Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough

Riverside Stadium

17 Oct 2025, 21:00

2:1

Finished

Ipswich Town

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

20'

Alfie Jones

42'

Callum Brittain

47'

Own Goal

Cédric Kipré(Own Goal)

2ND HALF

55'

Goal

M. Whittaker

Jens Cajuste

Marcelino Nuñez

67'

George Hirst

Iván Azón

67'

S. Egeli

J. Clarke

67'

Sammie Szmodics

Chuba Akpom

67'

69'

A. Morris

D. Strelec

69'

Kaly Sène

M. Whittaker

Dara O'shea(Marcelino Nuñez)

Goal

76'

A. Matusiwa

78'

82'

Sam Silvera

T. Conway

83'

Kaly Sène

A. Matusiwa

Jack Taylor

84'

87'

Luke Ayling

D. Burgzorg

Match statistics

48%Possession52%

381Passes Attempted396

299Completed Passes328

5Corners9

25Throw-ins12

15Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

D. Fry

#6D. Fry

Alfie Jones

#5Alfie Jones

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

D. Burgzorg

#10D. Burgzorg

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

D. Strelec

#13D. Strelec

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
D. Fry #6
Alfie Jones #5	20'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2	42'
H. Hackney #7
A. Browne #16
T. Conway #9	82'
D. Burgzorg #10	87'
M. Whittaker #11	69' ⚽55'
D. Strelec #13	69'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Tommy Daniel

Tommy Daniel John Conway

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Middlesbrough

Formation

4-2-3-1

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

D. Fry

#6D. Fry

Alfie Jones

#5Alfie Jones

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

A. Browne

#16A. Browne

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

D. Burgzorg

#10D. Burgzorg

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

D. Strelec

#13D. Strelec

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
D. Fry #6
Alfie Jones #5	20'
Matt Targett #3
Callum Brittain #2	42'
H. Hackney #7
A. Browne #16
T. Conway #9	82'
D. Burgzorg #10	87'
M. Whittaker #11	69' ⚽55'
D. Strelec #13	69'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Tommy Daniel

Tommy Daniel John Conway

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Alex Palmer

#1Alex Palmer

Cédric Kipré

#4Cédric Kipré

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

D. Furlong

#19D. Furlong

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

Jens Cajuste

#12Jens Cajuste

Sammie Szmodics

#23Sammie Szmodics

Jaden Philogene

#11Jaden Philogene

S. Egeli

#8S. Egeli

George Hirst

#9George Hirst

Starting XI

Alex Palmer #1
Cédric Kipré #4	47'
Dara O'shea #26	⚽76'
L. Davis #3
D. Furlong #19
A. Matusiwa #5	84' 78'
Jens Cajuste #12	67'
Sammie Szmodics #23	67'
Jaden Philogene #11
S. Egeli #8	67'
George Hirst #9	67'

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late April 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

33 matches

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

11

Wins

12

Draws

10

Wins

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

Championship2018 • 3 matches

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

Middlesbrough

Championship2017 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

Championship2016 • 1 match

Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Matt Donohue

Venue:

Riverside Stadium

Capacity:

34 988

Middlesbrough vs Ipswich Town match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Ipswich Town. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.