Championship · Matchday 26 · Sunday, 4 January 2026 · Full time
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Match stats
Middlesbrough v Southampton
- 56%Possession44%
- 2.27Expected goals (xG)1.12
- 22Shots16
- 5On target5
- 9Off target7
- 14Shots in the box11
- 8Shots outside the box5
- 8Blocked shots4
- 11Corners5
- 484Passes384
- 86%Pass accuracy82%
- 7Fouls12
- 1Offsides1
- 0Yellow cards3
- 4Saves1
- -1.91Goals prevented (keeping)-1.91
Referee
19.6
Fouls / game
3.2
Yellows / game
0.1
Reds / game
0.1
Pens / game
Average across the 25 of 25 games we hold full stats for (both teams combined). Penalties scored, shootouts excluded.
Timeline
- A. Bangura for A. Browne6′
- M. Whittaker M. Targett54′
- 61′C. Jander for C. Bragg
- S. Silvera L. Ayling61′
- 64′Ryan Manning
- M. Whittaker66′
- 68′Taylor Harwood-Bellis
- 74′R. Manning for Welington
- 74′T. Fellows for E. Jelert
- 74′A. Armstrong for C. Archer
- A. Browne76′
- 81′Joshua Quarshie
- D. Burgzorg for A. Gilbert82′
- 85′J. Quarshie for R. Stewart
- H. Hackney for M. Hamilton90′
- M. Whittaker for S. Nypan90′
Line-ups
Middlesbrough4-2-3-1
Manager Kim Hellberg
Bench: J. McLaughlin, D. Fry, A. Gilbert, A. Browne, M. Hamilton, S. Nypan, S. Hansen, G. McCormick, A. Kante
Top performers
- 1
Morgan WhittakerMiddlesbrough9.2 - 2
Adilson MalandaMiddlesbrough8.7 - 3
Matt TargettMiddlesbrough8.5 - 4
Samuel SilveraMiddlesbrough8.0 - 5
Luke AylingMiddlesbrough7.9 - 6
Aidan MorrisMiddlesbrough7.6