Southampton win in extra-time to reach playoff fin...

Southampton defeated Middlesbrough 2-1 in extra-time on May 12, 2026, advancing to the Championship play-off final 2-1 on aggregate. Shea Charles scored a fortuitous winner in the 116th minute after Riley McGree had given Middlesbrough the lead and Ross Stewart equalised in first-half stoppage time. Southampton will face Hull in the Wembley play-off final on Saturday, May 23, with the match overshadowed by a 'spygate' scandal involving alleged surveillance of a Middlesbrough training session.