Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna has called upon his players to deliver 'one more big performance' after tonight's 2-1 win at Coventry City took his side to within touching distance of the Premier League.

Kieffer Moore and Cameron Burgess scored in either half of a nerve-shredding game at the CBS Arena.

It means that the Blues just need to avoid defeat against virtually-relegated Huddersfield Town at Portman Road on Saturday lunchtime to secure back-to-back promotions into the top-flight.

"It was a great moment, no doubt," said McKenna, referring to the joyous celebrations his players shared with a packed away end at the final whistle.

"We've been blessed to have a few of them over the last couple of years and you have to enjoy them. I always say to the players that it's not about the destination. For me, a lot of the enjoyment comes from the journey and each step along the way. 

"We've come here to a very good team, with very good players, who've got a vastly experienced manager, who have just been to the FA Cup semi-final and performed admirably. To defeat them in their own stadium in such an exciting game is a night to enjoy in isolation. 

"Obviously when it's this stage of the season and there's things on the line it makes it even more memorable for everyone involved."

Asked how quickly talk in the dressing room had turned to the weekend, the Blues boss replied: "Really quickly, to be fair, and it wasn't just me. The players were on it pretty much straight away.

"We know we've put ourselves in a really good position. The narrative will be we're nearly there, but in reality we've got a really tough match on Saturday. I've not been involved in a Championship match yet that wasn't hard fought and I'm not expecting anything different on Saturday. 

"We know we're going to have to fight really hard for it. It's an experience we've been through before though and we can utilise that to try and deliver one more big performance."

On keeping his players' feet on the ground over the next few days, McKenna said: "I don't think there are any big concerns from me about that. There's enough experience in there and they will talk to the ones that don't.

"It's a football match, 11-v-11, against high quality Championship professional footballers who have a lot of pride. They aren't going to come and hand us anything on a plate. We're going to have to fight for it, we're going to have to play for it, we're going to have to work for it.

"I'm sure the players will be getting around each other to remind themselves of that over the next few days and block out the external noise.

"Of course when it comes to the day there's going to be a fantastic atmosphere and things to enjoy, things that can boost your performance and make it more difficult for the opposition. Then when the whistle blows it's about being dialled in for 90 minutes, as we have done so often for the last 45 games. Now we need to do it again in the 46th."

He continued: "I've got a lot belief in them, that's for sure, and a lot of belief in what we've done. The consistency that we've shown, how we prepare for games, how we concentrate throughout games, how we get our identity out there on the pitch - that gives us a great chance to win games. 

"At the same time I know it's a football match between two teams in the same division. We were in the lower division last season. Huddersfield have lots of good players, proud professionals and they're going to come to do a job and to try and stop us.

"Anything can happen in the match. I don't expect it to be all smooth sailing or all to go our way. Everyone is going to have to cope with that. There's going to be tension in the game for sure, as there is at this stage of the season when you're fighting for something.

"It will be about doing enough of the right things to give us the best chance of coming out on top.

"Now it's about recovering well, getting any distractions - like logistics, tickets, all those things - boxed off tomorrow and then the training ground will be very much as normal on Thursday/Friday. We'll try and get all our details right.

"There will be a special atmosphere around the ground, but there has been a special atmosphere at so many games. We've been playing to a full house now for over two years. Of course we'll try and use that for fuel. When the whistle blows it will be about executing and trying to do our jobs."

Tonight's game was certainly an emotional rollercoaster for Town fans, with 11 minutes of stoppage-time particularly agonising.

Asked how he found it as the manager, McKenna replied: "As games are at this stage of the season there's extra tension, extra emotion. We know the outcome is so important.

"It was an up and down game. We had spells where we played really well and were a big, big threat, spells where we defended well, spells where we invited too much pressure on ourselves and probably got caught up in holding onto a lead and holding onto an outcome more than imposing ourselves as we can. 

"I thought we had the chances to win the game and to kill the game off. We had the better chances in the game. Nathan (Broadhead) hit the bar and I think we should have had a penalty to go three.

"It was really hard fought, against a good team playing with not too much pressure. Their technical level was really high and we had to show a range of qualities to get a win that was really sweet."