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Danny Graham has now scored 10 goals in the Championship for Blackburn this season

Blackburn Rovers secured all three points against struggling Ipswich Town thanks to two second-half goals.

Rovers striker Danny Graham sent Town goalkeeper Dean Gerkin the wrong way from the penalty spot midway through the second half after Callum Elder brought down Adam Armstrong in the box.

Substitute Joe Nuttall then doubled the home side's lead by turning Armstrong's cross into the net with his first touch on 73 minutes.

Bradley Dack nearly added a third in the 89th minute but his curling effort from the edge of the box flew narrowly wide as Blackburn cantered to victory.

Rovers had come close to opening the scoring midway through the first half when Corry Evans' effort was diverted onto the post by Jack Rodwell.

And Tony Mowbray's side hit the woodwork for a second time minutes after Graham's opener as Joe Rothwell saw his thunderous strike cannon off the bar.

Ipswich were hoping for back-to-back victories in the league for the first time since March 2018 but it was the hosts who started the brighter.

Graham had an early chance blocked before Elliott Bennett saw his shot fly narrowly over the bar on 22 minutes after a good through-ball from Dack.

Dack then had a fine effort parried away by Ipswich goalkeeper Gerkin as Blackburn dominated the opening half.

The away side did have an opportunity to open the scoring against the run of play just before half-time as forward Will Keane rounded Rovers keeper David Raya but, the 23-year-old recovered to deny the Hull City loanee from a tight angle.

The result meant Ipswich remained bottom, five points from safety, while Blackburn rose to ninth, six points off the play-off places.

Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"I think our intensity levels were down today. I wasn't very happy at half time, I think they weren't very happy either.

"We played against a team who wanted to play from the back and pass it, and if we had our normal intensity we'd have taken it off them a lot more and created more chances.

"I'm sure Tuesday night, 120 minutes against Newcastle, had something to do with that. I'm just pleased for the points after a midweek game that went to extra time."

Ipswich Town manager Paul Lambert:

"I thought it was a penalty but we didn't do enough to win the game.

"We're trying everything we can to turn it around but on this particular day we didn't do enough.

"We have to take it and work hard to turn it around."