Hull City vs Middlesbrough - Championship play-off final LIVE: Latest score, team news and updates as Tigers bus is attacked by fans en route to Wembley and Boro take Saints' place at Wembley after spygate scandal

Following the news, Saints stars Kuryu Matsuki and Leo Scienza took to social media to express their anger and frustration. Scienza shone in 2025-26 with seven goals and ten assists in 37 Championship appearances, form that saw him named as both the fans' and players' player of the season at St Mary's. Leo Scienza, Southampton forward:Disappointment, anger, sadness… it’s difficult to find the right words for what we’re all feeling right now.What has happened over the last days is heartbreaking for the club, for every player in this dressing room, and above all for our supporters. A moment like this should never end the way it did.I feel sorry for every football fan, as well as the players and supporters of Hull and Boro, who were caught up in all of this chaos too.We gave everything for this dream.

Day after day, sacrifice after sacrifice, always believing we could bring this club back to where it belongs. For me, the dream of playing in the Premier League was something I fought for with everything I had. That’s why this pain cuts so deep.The hardest part is knowing how much our fans deserved this moment. You stood behind us all season with incredible passion, loyalty and belief.

Even in the toughest moments, you carried us forward.Thank you for staying with us through everything, you definitely deserved better.