Boro's 4-1 victory over Ipswich not only keeps the club level with the leaders, it strengthens their bid to secure a top six finish, according to a delighted Aitor Karanka.
Following another round of Championship fixtures, Boro have 69 points and moved up a place to third, trailing top club Bournemouth by goal difference and Watford, in second, by goals scored.
Perhaps the most significant statistic, though, is the fact that Karanka’s men are eight points clear of seventh-placed Ipswich with nine games remaining.
With a play-off finish being Boro’s chief aim at the start of the season, it would take a catastrophic loss of form for the club to drop out of the top six.
Karanka isn’t looking beyond Tuesday night’s crucial clash at Derby, but he was nevertheless pleased to open up such a big gap on the team in seventh.
He said: “The main thing is we are eight points above them (Ipswich) and seventh position and it’s the best way to start this week.”
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