Southampton Under Investigation for Filming Middlesbrough Training Session
EFL rules ban clubs from observing opponents’ training within 72 hours of a match.
Southampton have not yet commented on the allegations...
The EFL has opened an investigation after claims that a Southampton staff member was seen filming a closed Middlesbrough training session before Saturday’s Championship play-off semi-final first leg.
“The EFL has written to Southampton FC requesting their observations following a complaint from Middlesbrough FC relating to alleged unauthorised filming ahead of the two clubs' meeting in Saturday's Championship play-off semi-final first leg,” an EFL spokesperson told Southampton daily newspaper The Southern Daily Echo.
“The alleged incident is said to have taken place on Middlesbrough’s private property by an individual identified to be associated with Southampton.
“The league is treating this matter as potential misconduct under EFL Regulations and will be making no further comment at this time.”
🚨 Middlesbrough have caught what is thought to be a Southampton first-team analyst allegedly recording a training session today –– it is claimed that the male who was in a bush deleted the footage before leaving the site #saintsfc @MailSport pic.twitter.com/xLbDdNk43H
— SaintsExtra (@SaintsExtra) May 7, 2026
BBC Sport said a Southampton performance analyst was caught filming Middlesbrough’s training session and photographing their tactics on Thursday morning, two days before the first leg at the Riverside Stadium. The analyst was ordered to delete the material and leave the site.
Under league regulations, clubs are forbidden from watching or attempting to watch another team’s training session within 72 hours of a game.
Southampton were not immediately available for comment.
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