The
English Football League's Independent Disciplinary Commission expels
Southampton from the
2026 EFL play-offs after finding the club guilty of spying on a
Middlesbrough training session ahead of their semi-final match on 12 May, 2026, which Southampton won. Southampton are also found guilty of spying on
Oxford United and
Ipswich Town earlier
this season, and will be deducted four points for the
following season.