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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
Team1H2HET1ET2T
SOU10012
MID10001

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').

Recap · May 13
Shea Charles strikes in extra-time, sends Southampton to Wembley playoff final

Shea Charles struck a fortuitous extra-time winner as Southampton ensured the 'spygate' scandal will rumble on by booking their place in the Championship play-off final with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over Middlesbrough.

What it means

  • Southampton has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago
Southampton beat rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in first match after Spygate conclusion
ESPN · 4d ago
Tonda Eckert 'forever grateful' for Southampton support during 'Spygate' fallout
ESPN · 5d ago
Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban for 'Spygate' role
ESPN · Sep 21
Southampton boss calls 'Spygate' punishment 'absolutely unheard of'
Recap · Sep 19
Wrexham beat Southampton after last-gasp own goal
ESPN · Sep 17
Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac poke fun at 'Spygate' in Wrexham sponsor ad ahead of Southampton clash
ESPN · Aug 31
Sources: Southampton loans USMNT's Downs to St. Louis
ESPN · Aug 20
Rangers, Southampton eye Estoril's Antef Tsoungui - sources

Lineups

Boro2nd in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-2-1)
  1. 1Solomon BrynnG
  2. 2Dael FryCD
  3. 3Adilson MalandaCD-L
  4. 4Luke AylingCD-R
  5. 5Riley McGreeCM-L
  6. 6Aidan MorrisCM-R
  7. 7Matt TargettLM
  8. 8Callum BrittainRM
  9. 9David StrelecF
  10. 10Tommy ConwayCF-L
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerCF-R
Southampton11th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-2-2)
  1. 1Daniel PeretzG
  2. 2Nathan WoodCD-L
  3. 3Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 4Ryan ManningLB
  5. 5James BreeRB
  6. 6Caspar JanderCM-L
  7. 7Shea CharlesCM-R
  8. 8Léo ScienzaCF-L
  9. 9Ross StewartCF-R
  10. 10Kuryu MatsukiAM-L
  11. 11Finn AzazAM-R

Head to head

MID leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Boro 2, Southampton 1 (Sep 23)

Last 5

MID
  • Tvs SOU0-0
  • T@ WXM2-2
  • Wvs WAT5-1
  • Wvs SHW1-0
  • T@ IPS2-2
SOU
  • T@ MID0-0
  • W@ PNE3-1
  • Tvs IPS2-2
  • L@ MNC1-2
  • Tvs BRC2-2

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Game info

Venue
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England · Attendance 30,277
Officials
Andy Madley (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesMID leads series 2-0-3