League leaders prolonged their remarkable winning streak with a dominant 3-1 result against ten-man the visiting side.
Frank Lampard's team started to a flying start with their striker and Jamie Allen finding the target within the opening minutes.
The Japanese winger contributed a 3-0 advantage just before the break, while the visitors' player was dismissed before the whistle.
The midfielder scored a penalty for the losing side, but it proved nothing more than a meaningless effort.
The home side's goalkeeper the keeper had before saved a golden opportunity for the winger, which could have swung the match early on.
Frank Lampard commented: “That was a tough fixture now because they are a strong team.”
An Ipswich player came off the substitutes to fire the lone strike in a 1-0 win over West Brom.
They controlled the play but only secured the deadlock late thanks to the winger's fifth goal of the campaign.
Ryan Mason's side thought they had equalized in injury time, but the header was chalked off for a offense in the area.
Hayden Matthews scored a second-half own goal to hand Mark Robins' team a narrow win.
John Mousinho's men have currently managed just a single match since the close of last month.
Mark Robins said: “That was one of the most important victories we’ve had this campaign.”
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