English League Championship

Middlesbrough vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
  • 44': Riley McGree
  • 66': Jonathan Howson (P)
FT
2 - 1
Southampton
  • 17': Adam Armstrong

About

Middlesbrough are hosting Southampton at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
  • 5': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 5': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
  • 7': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
  • 7': Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 12': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
  • 12': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 17': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ché Adams with a through ball.
  • 19': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 20': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 25': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rav van den Berg.
  • 31': Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 33': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough).
  • 34': Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
  • 34': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 36': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 39': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mason Holgate with a headed pass.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 42': Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+1': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rav van den Berg with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Mason Holgate.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ché Adams.
  • 49': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
  • 53': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 55': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 57': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
  • 58': Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
  • 58': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 61': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
  • 63': Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
  • 65': Penalty Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 67': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
  • 69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Matt Crooks.
  • 69': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ryan Fraser.
  • 70': Offside, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana is caught offside.
  • 70': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
  • 70': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Shea Charles.
  • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ché Adams.
  • 73': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Smith replaces Rav van den Berg because of an injury.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 75': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
  • 78': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
  • 80': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
  • 82': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 82': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough).
  • 83': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Will Smallbone.
  • 86': Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Coburn following a fast break.
  • 86': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 87': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
  • 90': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Isaiah Jones.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+2': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
  • 90'+6': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1.
  • 90'+6': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 4
49.4 Possession 50.6
15 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
480 Accurate Passes 499
543 Passes 571
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.1
33 Long Balls 50
18 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 22
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 18
16 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 26,141

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 15 +27 34
2 Middlesbrough 15 +6 29
3 Stoke City 15 +11 27
4 Preston North End 15 +6 26
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Seny Dieng (GK)
26 Darragh Lenihan
6 Dael Fry
28 Lewis O'Brien
3 Rav van den Berg
25 Matt Crooks
7 Hayden Hackney Yellow Card
16 Jonathan Howson
19 Josh Coburn
8 Riley McGree
11 Isaiah Jones Yellow Card
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Samuel Silvera, Morgan Rogers, Paddy McNair, Lukas Engel, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Tommy Smith, Sam Greenwood, Daniel Barlaser, Thomas Glover.

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
6 Mason Holgate
24 Shea Charles
16 William Smallbone
4 Flynn Downes
10 Ché Adams
26 Ryan Fraser
9 Adam Armstrong
Southampton Substitutes:
Stuart Armstrong, Sékou Mara, Ryan Manning, James Bree, Alex McCarthy, Carlos Alcaraz, Samuel Edozie, Joe Aribo, Kamaldeen Sulemana.

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