Middlesbrough vs Southampton 04/01/2026

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

04 Jan 2026, 16:00

4:0

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

5'

Injured

Alex Bangura

6'

A. Browne

Alex Bangura

2ND HALF

54'

Goal

Morgan Whittaker(Matt Targett)

61'

Goal

Sam Silvera(Luke Ayling)

Caspar Jander

Cam Bragg

61'

Ryan Manning

64'

66'

Goal

Morgan Whittaker

T. Harwood-Bellis

68'

A. Armstrong

Cameron Archer

74'

Ryan Manning

Elias Jelert

74'

Tom Fellows

Welington

74'

76'

Goal

A. Browne

Joshua Quarshie

81'

82'

A. Gilbert

D. Burgzorg

Joshua Quarshie

R. Stewart

85'

90'

Micah Hamilton

Hayden Hackney

90'

Sverre Nypan

Morgan Whittaker

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

484Passes Attempted384

417Completed Passes314

11Corners5

16Throw-ins14

22Shots On Target16

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

Solomon

#31Brynn

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Adilson

#29Malanda

Alex

#24Bangura

Luke David

#12Ayling

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Delano

#10Burgzorg

Samuel

#22Silvera

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Starting XI

Sol Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3	🎯54'
A. Malanda #29
Alex Bangura #24	5' 6'
Luke Ayling #12	🎯61'
A. Morris #18
Hayden Hackney #7	90'
Morgan Whittaker #11	90' ⚽66' ⚽54'
D. Burgzorg #10	82'
Sam Silvera #22	⚽61'
T. Conway #9

Substitutes

J. Mclaughlin #33
Dael Fry #6
George Mccormick #40
Sverre Nypan #19	90'
Abdoulaye Kanté #42
A. Gilbert #14	82'
A. Browne #16	⚽76' 6'
Sontje Hansen #27
Micah Hamilton #17	90'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Riley Patrick

Riley Patrick Mcgree

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hayden

Hayden Hackney

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

Solomon

#31Brynn

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Adilson

#29Malanda

Alex

#24Bangura

Luke David

#12Ayling

Aidan

#18Morris

Hayden

#7Hackney

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Delano

#10Burgzorg

Samuel

#22Silvera

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Starting XI

Sol Brynn #31
Matt Targett #3	🎯54'
A. Malanda #29
Alex Bangura #24	5' 6'
Luke Ayling #12	🎯61'
A. Morris #18
Hayden Hackney #7	90'
Morgan Whittaker #11	90' ⚽66' ⚽54'
D. Burgzorg #10	82'
Sam Silvera #22	⚽61'
T. Conway #9

Substitutes

J. Mclaughlin #33
Dael Fry #6
George Mccormick #40
Sverre Nypan #19	90'
Abdoulaye Kanté #42
A. Gilbert #14	82'
A. Browne #16	⚽76' 6'
Sontje Hansen #27
Micah Hamilton #17	90'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Riley Patrick

Riley Patrick Mcgree

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hayden

Hayden Hackney

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Middlesbrough

Kim Hellberg

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

Gavin Okeroghene

#31Bazunu

Nathan

#15Wood-Gordon

Joshua

#17Quarshie

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Caspar

#20Jander

Flynn

#4Downes

Tom Allen

#18Fellows

Ryan Phelim

#3Manning

Finn Isaac

#10Azaz

Leonardo

#13Weschenfelder-Scienza

Adam

#9Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15
Joshua Quarshie #17	85' 81'
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	68'
Caspar Jander #20	61'
Flynn Downes #4
Tom Fellows #18	74'
Ryan Manning #3	74' 64'
Finn Azaz #10
Léo Scienza #13
A. Armstrong #9	74'

Substitutes

Alex McCarthy #1
Jack Stephens #5
Welington #34	74'
Elias Jelert #38	74'
K. Matsuki #27
Cam Bragg #48	61'
Cameron Archer #19	74'
Jay Robinson #46
R. Stewart #11	85'

Will not play

Alex Simon

Alex Simon McCarthy

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Early May 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Head-to-head

27 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

11

Wins

9

Draws

7

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Championship2025 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Southampton

Premier League2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Southampton

Premier League2016 • 1 match

Southampton

Middlesbrough

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Oliver Langford

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

Middlesbrough vs Southampton match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Southampton. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.