Southampton v Middlesbrough, 11 December 2016

Score1-0 to Southampton
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance28,976

View Southampton v Middlesbrough head to head

Kick-off: 2.15pm This was Middlesbrough's first defeat at Southampton in the Premier League since 28 September 1996 when Matt Le Tissier scored twice for the Saints in a 4-0 win at The Dell.

1 Southampton

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 53 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender José Fonte
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Antonio Barragán Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Da Silva Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Viktor Fischer Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Rhodes Forward
Cristhian Stuani Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Dušan Tadić 46
Steven Davis for Sofiane Boufal 73
Shane Long for Jordy Clasie 85

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 81

Cards:

Dušan Tadić 22 Y
Sofiane Boufal 45 Y
José Fonte 55 Y
Oriol Romeu 58 Y

Cards:

Antonio Barragán 17 Y
Adam Forshaw 52 Y
Adam Clayton 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward David Nugent

Comments:

League position: 10th Sofiane Boufal scored his first goal in the Premier League and Southampton's 500th goal in home games in the Premier League. The Saints had now won two of their last seven Premier League games. They had now lost one of their last 18 home games in the Premier League (won 12).

Comments:

League position: 16th Middlesbrough had now lost two of their last seven Premier League games. Newly-promoted Boro had now lost two of their eight away games in this Premier League season. They had now conceded more than one goal in only one of their last nine Premier League games.

1 Southampton

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender José Fonte
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Dušan Tadić 46
Steven Davis for Sofiane Boufal 73
Shane Long for Jordy Clasie 85

Cards:

Dušan Tadić 22 Y
Sofiane Boufal 45 Y
José Fonte 55 Y
Oriol Romeu 58 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 10th Sofiane Boufal scored his first goal in the Premier League and Southampton's 500th goal in home games in the Premier League. The Saints had now won two of their last seven Premier League games. They had now lost one of their last 18 home games in the Premier League (won 12).

0 Middlesbrough

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Victor Valdés Goalkeeper
Antonio Barragán Defender
Ben Gibson Defender
Calum Chambers Defender/Midfielder
Fábio Da Silva Defender/Midfielder
Adam Clayton Midfielder
Marten de Roon Midfielder
Adam Forshaw Midfielder
Viktor Fischer Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Rhodes Forward
Cristhian Stuani Forward

Substitutions:

Adama Traoré for Cristhian Stuani 81

Cards:

Antonio Barragán 17 Y
Adam Forshaw 52 Y
Adam Clayton 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan
Defender Bernardo
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Emilio Nsué
Midfielder Stewart Downing
Midfielder Grant Leadbitter
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward David Nugent

Comments:

League position: 16th Middlesbrough had now lost two of their last seven Premier League games. Newly-promoted Boro had now lost two of their eight away games in this Premier League season. They had now conceded more than one goal in only one of their last nine Premier League games.