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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 32 (setup 4, season 28)
Southampton
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Gianluigi BUFFON1Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Jérôme BOATENG27Calum CHAMBERS
Wesley HOEDT37George FRIEND
Mario LEMINA748Adam CLAYTON
Andrea BARZAGLI658Ben GIBSON
Jannik VESTERGAARD66Dael FRY
James WARD-PROWSE78Jonny HOWSON
Nathan REDMOND87José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Manolo GABBIADINI9Martin BRAITHWAITE
Charlie AUSTIN7106Sam McQUEEN
Shane LONG117Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
Jack STEPHENS12Marcus TAVERNIER
Alex McCARTHY13Andy LONERGAN
Steve DAVIS14Danny BATTH
Pierre-Emile HØJBJERG15Nathan WOOD
CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares16Marvin JOHNSON

Southampton 0 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 32,372, Stadium: St.Mary's, Referee: Peter WALTON 7½)
Scorers68 Braithwaite
57 Austin <=> HøjbjergSubstitutions68 Chambers <=> Johnson
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners3
15Fouls3
0Offsides1
3Shots on3
10Shots off6
13Total shots9
3Shots saved2
37%Possession63%
Man of the match: Ben GIBSON
1GABBIADINI hit a left foot shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
2AUSTIN made space on the left and dragged the ball to LEMINA who clipped the ball wide.
5A useful ball from IZQUIERDO on the right bobbled toward BRAITHWAITE who mishit his shot wide.
7The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from IZQUIERDO.
22IZQUIERDO snapped at an easy chance.
26BOATENG beat three Middlesbrough players and blasted a great chance just beyond the near post.
27A header by LONG at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
29A cross from HOWSON left FRIEND in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
33A mix up in the Middlesbrough defence enabled GABBIADINI to blast an effort just beyond the far post.
35A corner found GABBIADINI who touched the ball over the bar.
39A free-kick from IZQUIERDO raced over.
 
51WARD-PROWSE worked the ball to LEMINA, REDMOND latched onto his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of KRUL.
59A accurate pass found REDMOND and his right foot effort flew narrowly over.
65GABBIADINI steamed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
65GABBIADINI ran onto a delightful ball from WARD-PROWSE but fumbled his effort wide.
68GOAL!! A perfect ball from MCQUEEN left ASSOMBALONGA in the clear, he made the 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to BRAITHWAITE to score. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
69A poor strike from GABBIADINI trickled agonisingly wide.
70LEMINA waltzed away from CLAYTON and rattled a tame shot over the bar.
72BRAITHWAITE headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
74BUFFON saved a beautiful shot from IZQUIERDO.
85The hapless 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from FRY dropped just wide.
90An exceptional effort from IZQUIERDO scraped the outside of the righthand post.