Ipswich V Middlesbrough Sky Bet Championship Match 14 -September 2013.Ipswich will once again be without defender Tyrone Mings, who is out with knee ligament damage.
Goalkeeper Dean Gerken will be hoping to keep his place after making his league debut for the club last time.Watch Ipswich V Middlesbrough Live, Watch Ipswich V Middlesbrough Live Stream, Watch Ipswich V Middlesbrough Free Live Stream, Watch Ipswich V Middlesbrough Online, Watch Ipswich V Middlesbrough Online Free, Ipswich V Middlesbrough Live, Ipswich V Middlesbrough live stream Online.
Middlesbrough midfielder Jozsef Varga sustained a hip injury whilst on international duty with Hungary and is a doubt.
Jacob Butterfield and Kei Kamara are in contention to make their debuts for the club after signing on deadline day.
Stuart Parnaby is carrying a knock and is expected to miss out but fellow defender Frazer Richardson could return.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Ipswich gained their first win in five Championship matches against Middlesbrough with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Portman Road in February.
• Should the Tractor Boys score another four, it will take the total of goals they have netted in competitive games against the Teesside club to 100.
• Boro are vying for a first maximum in nine league and cup trips to the Suffolk club, having drawn four and lost four since a 1-0 triumph in March 1993 in the Premier League.
Ipswich Town
• If Ipswich can beat Middlesbrough and add to their one victory of the season so far, they will notch their 800th home victory in league football.
• The Tractor Boys are one of two clubs to have lost two Championship matches from winning positions; the other is Brighton.
• Mick McCarthy is in charge of the squad with the youngest average age in the Championship of 23 years.
• If named in McCarthy's 11, defender Carlos Edwards will be making his 400th career league start.
Middlesbrough
• Tony Mowbray returns to his old stomping ground, with a Middlesbrough side who have drawn their last three Championship games and are unbeaten in four.
• The Teesside club have won one of 15 away games in all competitions, and have lost 11 of the last 14 matches on their league travels.
• If they fail to beat Ipswich, it will be the first time in seven years that Boro register just one win from the first six outings of a league season.