Midnight Train to Royston

"Midnight Train to Royston" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American sports comedy-drama television series Ted Lasso, based on the character played by Jason Sudeikis in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of England's Premier League. It is the 21st overall episode of the series and was written by Sasha Garron and directed by MJ Delaney. It was released on Apple TV+ on October 1, 2021.

The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach, who is unexpectedly recruited to coach a fictional English Premier League soccer team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience coaching soccer. The team's owner, Rebecca Welton, hires Lasso hoping he will fail as a means of exacting revenge on the team's previous owner, Rupert, her unfaithful ex-husband. The previous season saw Rebecca change her mind on the club's direction and working Ted in saving it, although the club is relegated from the Premier League. In the episode, a Ghanaian billionaire named Edwin Akufo takes an interest in buying Sam for an African soccer team he is assembling, putting Rebecca in a dire situation. Meanwhile, Ted finds that Sharon is leaving, while Nate accompanies Keeley in shopping after feeling his tactics do not get enough credit.

The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and ending, but criticizing Rebecca's and Sam's romantic subplot as well as Keeley's subplot. For her performance in the episode, Juno Temple was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, Sam Richardson was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.