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

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 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

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 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: Late February 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late April 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Marcelino Ignacio

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.