Middlesbrough v Southampton: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – live
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Championship playoffs: Aaron Bower was at the MKM Stadium for last night’s other semi-final first leg between Hull and Millwall … don’t let the headline put you off.
Tonda Eckert has been speaking to Sky Sports pre-match, often failing to suppress a smile, about accusations of spying against Southampton:
I believe the club has made a statement. That’s all I can say at the moment.
I believe when you arrive in this moment of the season it’s not coaches who win games, it’s the players. It’s going to be the same today. We are focused on ourselves and we have been all week. We know that we face a very good team today. It’s going to be a big challenge.
