Eddie Nketiah blew his big chance so it was thank goodness for Ismaila Sarr at Crystal Palace, who inflicted another crushing blow on Ipswich with a late winner at Selhurst Park.
With relegation rivals Wolves playing later in the day and Palace without talismanic striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, a window of opportunity had opened for the Tractor Boys.
But after a bright start they faded badly and even though Palace looked toothless with the ineffective Nketiah missing their best chance, Ipswich could not capitalise.
Manchester United are among the teams interested in Mateta and if this was a glimpse into a possible future without him for the Eagles then it was a pretty grim one.