Middlesbrough stormed to a 4-0 win over 10-man Preston North End to cut the gap to Championship leaders Coventry City to three points. With Frank Lampard's side not playing until Monday, Boro took full advantage, racing into a 3-0 lead by half-time. Former Preston captain Alan Browne put them ahead in the ninth minute, with Tommy Conway and Morgan Whittaker putting the game to bed before the break.
There is a feeling in Suffolk Ipswich might finally be getting it together. A chastening Premier League experience led to a hangover at the start of their return to the Championship but the recent signs are promising, albeit with the odd hiccup along the way. An impressive dismantling of the leaders Coventry, followed by victory over Stoke looked like statement moments, only for a 3-1 reverse at Leicester to raise doubts - not helped by a loss at Oxford at the end of last month.
I thought we were terrific. I thought it was an unbelievable performance. We have got six or seven first team players missing which would obviously help contribute a lot, tonight we made eight changes, we lose the keeper in the warm-up and lose Dan Kelly after 20 minutes, it's certainly been challenging.