Ipswich Town take on Nottingham Forest, at the City Ground, in an FA Cup fifth round tie this evening. Here’s what defender Luke Woolfenden, who has captained the team in the previous two rounds, had to say.

We felt like this was a time where we could go there and win, so to concede three set plays, when we haven’t conceded many all season, means we’re all disappointed.

We’ve looked at it back and clarified whose job was what and, to be fair, boys have held their hands up. People have taken accountability. It’s just a learning curve.

There was a lot of frank convos in the changing room afterwards – a lot of honesty came out, a lot of frustration – but it was all channelled in the right way.

Listen, we might not get the reaction we want on Monday, but it won’t be for the want of trying. We’re honest with each other, we’re learning every day and we’ll see where that takes us.Luke Woolfenden battles with Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin. (Image: PA)

On beating Bristol Rovers and Coventry to reach FA Cup fifth round…

I think we’ve played well so far. You saw last year that every game in the FA Cup can be difficult (Town were knocked out by non-league Maidstone), but so far so good.

Coventry, for me, will end up in the play-offs. I think they’ve got one of the best squads in the Championship, so for us to go there, make so many changes, and be relatively comfortable (winning 4-1) was a really good sign of how far we’ve come.Luke Woolfenden has his shirt tugged by Fulham’s Harry Wilson. (Image: PA)

On captaining the team in the FA Cup this season…

I’m probably not a typical captain in terms of going around rollocking people and getting them going. I feel like you can lead in other ways though in terms of performance and calmness and doing things at the right time, which I like to think I’ve done over the course of the cup run.

I’m not like Chambo (Luke Chambers) and I’m not like skip (Sam Morsy)! I don’t think I’ll ever be like them. I just have to be myself.

I feel like the fans will know, as a squad, we represent them very well. Specifically since the boss has come in, we run more than everyone else 99% of the time. We run harder, run faster, more tackles. So I feel like the fans know that the whole squad, not just me as a local lad, get what it means to play for Ipswich Town.

It’s difficult for me to avoid things when things do go wrong. I’ve grown up here, so people maybe think I’m more approachable and can say what they’re feeling! Those are things I can’t always say something back to. To be fair, that is a difficult part of it.Luke Woolfenden heads the ball clear during Ipswich Town’s Premier League win against Chelsea back in December. (Image: PA)

On fifth round hosts Nottingham Forest, who are flying high in the Premier League…

They’re a team that look like they enjoy their football. You see them after the game in their interviews all laughing and smiling.

To be fair, a lot of them have been at top clubs and probably been written off by numerous people. But it’s all come together for them this season. Fair play to them.

On the FA Cup as a competition…

You see the legends around on matchdays and it’s a good reminder of what the club’s done before (winning the FA Cup in 1978).

It’s a competition that’s changed a lot recently. Replays have gone and some of the big clubs, even teams in the Champ now, don’t put as much seriousness into it. It’s kind of lost that bit of magic.

For Ipswich though, it’s always been a special competition because we won it before.

And while it’s not something we bang on about everyday, there is a chance now for us to go and play at Wembley. When you get a few rounds in the chance of getting there (the semi-finals are played at Wembley) becomes a massive thing.

On rotation for the FA Cup…

We’ve got a massive squad. There are boys that don’t play every week champing at the bit to get in. People can see it as a negative that lots of changes get made, or it can be seen as a positive that the squad is strong enough to compete on two fronts.

Motivation will be high because we all want to show we can earn a place in the Premier League team.