Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle Southampton may not be allowed to play in the play-off final (EFL) (PA) Southampton have been formally charged by the EFL with alleged spying on Middlesbrough's training session ahead of their Championship play-off semi-final. The incident reportedly involved a Southampton performance analyst being caught hiding behind a tree at Middlesbrough's Rockliffe Park training base and ordered to delete footage. This allegation puts Southampton's place in the Championship play-off final, which they reached by beating Middlesbrough on Tuesday, at risk, with a tribunal decision expected imminently. The situation echoes the 2019 “Spygate” incident where Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United were fined £200,000 for observing Derby County's training, leading to a new EFL rule prohibiting such actions within 72 hours of a match.…