Ipswich Town 3-0 Charlton Athletic

Mick McCarthy's Ipswich side have won 13 of their 24 league games this season

Ipswich Town moved to within a point of Championship leaders Bournemouth with a convincing victory over Charlton.

Defender Tommy Smith turned poacher, poking in at the near post from three yards, to give the hosts the advantage.

Daryl Murphy headed home David McGoldrick's corner from close range to double Ipswich's lead after the break.

And provider turned goalscorer when McGoldrick was put through by Murphy, making sure Ipswich extend their unbeaten league run to 11 games.

Charlton, winless in seven matches, started the better of the two teams but as the match progressed they never seemed likely to topple the hosts, who have now won nine of their 12 home games this season.

Ipswich, undefeated since October, threatened more as the first half progressed and went ahead when Smith reacted the quickest following a scramble in the box from a corner to score his fifth of the season.

Charlton had their chances to equalise, with George Tucudean denied by goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski and Christophe Berra then clearing Johann Berg Gudmundsson's follow-up rebound off the line.

But Ipswich quickly doubled their advantage after the break as Murphy's hot form in front of goal continued.

The striker's header was his 17th of the season and his seventh goal in as many games, and the Irishman's form has been instrumental during a period when Ipswich have lost only one of their last 19 games.

Mick McCarthy's men were dominant and McGoldrick, who hit the woodwork three times during the match, completed a satisfactory evening for the hosts as he slotted home beyond Neil Etheridge in injury time.

Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy: "It was a happy day, a good solid performance against a good side who had chances.

"It was nice to get that backing from supporters but when the trust starts to come back, you can't let them down. Hopefully they will come back after that."

Charlton manager Bob Peeters: "When you see the stats we should have won a few more games, but football is all about putting the ball in the net.

"We didn't play a bad game but we lost 3-0 and that is hard for the boys. It is all about scoring goals and that is what Ipswich did and we didn't. That has been the story of the last few weeks and the story of our season."