The first half of Jack Clarke pushed an ippswich side with 11 changes in the last 16 of the FA Cup with a 4-1 win away to Coventry.
George Hirst posted the tractor boys after just 90 seconds ahead of the penalty spot and although Joel Latibeadiere quickly made it right, Clarke closed twice before the break to give Ipswich in control.
The former Sunderland-Man then gave the chance of a hat trick to set up the first Ippswich goal of Jaden Philogene just after the hour when the semi-finalists of last season went Coventry, while Ipswich first since 2007 to the fifth round went.
Clarke has only made five Premier League Start since he registered £ 15 million in August, with 14 of his 22 Ipswich performances in all competitions that come as a replacement, but he made his chance with an excellent representation to add to the Goal he scored 3-0 in the previous round over Bristol Rovers.
City is a challenge for the play-offs of the championship after a reversal since Frank Lampard took over it at the end of November, but this showed the important wave in the classroom to the Premier League because they were transferred by the Arelegation-Battling reserves -Team who had lost their last four consecutive matches.
The kick-off was delayed at 10 minutes by congestion outside the CBS-Arena and that slowly under 30,000 crowds to take their seats, the opening goal missed.
It took only 22 seconds for Ipswich to win a penalty, because Sammie Szmodics was bundled by Liam Kitching, and Hirst then beat Oliver Dovin with a spot kick at the bottom right in the net.
But Coventry, who wore one -off dark blue shirts to raise money for a good cause, were six minutes later.
Ipswich gave up a cheap angle in not dealing with the cross of Jay Dasilva, and when Jack Rudoni sent the ball in Latibeadiere, he stood in front of his marker in the nearby post in his first goal of the season, which means that The new Ipswichgoaleker's first touch was to get the ball out of his net.
Coventry settled in the game and pushed ahead against an ippswich side that looked uncomfortable at the back, but the pace in the Ipswich attack was dangers every time they came forward and they were again in the front with 28 minutes.
Hirst ran to the left and pulled the ball back to Clarke, who showed good feet to shake off a few defenders before praising a shot in the bottom corner.
After Philogene Dovin had tested from Range Szmodics, just back from an ankle injury, went for the second time in the game and was forced when Nathan Broadhead came up.
The International Wales was almost immediately involved in the third of the city, took a bad pass from Luis Binks and shot it to Clarke, who kept home under pressure.
Coventry first threatened in the second half, with Palmer stretching to push the low shot of Tatsuhiro Sakamoto around the post and they stopped the pressure with a series of corners.
The hosts thought they had pulled one back just after the hour when the ball was tested by Brandon Thomas-Asante from the cross of Latibeadiere, but the flag stood for offside
Instead, Ipswich immediately went to the other side to score a decisive fourth. Clarke has twisted Latibeaudiere and then selfless square from the left for Philogene to shoot in his first goal since he had completed a relocation of £ 20 million from Aston Villa last month.
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