'We had so many chances': Ipswich Town boss Paul Lambert on his side's win against Blackpool

The Seasiders, who are still yet to beat the Tractor Boys at Portman Road, had been looking to build on their back-to-back league wins.

They were the better side in the opening half against Lambert’s out-of-form side, but fell behind shortly before the break - the goal following a catalogue of errors from a number of players.

Alan Judge was the beneficiary for Ipswich, before Luke Woolfenden doubled the home side’s lead at the start of the second-half to give the Seasiders a huge mountain to climb.

That was something they were unable to do and Ipswich had further chances to extend their lead late on.

Nevertheless, Lambert was pleased with a result that helps relieve a little bit of pressure on the under-fire Ipswich boss.

Speaking post-match, Lambert - whose Ipswich side had lost six of their last seven at home - said: "I thought we deserved to win.

"The (Freddie Sears) goal in the first half was not offside. I thought we played really well. We score a good goal and second half we had so many chances.

"Judgey's goal was excellent and his general game was excellent.

"The whole half I thought we had some good movement and some good attacking play. I just think there was a lot of good stuff there. (Mark) McGuinness had two headed chances, while Freddie and Gwion (Edwards) had chances too. So, overall, I'm really happy.

"If you take Judgey and Sears out of the team then the average age is only 21. We had so much youth in there.

"Against Sunderland we went down to 10 men and played a really good game. We had a good game at Crewe last weekend too. We played well and got a point. Hopefully this is the turning point.

"Listen, we're only halfway and have so many games in hand. There's miles to go. We've got players coming back from injuries and getting stronger. The new players have really added something. There are so many good things."

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