Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna says he was happy to see his side drawn against Premier League side Fulham, at home, in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Tuesday night's superb 3-2 comeback win against top-flight Wolves on Suffolk soil has the Blues in the last 16 of the competition for the first time since 2010/11.
Fulham - currently 11th in the top-tier - will come to Portman Road on Wednesday, November 1 as Town bid to reach the quarter-finals.
“We really liked it," said McKenna, when asked what he made of the draw. " I think a home draw is nice because it’s such a busy schedule.
“We come back from international duty and have an away game on a Friday night (at Rotherham), so there will be next to no time to prepare for that.
“Then we go away to Bristol (City, in midweek), home to Plymouth, this cup game’s going to be on a Wednesday, then we play Birmingham a few days later.
“So to have another far away travel would have made that schedule even more challenging.
“It’s nice to get a home game and brilliant to get another Premier League club - a well-established Premier League club who’ve performed well for a few seasons. They’ll give us a massive challenge.
“It’s a really exciting game at Portman Road that we’ll look to go and attack."
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