Imagine where Fulham would be if they could see off the strugglers. They averted a rare defeat when Raúl Jiménez converted his second penalty of the afternoon at the start of added time but never did enough to overcome a well-drilled Ipswich.
At times it was reminiscent of the draw here a fortnight ago with Southampton and, while nobody in this part of west London could cavil at a run of one defeat in 12 games, a dash more cutting edge would surely see them in fairytale territory by now.
