Mick McCarthy has praised his Ipswich Town team after their 1-1 Championship draw against playoff rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Richard Stearman's own goal gave Ipswich the lead before Benik Afobe equalised in the second half, and McCarthy was pleased with the point.

"It was a good performance and a good point. It is very pleasing," McCarthy told Sky Sports News.

"Wolves were in the ascendancy in the second half but we have had a great, stubborn, belligerent, professional performance - all those horrible words people don't like in football but I do because you win games and win leagues by doing that. We are always hard to beat and hard to play against.

"The first thing I said to the players in the dressing room after the game was what a belligerent, stubborn, hard working, tough, horrible bunch you have turned out to be and I love you and I am proud of you because you need all those qualities to be a good team. It is lovely to have."

Ipswich are sixth in the Championship table, three points clear of Brentford and Wolves.