Town took the lead after 52 minutes when Mark Noble fired in Alan Lee’s pass from inside the 6 yard box.

The visitors levelled the score after 72 minutes when Elliot Ward fired home McKenzie’s cross but the Sky Blues couldn’t hold for a point as Billy Clarke came off the bench and after just 6 minutes had put Town back in front when he fired the ball goal-wards and into the net after a slight deflection off Andy Marshall’s hand.

Ipswich: Price, Wilnis (Naylor 66), De Vos, Bruce, Harding, Williams, Legwinski, Walton, Noble (Currie 84), Lee, Macken (Clarke 80).

Subs Not Used: Supple, Sito.

Booked: Bruce, Noble, Harding.

Goals: Noble 52, Clarke 85.

Coventry: Marshall, Whing (McKenzie 61), Page, Ward, Hall, Birchall, Hughes, Doyle (Cameron 72), Thornton (Hutchison 83), John, Kyle.

Subs Not Used: Adebola, Heath.

Booked: Ward, Kyle.

Goals: Ward 72.

Attendance: 19,465

Referee: P Taylor (Hertfordshire).

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