Middlesbrough vs Southampton

23 September 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Riley McGree 44’
  • Jonathan Howson 66’ (pen)
  • Adam Armstrong 17’

Match summary

Middlesbrough came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Southampton. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Adam Armstrong put Southampton ahead in the 17th minute, Riley McGree equalised in the 44th minute, and Jonathan Howson won it from the penalty spot in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Middlesbrough created 3.11 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Southampton's 1.44 from 15.

Match stats

Middlesbrough Southampton
14 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3.11 xG 1.67
2.32 Non-penalty xG 1.67

Key events

Middlesbrough Southampton
Kick-off
17’
Adam Armstrong0-1 (Southampton)
Riley McGree1-1 (Middlesbrough)
44’
Half-time1-1
Jonathan Howson
Penalty
2-1 (Middlesbrough)
66’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Middlesbrough
  • Hayden Hackney
  • Isaiah Jones
  • Tommy Smith
Southampton
  • Taylor Harwood-Bellis

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.11 1.44 17’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 17’ 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), 1-1 44’ 66’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), 2-1 66’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.11 1.44 17’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 Armstrong 17’ 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), 1-1 McGree 44’ 66’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), 2-1 Howson 66’
Middlesbrough 3.11 xGSouthampton 1.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Middlesbrough attacking 
66’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 86’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.62 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 17’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 28’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 41’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 10’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 79’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 23’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 82’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 88’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 47’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 87’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Jonathan Howson (Middlesbrough), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 86’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.62 xG, hit the woodwork 28’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 17’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 28’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 41’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.22 xG, blocked 10’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 36’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 79’ Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 23’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 82’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 31’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 7’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 88’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Darragh Lenihan (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 87’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 62’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 74’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 12’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 47’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Rav van den Berg Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Darragh Lenihan
90′ – – 2 0.25 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Howson
90′ 1 – 1 0.79 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Isaiah Jones Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.41 – –
Matt Crooks Taken off
69′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 6 1.45 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.19 – – –
Sam Greenwood Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Tommy Smith Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Middlesbrough win 43% Avg odds 2.22
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Southampton win 31% Avg odds 3.08

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.