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Jackson: Highlight of My Managerial Career - Ipswich Town News

AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson hailed his side’s on-penalties Carabao Cup victory over the Blues as the highlight of his managerial career so far.

The Dons won the shootout 4-2 having come four minutes away from winning the game in normal time before stand-in skipper Conor Chaplin’s late leveller saw the match end 2-2.

Their reward is a home tie against another Premier League team, Newcastle United, in round three.

"I think it is probably the highlight so far I would say,” said Jackson, who was a player alongside Blues boss Kieran McKenna at Tottenham. "Certainly one of them anyway.

"That is the third time coming up against Kieran as a manager and it has not gone great for me in the previous couple.

"So to win tonight against such a talented young coach is nice on a personal level and I am just really pleased for the football club to have a night like this.

"For us as a football club to have a night like this, beating a Premier League team, it is outstanding.

"Obviously my old striker [Ali Al-Hamadi] popping up with a goal after three minutes, you think oh hell, you knew that was going to happen.

"For 15 to 20 minutes they had their way with us and I was a little bit concerned that the game might get away from us.”

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