London, May 20 -- The English Football League (EFL) has expelled Southampton from the 2025/26 Championship playoff final after finding the club guilty of "unauthorised filming" on multiple opponents during the 2025-26 season. The EFL has also hit Southampton with an additional four-point deduction ahead of next term, as per the league's official statement.

Middlesbrough, who were defeated by Southampton in their playoff semi-final, have been reinstated and will now face Hull City on Saturday for a place in the Premier League.

"An Independent Disciplinary Commission has today expelled Southampton from the Sky Bet Championship Play-Offs after the Club admitted to multiple breaches of EFL Regulations related to the unauthorised filming of ...