Late Clarke Penalty Earns Ipswich Vital Point Against Middlesbrough

Ipswich Town FC battled back late to claim a 2–2 draw against Middlesbrough FC in the Championship on Sunday, with Jack Clarke converting an 87th-minute penalty to secure a point on matchday 43.

Middlesbrough struck first in the 25th minute when Dávid Strelec opened the scoring. The forward finished a move created by Alan Browne, and his goal gave the visitors an early edge. Ipswich responded quickly, however, as Kasey McAteer levelled the match just five minutes later. McAteer found the net in the 30th minute after being set up by Ivan Azón, restoring parity before the interval.

Championship FINISHED

2026-04-19 11:00

Ipswich Town FC

2 - 2

Middlesbrough FC

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After the break, Middlesbrough regained control in the 64th minute. Tommy Conway put the visitors back in front with a regular-time strike, giving Boro a 2–1 lead heading into the closing stages.

Ipswich manager’s bench made several attacking changes, including the introduction of Clarke and Anis Mehmeti shortly after Conway’s goal, followed later by Sindre Egeli, George Hirst and Dan Neil. Middlesbrough also freshened their attack with Jeremy Sarmiento, Sam Silvera and Morgan Whittaker coming on from the bench.

The pressure from Ipswich eventually told when the hosts were awarded a late penalty, which Clarke converted in the 87th minute to make it 2–2. The closing moments were tense, with a flurry of yellow cards shown deep into regulation and added time, including bookings for Matt Targett, Adilson Malanda, Dan Neil, Darnell Furlong, Callum Brittain and Jeremy Sarmiento.

This draw keeps both sides wrestling for position in the Championship table as the season enters its final stretch. More detailed match statistics, lineups and minute-by-minute events were not available at the time of writing. For further information on the competition and fixtures, visit the Championship page on Ballaxy or the full match centre.

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Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D