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Joe Ledley's last goal for Derby came against Brentford on the opening day of the 2017-18 season.

Two superb second half goals gave Frank Lampard his second Championship victory as Derby County manager as his side defeated Ipswich Town at Pride Park.

Wales international Joe Ledley opened the scoring midway through the second half with a fine strike from 25 yards out after a poor Ipswich clearance from a Derby corner.

Moments later Tom Lawrence, who had spent the 2016-17 season on loan at Ipswich, doubled County's lead placing his free-kick just beyond goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski's reach.

Defeat for Town means Paul Hurst's side are still searching for their first win in the Championship this season.

Derby went into the game winless in their last 10 home league matches against Ipswich and off the back of successive league defeats by Millwall and Leeds.

Both sides seemed to lack confidence in a dour first half, with Derby forward David Nugent's long range curling effort, which narrowly missed the far post, being the pick of the chances.

Ipswich's Grant Ward had a deflected shot from distance which was well collected by Scott Carson as the away side struggled to create any meaningful openings.

The Rams became more clinical after the break, scoring from their only two shots on goal and giving Lampard his first home win.

Derby County manager Frank Lampard:

"It was reward for work rate, attitude, and good play. It was a good lesson for me and I've not taken the highs or lows too much either way.

"After (losing at) Millwall, people were looking at one win out of three, two losses on the bounce and now today we've won.

"I think there's more in the tank but we have to stay grounded, this is a long game for us.

We are trying to change a bit of style and bring young players in so there's a process, but of course results are massive because people will judge you by them so it was very big for me and for us to get that one."

Ipswich Town boss Paul Hurt:

"Quite a few people have said to me there wasn't too much in the game. Derby had a lot of possession but I'm not sure how many saves Bart (Bialkowski) was actually called upon to make.

"We spoke about belief again and did we truly have that belief collectively that we were going to get back in the game. I feel like we almost gave them too much respect at times and we've got to shake that off.

"We know there's some big names in this league and some big-name players but we are equal in terms of we are in the same league."