Middlesbrough – Southampton 2–1

	1H	2H	T
MID	1	1	2
SOU	0	1	1

Match report

Middlesbrough beat Southampton 2–1 at Middlesbrough Stadium in Championship. H. Hackney opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Middlesbrough have 3 wins in their last 5, while Southampton have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽H. Hackney

13'

H. Hackney

36'

2H

53'

J. Aribo

Leo Castledine

70'

⚽A. Gilbertassist C. Brittain

74'

⇄J. McLaughlin↓ H. Hackney

74'

⇄James Jones↓ F. Azaz

⇄G. Edmundson↓ A. Gilbert

83'

⇄G. Long↓ J. Aribo

85'

⚽J. Ariboassist E. Jelert

Momentum

MID

⚽⚽⚽

SOU

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 2, 2025 · 17:00

VenueMiddlesbrough Stadium

Attendance34,313 / 35,013 (98%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking MID

#9·

#16

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

F. Azaz

7.8

Lineups

MID 4-3-36.95Formation7.014-3-3 SOU

Middlesbrough

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Southampton

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

31G. Bazunu6.9

14J. Bree7.6

5T. Dobson-Ventura6.3

6T. Harwood-Bellis6.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL