: Ross Stewart (45'+1') and Shea Charles (116'). Goals for Boro: Riley McGree (5').

Play by play

Match ends, Southampton 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Southampton 2, Middlesbrough 1.
120'+6'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Sontje Hansen (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adilson Malanda following a set piece situation.
S. Hansen
120'+6'
Yellow card
Cyle Larin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
C. Larin
120'+6'
Foul
Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
120'+6'
Free kick won
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
120'+4'
Free kick won
Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
120'+4'
Foul
Foul by Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough).
120'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Finn Azaz.
120'+4'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.
J. Sarmiento
120'+3'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
M. Whittaker
120'+3'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Leo Castledine (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
L. Castledine
120'+3'
Yellow card
Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
D. Peretz
120'+2'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
C. Brittain
120'+1'
Foul
Foul by Welington (Southampton).
120'+1'
Free kick won
Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120'+1'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen with a cross.
A. Browne
120'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
120'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sontje Hansen.
M. Whittaker
119'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Edozie
Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Samuel Edozie.
Welington
119'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Ayling
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sontje Hansen replaces Luke Ayling.
S. Hansen
119'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Jander
Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Caspar Jander.
C. Bragg
GOAL116'
Goal! Left footed shot
S. Charles · ast T. Harwood-Bellis
Goal! Southampton 2, Middlesbrough 1. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
SOU 2 - 1 MID
116'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Bree
113'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
A. Browne

Leaders

SOUMID

Total Shots

Ross Stewart

Morgan Whittaker

Accurate Passes

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Matt Targett

Saves

Daniel Peretz

Solomon Brynn