Middlesbrough and Southampton played out a goalless draw at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday, 9 May 2026, with referee Farai Hallam taking charge of the Championship fixture. The match, which kicked off at 11:30 UTC, finished 0-0 after a first half that also ended without a goal. C. Larin and F. Downes received yellow cards for Southampton in the 55th and 59th minutes respectively, while Middlesbrough avoided any bookings.

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Middlesbrough and Southampton meet on Saturday, 9 May 2026, with a place in the next round of the Championship knockout stage on the line. The two sides know each other well from two league meetings this season. Middlesbrough won the most recent encounter 4–0 on 4 January 2026, while the earlier fixture on 27 September 2025 finished 1–1. That heavy defeat for Southampton gives this knockout tie an extra edge — Russell Martin’s side will want to prove that result was an outlier.

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