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04 Dec 2015
Middlesbrough top after win at Ipswich

Middlesbrough moved to the top of the Championship for the first time this season as two second-half goals gave them victory at Ipswich Town.

The best chance of a goalless first half saw Ipswich captain Luke Chambers' half-volley saved at point-blank range by Dimi Konstantopoulos.

Boro went ahead after the break as Albert Adomah's fine cross left striker Christian Stuani with a simple header.

David Nugent's deflected low shot then squeezed in off the post make it 2-0.

Aitor Karanka's Middlesbrough, who have been in the top six since the end of August, looked lacklustre before the break but were clinical in the second half to climb above unbeaten Brighton at the summit.

However, the south cost side will return to the top if they beat lowly Charlton at home on Saturday.

Ipswich, who could have moved into the top six with victory, were the better side in the first half as Brett Pitman's powerful snap shot and Chambers' effort from a couple of yards out almost gave the Tractor Boys the lead.

Any danger of the first-ever goalless draw between the two sides at Portman Road was ended when Ghana winger Adomah fizzed a wonderful cross in from the left which Stuani could not miss from six yards.

Nugent kept up his incredible goalscoring record against Ipswich when he netted his 15th goal in 14 appearances, albeit with a slight deflection off Tommy Smith.

Konstantopoulos kept Middlesbrough's two-goal lead intact with a fine reflex save after Jonas Knudsen ghosted in unmarked at the far post late on.

The visitors almost extended their advantage in the final few minutes as Stewart Downing's curling shot was tipped away by Dean Gerken and Adomah's stinging strike was blocked by Chambers, but they had already done enough to earn their 12th win of the season.

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (3)

Ipswich Town

  • 01 Gerken
  • 04 Chambers
  • 05 Smith
  • 06 Berra Booked
  • 03 Knudsen
  • 07 Maitland-Niles (Coke - 63' )
  • 08 Skuse
  • 22 Douglas
  • 11 Pitman (McGoldrick - 86' )
  • 09 Murphy
  • 20 Sears

Substitutes

  • 02 Parr
  • 10 McGoldrick
  • 16 Coke
  • 18 Tabb
  • 21 Malarczyk
  • 26 McDonnell
  • 33 Bialkowski

Middlesbrough

  • 01 Konstantopoulos
  • 24 Nsue
  • 04 Ayala
  • 06 Gibson Booked
  • 03 Friend
  • 08 Clayton
  • 07 Leadbitter Booked
  • 18 Stuani (Forshaw - 85' )
  • 19 Downing
  • 27 Adomah
  • 35 Nugent

Substitutes

  • 05 Amorebieta
  • 09 Kike
  • 13 Mejias
  • 26 Kalas
  • 31 Fabbrini
  • 34 Forshaw
  • 36 Zuculini
Ref: Tim Robinson
Att: 17,662

Match Stats

Shots

12 15

On target

5 8

Corners

5 3

Fouls

7 13

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 2.

90:00 +4:22 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 2.

90:00 +3:22

Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).

90:00 +3:22

Giles Coke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90:00 +2:52

Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough).

90:00 +2:52

Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87:13

Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.

85:43 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. David McGoldrick replaces Brett Pitman.

85:20

Attempt missed. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

85:15

Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.

84:32 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw replaces Cristhian Stuani.

83:45

George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83:45

Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).

80:04

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adam Clayton.

79:38

Attempt saved. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Chambers with a cross.

78:59

Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).

78:59

Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78:18

Attempt blocked. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.

76:09

Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

76:07

Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

75:23

Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).

75:23

Jonathan Douglas (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75:19

Attempt blocked. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Nugent.

73:26 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 2. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing following a fast break.

71:57

Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

71:57

Foul by Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town).

69:34

Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

69:34

Foul by Giles Coke (Ipswich Town).

67:06

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Christophe Berra.

66:59

Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.

63:12

Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.

62:41 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Ipswich Town. Giles Coke replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

60:45

Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Nugent.

60:09

Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).

60:09

Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57:40 Booking

Booking Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

57:33

David Nugent (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

57:33

Foul by Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town).

56:02

Attempt missed. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.

53:20 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 1. Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.

51:00 Booking

Booking Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.

50:53

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Nsue.

50:50

Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen with a cross.

49:30

Offside, Middlesbrough. Cristhian Stuani tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.

47:27

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Dean Gerken.

47:25

Attempt saved. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

46:02

Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a cross.

45:00

Second Half begins Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 0.

45:00 +1:11 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Ipswich Town 0, Middlesbrough 0.

43:57

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.

43:18

Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).

43:18

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

41:04

Attempt missed. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.

40:07 Booking

Booking Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

39:47

Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).

39:47

Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38:51

Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nsue.

34:32

Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).

34:32

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

33:05

Attempt blocked. Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Chambers.

32:06

Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).

32:06

Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31:39

Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.

30:17

Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30:17

Foul by Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town).

29:50

Foul by Nsue (Middlesbrough).

29:50

Dean Gerken (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28:30

Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.

28:30

Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).

27:04

Attempt saved. Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

22:30

Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.

20:06

Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough).

20:06

Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

13:51

Attempt saved. Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.

12:12

Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).

12:12

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

9:56

Offside, Ipswich Town. Brett Pitman tries a through ball, but Ainsley Maitland-Niles is caught offside.

9:43

Attempt saved. David Nugent (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.

8:01

Attempt saved. Brett Pitman (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daryl Murphy.

7:12

George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

7:12

Foul by Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town).

6:40

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adam Clayton.

4:36

Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Chambers.

4:34

Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

4:03

Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adam Clayton.

3:59

Attempt blocked. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

3:14

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

1:41

Delay in match Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.

1:26

Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).

1:26

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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