Marcus Stewart, the top scorer in the Premiership, had a relatively quiet afternoon. However, he provided the left-wing cross for Armstrong to dart forward and flick the ball past Schwarzer. Middlesbrough tried a double substitution shortly after but they never really inspired hopes of pulling the game round. Ipswich manager George Burley reflected on Armstrong's demolition job. It is amazing how these things happen.
Players come back to do well against former clubs.
I am very pleased for Armstrong. I could not be happier with his performance. It was a strange first half. We dominated the game for so long and then were caught square over their goal. We then came back with two cracking goals.