"The EFL have asked Southampton for their 'observations' after Middlesbrough raised a complaint about alleged spying. The two sides are set to go head-to-head in the Championship play-off semi-finals, with the first leg set to take place in Middlesbrough on Saturday lunchtime. The two sides will then do battle again on the south coast on Tuesday night, with the winners moving on to Wembley to take on either Millwall or Hull City with promotion to the Premier League on the line"
"There are specific EFL rules against spying, with the regulations prohibiting clubs from 'directly or indirectly observing (or attempting to observe) another club's training session in the period of 72 hours prior to any match'. That rules was written into the regulations in 2019. An EFL statement said: "The EFL has written to Southampton FC requesting their observations following a complaint from Middlesbrough FC relating to alleged unauthorised filming ahead of the two clubs meeting in Saturday's Championship play-off semi-final first leg."
"The alleged incident is said to have taken place on Middlesbrough's private property by an individual identified to be associated with Southampton. "The League is treating this matter as potential misconduct under EFL regulations and will be making no further comment at this time." Middlesbrough claimed a 4-0 win over Southampton when the sides last met (Image credit: Getty Images)"
The EFL asked Southampton for observations after Middlesbrough raised a complaint about alleged spying. The clubs are set to meet in the Championship play-off semi-finals, with the first leg in Middlesbrough and the second leg on the south coast. Allegations claim a member of Southampton’s analyst team recorded Middlesbrough’s training session from a concealed location at Middlesbrough’s Rockliffe Park training ground. The claim states that after being caught, Middlesbrough asked for deletion of videos and photos and removed the individual from the site. EFL rules prohibit clubs from directly or indirectly observing another club’s training session within 72 hours before a match. The EFL said it is treating the matter as potential misconduct and will not comment further.
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