Southampton spy chance to advance after goalless draw at Middlesbrough

Southampton and Middlesbrough played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final, leaving the second leg scheduled for Tuesday finely poised. The match was overshadowed by a spying scandal in which Middlesbrough accused a Southampton analyst of covertly observing their training sessions, leading to a misconduct charge from the Football League. Despite Southampton being considered favourites heading into the second leg, Middlesbrough performed strongly for long periods of the match.