Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton: result and report

Middlesbrough 2-1 Southampton

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

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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.