Town boss Paul Jewell was delighted to be on the right end of a last minute 3-2 result for once, the Blues having been the victims of last-gasp heartbreak several times this season.

Jewell said: “It’s happened to us on numerous occasions, so it was nice. It was an end to end game, in the second half especially.

“First half, I thought we started the game well, I thought we were in control, scored the goal, gave a bad goal away, and then another one after that.

“At half-time we went back out, took the game to them, got it to 2-2 and it was end to end with no team settling for the draw.”

Jewell and his staff celebrated Michael Chopra’s injury time goal more than usual — with the players also making their delight clear - but claimed he was merely trying not to get too cold in the snowy Ricoh Arena conditions: “We were just trying to keep warm!

“You try and keep your emotions in check as much as you can because you’re aware of the opposition, but we’ve been through an awful lot as a group, being victims of last minute goals against us, so it was nice to get a little bit of payback.

“I was worried it might have been the same story. I was really annoyed at half-time, the way we’d given the goals away.

“After the West Ham game where it was high tempo with a high octane atmosphere we came here and it was quite quiet and we wanted to use that for our advantage, but not to slow the game down too much. But I thought we were slow after we scored, and they came back into the game from nothing.

“Second half, I said I’d change it after 15 minutes but we really came at Coventry and I felt the lads did well in the second half. We were a bit open at the back, a bit harum scarum at times, but at least we showed that we were on the front foot and we wanted to win the match.”

Jewell had no complaints regarding Coventry’s penalty for handball by Ibrahima Sonko: “I asked him what he was doing at half-time and he said he was putting his hand up for offside and the ball’s hit him. It’s ridiculous. For our penalty, Lee’s said the lad nudged him but I didn’t have a great view.”

Overall, the Blues boss was delighted with his side’s week’s work: “We’re at a vital time in the season where we are down the wrong end of the table, so [it’s good] to get six points in a week.

“When you play a team at the top of the league and then one at the bottom, you’re always worried what the reaction might be, but we’ve come out with two good results.

“I think we’ve been part of a decent game on a bloody cold day, and it’s nice to get three points.”

Coventry boss Andy Thorn was disappointed to lose a game in the closing stages for the second week running: "The weather wasn't great but that isn't any excuse for losing the game. We looked like we would win it for the majority of the match and once again, we couldn't see it through.

"I don't know how we haven't come away from the game with something and we are extremely disappointed to not get what we deserve.

"It was a great opportunity today to pick some points up and push us up the table. When we were winning the match, if you would have looked at the table, we were right in amongst the rest of the sides.

"That's where we need to be. But we have to go back and go again as we won't give up on this and we need to try and take the positives from the game."

Thorn wasn't convinced that Town ought to have been awarded their spotkick: "It was disappointing to concede the penalty because it brought them back into the game. I have seen it again and it wasn't a penalty.

"I didn't think we played very well today - we didn't start well and we had a few words at half-time and we never started again in the second half. This was a big opportunity for us today and we should have taken it and we didn't.

"It is a cruel game but this is what we have to deal with. We have to go right to the final whistle and for this to happen to us twice in one week, it is hard to take. We need to improve late on and make sure we continue to push forward for the fans."

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dazz added 18:04 - Feb 4 love pj
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martleshamitfc added 18:09 - Feb 4 about time we got the last minute winner, happy days! ps. still worried about our defence , hope we can get a loanee in next week, but at least things are looking up!
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jert16 added 18:10 - Feb 4 YES, YES, YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! Tonight is going to be a good night!
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bedsitfc added 18:17 - Feb 4 i am looking forward to the next 3 years (at least) of seeing paul jewells ipswich side.
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DikkieCOYB added 18:18 - Feb 4 Don't care about the scoreline only the 3 points thats the most important thing.
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TractorBeezer added 18:18 - Feb 4 Jewell had no complaints regarding Coventry's penalty for handball by Ibrahima Sonko: “I asked him what he was doing at half-time and he said he was putting his hand up for offside and the ball's hit him. That's scary! Otherwise well done lads and these two wins should do wonders for confidence. Bring on Tony Mowbray and Middlesborough.
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morgz259 added 18:24 - Feb 4 I agree let's hope we can get someone to bulk our defence up with, it's a real shame that Collins went to Southampton ( the Ballbag ) because him n super sonk really did look like a good pairing. Well keep up the hard work boys, n we'll be seeing middlesborough on Saturday.
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Pique added 18:24 - Feb 4 Well done Paul, great finish to an excellent week. Enjoy tonight, you deserve it!
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Duncan added 18:25 - Feb 4 Fantastic result though here we go again when sonks give away the pen n then they 2.1 up but things are going for us at the moment long may that continue!! We'll stay in the league now I'm sure of that. Onwards and upwards!! Roll on Saturday
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TractorBoy666 added 18:26 - Feb 4 Great result and a massive one! Listening to the game on the radio, they looked more likely to score the fifth near the end. But we had a corner which was the last kick of the game and we scored! So happy right now...COYB!
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Mark added 18:27 - Feb 4 What a fantastic week, with two unexpected wins making our league position much more secure. Confidence must be very high now and well done to the manager and all the lads. Suddenly we are a real attacking force with Martin, Emmanuel-Thomas and Chopra. If they can keep it up we can be an exciting mid-table Championship team to watch, and if we could sort the defence our next season too there is lots of reason for optimism. With the two ticket promotions coming up against Middlesbrough and Burnley, let's get as many new people into Portman Road as we can to see the reinvigorated Ipswich Town. COYB!

