Kieran McKenna admitted Ipswich were “devastated” after Bournemouth came from a goal down to snatch a last-gasp 2-1 victory.

Conor Chaplin’s first Premier League goal looked to have finally ended Town’s quest for a first home win of the season.

But late goals from Cherries substitutes Enes Unal and Dango Ouattara handed the Tractor Boys a heartbreaking defeat.

“It’s a devastated dressing room today,” Town boss McKenna said.

“There were so many good things in the game and in the performance. Some of our games were really good, until their first goal. This is a really disappointed group.

“We felt like we were defending well and we looked like we could score a second goal. We had control, and a really poor first goal from our point of view changed the situation.

“I don’t think we got what we deserved from the game, but that’s football. I believe we will resume the fight next week.

“I definitely don’t think it’s meant to be, but I think we should have more points than we have. But now is not the time to feel sorry for ourselves.”

It wasn’t the first time Andoni Iraola’s side made a dramatic late comeback this season.

In August, they were 2-0 down at Everton in the 86th minute and scored three late goals for an improbable victory.

“I think it was a game we didn’t deserve to lose,” Iraola said. “We missed clear chances to score in the first half and at the start of the second we were pushing, and then you start to think it might not be your day.

“Ipswich were defending very well, not giving us many chances. We needed new energy and a new spirit from the submarines.

The victory lifted the Cherries to eighth place, but Iraola is not yet dreaming of Europe.

“I think we shouldn’t look at the rankings at the moment,” he added. “It’s very early in the season – I don’t even know where we are, just that we have 24 points.

“You can take a picture of the leaderboard if you want, in case we’re not there, but I won’t look too hard.”

“I have confidence in this team because we are competitive. Hopefully we can continue to play the same way.

“We have to prepare for a very busy period at Christmas, keep picking up points and try to keep it going.”

Ipswich have confirmed that a medical emergency occurred in the directors’ box after the match, but are yet to provide further details about the incident.