Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton: result and report

Championship · Saturday 23 September 2023

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton

Championship · Saturday 23 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton: match report

Middlesbrough won against Southampton 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 23 September 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adam Armstrong opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Riley McGree (44') and Jonathan Howson (66', penalty). Southampton scored through Adam Armstrong (17').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Southampton received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 24th on 2 points from 7 and Southampton 13th on 10 points from 7. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Southampton 4th with 94.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Southampton in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jonathan Howson of Middlesbrough (8.1), ahead of Seny Dieng (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 4 for Southampton.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read D-L-L-L-D and Southampton's L-L-L-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Adam ArmstrongSouthampton · 0-1
  • 44'Goal · Riley McGreeMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 53'Yellow card · Isaiah JonesMiddlesbrough
  • 54'Yellow card · Russell MartinSouthampton
  • 58'Yellow card · Hayden HackneyMiddlesbrough
  • 66'Penalty goal · Jonathan HowsonMiddlesbrough · 2-1
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Tommy SmithMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 3, draws 3, Southampton 4.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Rav van den Berg, Dael Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Lewis O'Brien, Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Riley McGree, Josh Coburn

Southampton line-up (4-3-3)

Gavin Bazunu, Mason Holgate, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters, Flynn Downes, Shea Charles, Will Smallbone, Adam Armstrong, Ché Adams, Ryan Fraser