Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna admitted he 'can't have too many complaints' following Plymouth Argyle's last-gasp equaliser at a packed Portman Road this afternoon.

After an even and high intensity first half, both teams rattled the woodwork before Wes Burns broke the deadlock with a powerful strike just after the hour mark.

Norwich loanee Bali Mumba's deflected shot found the top corner three minutes into stoppage-time though to keep the league-leaders club seven points clear of Town in the League One table.

"It was a fantastic advert for the football club in terms of the support and passion of the people of Ipswich to get behind it," said McKenna, a crowd of 29,069 having made plenty of noise.

"We're so grateful for that. It was one of the best atmospheres I've seen in an English football ground. I don't think there will be many better atmospheres anywhere today.

"It made for a really intense game. Two good teams going toe-to-toe. 

"Of course we're disappointed we didn't go on and win it from being in the position we were so late in the game.

"It was such a big game, even for our experienced players, but even more so for our less experienced ones. It was the biggest crowd and best atmosphere that the large majority of them will have played under.

"We're disappointed at the moment, but there's a long way to go in the season and if we manage our emotions correctly we will be stronger for the experience today."

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Asked if a draw was about right, the Blues boss said: "I don't think we can have too many complaints, to be fair. Both teams had chances and both teams will feel like they deserved to get something out of the game. 

"I don't think Plymouth did a lot to get the equaliser, if I'm honest. It wasn't like we were defending a barrage of shots and crosses and pressure. 

"They had maybe only one shot in the 20-25 minutes where we had the lead and it takes a big deflection to loop up into the top corner.

"In that way we can say that there was some fortune to the goal.

"But the only thing I am interested in really is the things we can do better - and there are definitely things we can do better in defending that situation.

"Look, we wanted to win the game. In reality it was also important not to lose it, because that would have been a huge boost for a difficult opponent.

"We have to take the point and move on to the next game."

Plymouth have now claimed 15 points from losing positions this season, while Ipswich have dropped 15 from winning positions.

This was the fouth time this campaign that Town have conceded a costly goal(s) in the 89th minute or beyond.

"We'll keep reflecting on that," said McKenna. 

"We've done it different ways. We've tried to be really aggressive and stay on the front foot at times when defending a lead and conceded late goals.

"Today we were defending more on shape. It was not easy to get as much pressure high up the pitch as we wanted at that stage with Plymouth changing shape.

"We were defending our box and you have to be able to do that at stages in games.

"It's rarely one thing, it's a combination of things. We need to be able to defend our box better late in the game. We need to stay out of the box and squeeze the line higher.

"We had a couple of chances to build counter-attacks from poor crosses into our box, but we were a bit tense and hacked at our crosses and that allowed the pressure to come again.

"We can defend the situation better when they play a really clever ball into our box. Our blocking could be better, the way we get down the line of shots, the way we get to the ball, so we don't get unlucky with deflections. There are details there we can improve.

"There is also an element of fortune to the goal. There's no hiding away from that. But that's not something we can control, so we'll work very hard this week on the bits we can control."

Town now prepare for a trip to Oxford United next Saturday.

"There's lots of football to be played between now and May 6. It's all to play for," said McKenna, who are now four points behind second-place Sheffield Wednesday.

"It's a really tough division this year, as it was last year.

"There are some good teams. Everyone has seen our quality and what we can do as a team. Plymouth have showed their quality as well. Both clubs have strong teams and strong benches. 

"We'll keep fighting. I have every faith in the players, their attitudes and the way they work. 

"I loved the atmosphere in the stadium today, the energy and positivity. That's everything we need and can ask for.

"If we keep pushing in that way then we will be stronger and stronger as a football club. Players will get stronger and stronger for that.

"There are 20 games to go and hopefully lots more big games and atmospheres like there was here at Portman Road. We'll keep pushing.

"I'm really confident that if we keep giving the same energy as a football club, as we did today, then we are going to get to where we want to in the end."