Championship Full Time Jan 4 • 3:00 PM

Championship England Sun, Jan 4 • 03:00 PM

Middlesbrough

4 vs 0

Full Time

Southampton

Middlesbrough

4 vs 0

Scheduled

Riverside Stadium

Ref Oliver Langford Attendance N/A

Southampton

M. Whittaker - 54'

S. Silvera - 61'

M. Whittaker - 66'

A. Browne - 76'

Competition Stage Matchday 1

Status Full Time

Venue Riverside Stadium

Kickoff Sun, Jan 4 • 03:00 PM

Pre-match Context

Competition Stage

Matchday 1

Match State

Full Time

H2H Edge (last 5)

Middlesbrough

Draws

Southampton

Stadium

Riverside Stadium

34.7K cap.

Match Information

Kickoff

Jan 4, 2026 - 03:00 PM

Referee

Oliver Langford

Capacity

34.7K

Possession Edge

Middlesbrough 56% - 44% Southampton

Match Snapshot

Half Time

0 - 0

Full Time

4 - 0

Cards

H 0Y/0R · A 4Y/0R

Offsides

Middlesbrough 1 · 1 Southampton

Key Moments

⇄

90' · 2

Hayden Hackney

Middlesbrough

⇄

85' · 2

Joshua Quarshie

Southampton

⇄

82' · 2

Delano Burgzorg

Middlesbrough

76' · 2

Alan Browne

Middlesbrough

⇄

74' · 2

Adam Armstrong

Southampton

66' · 2

Morgan Whittaker

Middlesbrough

Statistics

Full Match Statistics

Advanced Snapshot

Middlesbrough edge

Control 56% Possession 44% Control

Attack 22.0 Pressure 16.0 Attack

Tempo 8 Discipline 24 Tempo

56%

Middlesbrough

Poss

44%

Southampton

56%

Ball Possession

44%

2.27

Expected Goals

1.12

Expected Goals Conceded

2.27

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Shots off Goal

11/27 (41%)

Successful Dribbles

2/6 (33%)

Corner Kicks

Throw-ins

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

484

Total Passes

384

Free Kicks

Goal Kicks

Substitutions

128

Possession Lost

110

Final Third Possession Won

Was Dribbled Past

Was Fouled

35/75 (47%)

Ground Duels Won

40/75 (53%)

16/30 (53%)

Aerial Duels Won

14/30 (47%)

Duels Won

Error Led To Goal

Clearances

8/12 (67%)

Tackles Won

23/31 (74%)

Interceptions

Backward Passes

143

Passes Into Final Third

Key Passes

8/29 (28%)

Long Passes Completed

21/47 (45%)

313

Passes Opposition Half

195

Passes Own Half

201

6/24 (25%)

Crosses Completed

2/12 (17%)

1.09

Expected Assists

0.88

Big Chances Missed

Shots Outside The Box

Shots Inside The Box

2.09

Expected Goals On Target

0.44

Hit Woodwork

Shots Blocked

Attacks

417

Passes Completed

314

Big Chances Created

Middlesbrough Confirmed

Formation

4-2-3-1

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

4-2-3-1

Sol Brynn

Alex Bangura

↓ 6' OUT | Alan Browne IN

Matt Targett

Adilson Malanda

Luke Ayling

Aidan Morris

Hayden Hackney

↓ 90' OUT | Micah Hamilton IN

Delano Burgzorg

↓ 82' OUT | Alex Gilbert IN

Morgan Whittaker

Sam Silvera

Tommy Conway

Substitutes

16 Alan Browne

↑ 6' IN | Alex Bangura OUT

19 Sverre Nypan

14 Alex Gilbert

↑ 82' IN | Delano Burgzorg OUT

17 Micah Hamilton

↑ 90' IN | Hayden Hackney OUT

33 Jonathan McLaughlin

6 Dael Fry

40 George McCormick

42 Abdoulaye Kanté

27 Sontje Hansen

Missing

Riley McGree

Missing

Alfie Jones

Missing

George Edmundson

Missing

Darragh Lenihan

Missing

Management

Kim Hellberg

Management

Southampton Confirmed

Formation

3-4-2-1

Depth

11 XI / 9 bench

Field Pos

Mapped

3-4-2-1

Gavin Bazunu

Joshua Quarshie

↓ 85' OUT | Ross Stewart IN

Nathan Wood

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Ryan Manning

Caspar Jander

↓ 61' OUT | Cameron Bragg IN

Flynn Downes

Tom Fellows

Léo Scienza

Finn Azaz

Adam Armstrong

↓ 74' OUT | Cameron Archer IN