'We expected to win today' - Leicester boss on 1-1 draw at Ipswich

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper said he 'expected to win' at Portman Road this afternoon.

Ipswich Town were on course for their first Premier League win of the season following Leif Davis' fantastic 55th minute finish, but Kalvin Phillips was sent off for a second yellow card moments after a Conor Chaplin penalty appeal was waved away and the Foxes' late pressure told when substitute Jordan Ayew equalised in the fourth minute of stoppage-time.

"We obviously came here to win," said Cooper, whose side remain five points above the Blues in the table following a 1-1 draw.

"Please don't think I'm saying this with any arrogance, but we expected to win today. We really wanted to come with that mentality. And I say that respectfully. But a draw is what it ended up being and it's a much better result for us than for Ipswich, no doubt about that.

"Performance-wise we started the game well, ended the game well, and we knew that if we played close to our levels with the players that we have then we could be the superior team in the game.

"We expected Ipswich to press us a little bit more than what they did and maybe that's why we dropped off our intensity a little bit and sort of fell into what Ipswich wanted and allowed them to get a little bit of hope in the game. There were spells where we had to concede a bit of territory.

"Second half we could have started better, but I wouldn't say we were miles the second best team. They scored a goal of great quality, no doubt about that, that can happen in this league, but we settled, responded well in showing composure, forced the red card, which I'm told could have come a little bit earlier, but okay, no problem, and we were becoming the dominant team again. Obviously that was always going to be the case against 10 men and Ipswich protecting a 1-0.

"Facundo (Buonanotte) had a good chance in the latter stages. Jordan (Ayew), with his first touch, had a chance as good as the one he scored. We just needed to keep going. Buouba's (Soumare) done amazing, Vards (Jamie Vardy) and Jordan have combined with great excellence and experience in a real chaotic moment. They would have known there wouldn't be too many more opportunities and they showed great composure.

"A draw is what it is, we have to accept it. A point away from home in the Premier League, even though we're disappointed given the intention was to come here and win, we have to accept is not the end of the world. Out of the two teams it's a better result for us."

Asked what he made of the penalty appeal, that Blues boss Kieran McKenna fumed over post-match, Cooper replied: "For us or them? I can't remember. I didn't see it, sorry. Oh, I do remember, it was from a set-piece, a free-kick, wasn't it? Yeah. No, I didn't see it. I remember the moment though."