"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."
"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 Share Middlesbrough face Southampton in the other play-off semi-final today."
"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."
"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."
Southampton have been charged with misconduct by the English Football League and will face an independent disciplinary commission at the earliest opportunity. Middlesbrough remain furious after alleging that a man they believe belongs to Tonda Eckert’s backroom staff was spying on a vital training session before the Championship playoff semi-final first leg against Southampton at the Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough play Southampton in the other playoff semi-final on the same day, with kick-off at 12:30pm BST. In the Championship playoff semi-finals, Hull and Millwall finished 0-0 after the first leg, leaving the second leg to be played on Monday. League One and League Two playoff semi-finals are also listed, including Stevenage v Stockport, Bolton v Bradford, Grimsby v Salford, and Chesterfield v Notts County.
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