Kieran McKenna was frustrated to see yet another lead slip through Ipswich Town's fingers as they conceded two penalties in Sunday's 2-2 draw with Fulham. (Schedule & Results | Points Table)
🍰Having beaten Chelsea last time out, Ipswich were on course to record back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they entered second-half stoppage time 2-1 up.
💮Sammie Szmodics had put the Tractor Boys ahead in the first half, with Liam Delap scoring a penalty to re-establish their advantage after Raul Jimenez equalised with a spot-kick of his own.
♍However, Jimenez scored another penalty in the 91st minute after being fouled by Leif Davis, ensuring Fulham stretched their unbeaten run to seven games (two wins, five draws).
🎐Ipswich, meanwhile, remain in the relegation zone, behind 17th-placed Wolves – who host Nottingham Forest on Monday – on goal difference.
𝕴McKenna's team have now dropped 17 points from winning positions in the Premier League this season – only Fulham (19) and Brighton (18) have dropped more.
🌸"There were lots of good things about the performance, a really good game and one we could have won," McKenna told BBC Sport.
🅷"I'm disappointed we have given away two penalties. We put ourselves in a really good position in the second half.
ꩲ"The two penalties that we conceded were frustrating because they were both breakaways from our attacks."
♏Ipswich have now conceded five goals via penalties this season, with only Wolves able to match that figure in the Premier League.
👍However, McKenna believes his side have made an important breakthrough lately, having also been competitive in a 1-0 defeat at Arsenal before registering their win over Chelsea.
🔥"We had the better chances in the second half from open play. I think we have learned how to manage games," he said.
🐷"We've had a good last three performances; Arsenal, Chelsea and Fulham. We have been competitive most of the season. Today, maybe we have left a couple of points out there."
🍸Ipswich also completed their first signing of the January transfer window on Sunday, bringing in Atalanta defender Ben Godfrey on loan for the remainder of the season.
❀Godfrey, who has been capped by England twice but had fallen out of favour with the Scudetto contenders, told Ipswich's website: "It's been an exciting couple of days and I'm just delighted to have signed and can't wait to meet the lads and get started.
♍"I have really enjoyed speaking to the manager and to have the opportunity to work under him now is something I'm very excited about.
🍬"I've watched a lot of the games from the first half of the season and you can tell from those that the group is a tight one, full of players giving everything to achieve their goals."
