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TL;DR
Southampton has been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face a disciplinary commission. Middlesbrough is upset over alleged spying on their training session ahead of their Championship playoff match against Southampton today.
Key points
- Southampton charged with misconduct by the English Football League
- Middlesbrough claims to have caught a spy from Southampton's staff
- Championship playoff semi-final between Middlesbrough and Southampton today
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In case you missed the news yesterday, Southampton have been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission set to be convened “at the earliest opportunity”.
Middlesbrough remain furious after catching a man they maintain belongs to Tonda Eckert’s backroom staff allegedly spying on a vital training session before today’s Championship playoff semi-final first leg against Southampton at the Riverside Stadium.
Middlesbrough face Southampton in the other play-off semi-final today. The match kicks off at 12:30pm BST at the Riverside Stadium.
It’s sure to be an interesting one after the events of the last few days…
The Championship play-offs kicked off last night, with Hull and Millwall holding each other to a 0-0 draw. It’s all to play for in the second leg, which takes place on Monday.
Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! There may only be three weeks left of the Premier League season but this has the potential to be one of, if not the most decisive. The one to watch this weekend is West Ham v Arsenal - a match that will have huge repercussions at both ends of the table. But that one is tomorrow, so we’ll talk about that a bit later.
Before that, we have a clash between Liverpool and Chelsea to look forward to. Both teams go into the match off the back of a loss. Chelsea suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to a second-string Nottingham Forest side, while Liverpool fell to a 3-2 loss against Manchester United. Both teams are also still looking to qualify for European football, albeit different competitions.
Elsewhere, Brighton host Wolves, Fulham take on Bournemouth and Sunderland face Manchester United. Those fixtures should get you warmed up for the final game of the day as Brentford travel to face title-chasing Manchester City.
As always, we’ll also be looking at the Championship and EFL play-offs, the thrilling Scottish Premiership title race and everything else that’s happening across Europe’s top leagues.
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Q&A
What misconduct charges has Southampton faced from the English Football League?
Southampton has been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission.
Why is Middlesbrough angry ahead of their playoff match against Southampton?
Middlesbrough is furious after allegedly catching a member of Southampton's backroom staff spying on their training session.
When does the Championship playoff semi-final between Middlesbrough and Southampton take place?
The Championship playoff semi-final between Middlesbrough and Southampton kicks off today at 12:30pm BST.