BREAKING: Southampton have been expelled from the play-off final 🚨 Middlesbrough have been reinstated for Saturday’s showdown at Wembley against Hull City ⚽️

If Sanctions are carried out in weeks, explain to me like a child why this is taking ages!!!

Middlesbrough lost fairly and squarely on the pitch, irrespective of this spying debacle. Southampton didn’t have a shot on target in the first leg and Middlesbrough scored first in the second. Throw Southampton out for breaking the rules but going on what happened on the pitch, Middlesbrough don’t deserve to be in the final either

Southampton fans refreshing every football app right now just to make sure this isn’t another fake Fabrizio account 😭 Middlesbrough getting a last-minute Wembley lifeline is an absolute cinema.

😂😂😂😂

Completely neutral but why do @Boro qualify for the final? Surely the semi final needs to be replayed between @Boro and @Wrexham_AFC ?

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Should be millwall they finished above them. And didn’t lose to Southampton

As Boro and Millwall both lost would it be fairer for them to play off for the right to meet Hull in the final ?

Maybe start next on Manchester city with their 115 charges …

Efl is so corrupt Millwall lost = OUT Middlesbrough lost = OUT Southampton cheated = OUT Hull won = Promote

@RF5PUSB Not so chirpy now are we, you bunch of helmets

Looks a bit silly now eh boys! 🙄🤡

Lost the game over 2 legs. Punish the owners, and the staff responsible. But the players and the fans should not be punished. Shocking decision. Middlesbrough do not automatically qualify just because they moaned about it.

Hmm...a team is reported to have been spying on rivals training sessions - EFL investigation within a week and team gets kicked out straight away. But, elsewhere, 115 financial charges - PL will get back to you on that, who knows when? 🤔

Why were Leeds only fined??

I think Hull Citu should protest tbis decision. They can argue that they have been preparing for Southampton and this new decision is unfair to them. Will that make sense?

Someone spied on a training session and a club has been expelled from the playoffs - even if someone did see a training session, it's not likely to give a huge advantage. What a clown world.

Tried to be clever, ended up banned. Now you watch Wembley on TV while Middlesbrough play your final. Peak Southampton.

Feel for the saints supporters! But I’d rather they just promoted Hull … Boro don’t deserve it

Couldn’t have happened to a better set of fans 🥳🥳🥳🥳

“We’ll spy where we want” aged nicely 😂😂😂

Meanwhile nothing yet been done for this club Man City

Proposed new logo for Southampton 🕵️‍♂️

Breaking News: Dog Spotted outside St Mary’s stadium.

Southampton getting kicked out of the Championship playoffs is actually very good!. It's time these punishments start holding more weight and not just be fines all the time. Now teams will think twice before making such moves

Imagine the Borough players, soaking up the sun on their holidays just to get a call, and back they go to training😂😂

Delighted for #boro and #hcfc - well done #EFL as justice prevailed. May the best team win on Saturday #spygate

Thats the most utter bollocks ive ever heard in my life

The popular and morally correct decision. However, this sets a very dangerous precedent as this must now be the new punishment for any opposition staff to be at any game or training session. It cant be just because it was a play off game. It has to treat every game in the same wa

Can we make EFL in charge of the prem? They might decide Man City charges by next week

Ironically the "Saints" cheated

LETS ALL LAUGH AT SOUTHAMPTON