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Paulc added 18:27 - Feb 4 Let's just keep building, amazing effect a couple of wins can have on the players and supporters. Onwards and upwards, COYB.
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arc added 18:40 - Feb 4 "We always win when it's snowing, win when it's snowing... We always win when it's snowing!"
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megamoth added 18:45 - Feb 4 what a roller-coaster week. Just shows that those who have been calling for the juniors to get a game were right all along and how little we need Bowyer, Bullard and of course - Leadbitter. If only our defense could be sorted out with a quality loanee next week. 12 points off the playoffs lads...;-)
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petermorris added 18:46 - Feb 4 h32 has posted tonight (elsewhere) — he's back from Russia. Tamas has dumped him and he's moved back in with blahblah0999. COYB.
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leroy2488 added 18:50 - Feb 4 Ipswich are the best in the world at playing on snow it seems!!!
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howdonblue added 18:50 - Feb 4 you deserve your good fortune jewell ... i think jewell is a decent manager lesser men would have cracked up under the pressure he has been under ... LETS HOPE ITS ONWARDS AND UPWARDS... The problem at our club is not the manager we need more football people at the club. an ex player on the board would be good. someone with feeling for the club.
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Wickets added 18:59 - Feb 4 Wickets on TWTD this week "Hyam can be the new Matt Holland" Scrowcroft on radio suffolk 2day "Hyam can be the new Matt Holland" !!!
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bluearmy4life added 19:03 - Feb 4 Great result well done PJ and the Lads. Been an excellent week let's keep this going!
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singtown added 19:04 - Feb 4 Important 6-pointer game and Coventry is rooted at bottom while we continue to move away from relegation. Some room to breathe now Sonko's reason for ball handling is scary, is he nuts or what?!?! Can we continue to depend on him? Need to get some solid loanees to shore up CB & RB position quickly. Otherwise PJ you have to ensure that the team scores more than concedes in every game!

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harlingblue added 19:05 - Feb 4 Thankyou PJ for keeping a settled side for the whole game. Drury and Hyam have been immense since they have come into the team, while Morris and JET enjoy playing together...two pairs on the same wavelength. Defense, still seem vulnerable to set pieces, surely this could be sorted out at Playford Road? Either the defensive coach needs to question himself, or we need a Captain that DEMANDS players to be alert and mark up? Anyway, thanks for a great week!

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Ipswichbusiness added 19:08 - Feb 4 A wonderful win and three much needed points. It puts some valuable space between us and the bottom three. However, Coventry went into the game bottom of the Championship after 28 matches played, which suggests that they are not much good. Yet still we conceded two goals. By my reckoning, the last time we kept a clean sheet was on 17 December against Derby. Since then we have played 9 games and conceded 18 goals. If we let in two goals a game we will stay in relegation trouble. Something has to change, be it new defenders, a new defensive coach or a new manager

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s6blue added 19:11 - Feb 4 fair play lads, well done....defence still a disaster zone though
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clarkey85 added 19:18 - Feb 4 Posted after west ham that chops would get at least one watch him now exactly what we need right nw 10 points from bottom three what a week!!
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Garv added 19:20 - Feb 4 Great result! We are finally looking dangerous on the break it seems?! AND scoring from corners? Crazy! I think its important to stay unbeaten for a while, I'd take a point against Boro. Sonko appealing for offside and conceding a handball is one of the funniest things I've heard! Good job it didn't cost us! 3 in 2 for Chops and JET. #raininggoals. Gone are the days when we were boring!

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