‘Big show of progression’ – McKenna after Ipswich take a step closer to promotion back to the Premier League | OneFootball

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna hailed the growth of his team over the course of the season after moving a step closer to automatic promotion.

McKenna’s side beat Charlton 2-1 on Wednesday to move back up to second, ahead of Millwall on goal difference but having played a game less than their promotion rivals.

“The three points are appreciated, of course, and at this stage of the season they all feel more important, but in reality it’s the same three points that we’ve been fighting for all season and we have another three to fight for on Saturday now,” McKenna said after the victory.

“We know the scale of that mountain that we’re going to go and try and climb again on Saturday and turnaround from this one, so we’re happy to get them tonight but we’ve got to get ready to fight for the next one now.

“It was a big show of character from the group, a big show of progression over the course of the season, clearly a show of progression from our first game against Charlton, and we’ve spoken about that plenty, about how this group has had to come together and learn over the course of the season how to react in those sort of moments.”

Leif Davis missed the game with a hamstring issue and McKenna is unsure if he will be fit for the weekend’s clash with West Brom.

“Leif felt his hamstring after the game at the weekend,” he said.

“He wasn’t ready for tonight. He probably wasn’t even that close. We’ll have to see how he is over the coming days.”