Middlesbrough and Southampton played out a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their EFL Championship play-off semi-final at the Riverside Stadium. Both sides hit the woodwork during an evenly contested match. The tie remains finely balanced ahead of the return fixture.
Middlesbrough dominated the first half but could not find a breakthrough. Tommy Conway struck the post during a period of sustained pressure from the hosts. Southampton defended resolutely and created few clear chances of their own.