Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town: result and report
Championship · Friday 17 October 2025
Result
Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town
Championship · Friday 17 October 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Middlesbrough 2-1 Ipswich Town: match report
Middlesbrough defeated Ipswich Town 2-1 in the Championship on Friday 17 October 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Middlesbrough's goals came from an own goal by Cédric Kipré (45+2') and Morgan Whittaker (55'). Ipswich Town scored through Dara O'Shea (76').
Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 18 points from 9 and Ipswich Town 9th on 13 points from 8. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 5th with 82 points, and Ipswich Town 2nd with 84.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Ipswich Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dael Fry of Middlesbrough (7.9), ahead of Dara O'Shea (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Middlesbrough wins, 3 draws and 2 for Ipswich Town.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-D-D-W-D and Ipswich Town's W-D-W-W-D.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Alfie Jones
- 42'Yellow card · Callum Brittain
- 44'Missed penalty · George Hirst
- 45+2'Own goal · Cédric Kipré
- 55'Goal · Morgan Whittaker
- 76'Goal · Dara O'Shea
- 78'Yellow card · Azor Matusiwa
- 83'Yellow card · Kaly Sène
Head-to-head
Team news
Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)
Sol Brynn, Callum Brittain, Alfie Jones, Dael Fry, Matt Targett, Alan Browne, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway, Delano Burgzorg, David Strelec
Ipswich Town line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alex Palmer, Darnell Furlong, Dara O'Shea, Cédric Kipré, Leif Davis, Jens Cajuste, Azor Matusiwa, Sindre Walle Egeli, Sammie Szmodics, Jaden Philogene, George Hirst