Football
Middlesbrough vs Southampton. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 23rd September 2023.
Riverside StadiumAttendance: Attendance26,141.
Match ends, Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1.
Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough).
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Isaiah Jones.
Tommy Smith (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Seny Dieng.
Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Josh Coburn following a fast break.
Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Will Smallbone.
Foul by Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough).
Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
Foul by Riley McGree (Middlesbrough).
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Smith replaces Rav van den Berg because of an injury.
Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Ché Adams.
Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Shea Charles.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana is caught offside.
Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Ryan Fraser.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood replaces Matt Crooks.
Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough).
Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Southampton 1. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt saved. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Offside, Middlesbrough. Isaiah Jones is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough).
Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt saved. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ché Adams.
Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1.
Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Mason Holgate.
First Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1.
Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rav van den Berg with a cross.
Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Southampton 1. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Lewis O'Brien (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mason Holgate with a headed pass.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Foul by Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough).
Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough).
Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rav van den Berg.
Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Isaiah Jones.
Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Southampton 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ché Adams with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a through ball following a fast break.
Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
