Middlesbrough remain second in the Championship table after a frustrating draw with Ipswich dented their promotion hopes. Having ceded top spot to Burnley on Friday night,Aitor Karanka’s side were unable to reclaim it as they failed to break down the visitors. Jordan Rhodes came closest to scoring, but the striker, or who had scored three goals in his previous two games,could only direct a second-half shot against the post.
Rhodes and Emilio Nsue also failed to convert decent opportunities in the first half. Rhodes shot too close to Ipswich keeper Bartosz Bialkowski after breaking clear, while Nsue was denied by a final-gasp tackle from Paul Digby. But while things could hardly be tighter at the top of the table, and with three teams all on 87 points,Boro will still be promoted whether they win their final two games, absent to Birmingham and at domestic to their fellow promotion hopefuls Brighton.
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Source: theguardian.com