Championship Play-Offs
Southampton have been removed from the Championship play-offs after an independent disciplinary commission found the club guilty of breaching EFL regulations. The club admitted to unauthorised filming of rival teams' training sessions. Middlesbrough will now take their place in the final against Hull City.
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Middlesbrough has urged the EFL to bar Southampton from the Championship play-off final after alleging that a Saints staff member spied on their training session. The accusation has prompted an independent disciplinary hearing and placed the May 23 match against Hull City in doubt. Southampton has launched an internal review while cooperating with the investigation.