Mick McCarthy has revealed his delight with Ipswich Town's performance in the 2-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday evening.

A Daryl Murphy brace helped Ipswich climb into the playoff spots, and McCarthy, who celebrated his 100th game in charge of the club, was keen to praise his players.

"It was a fabulous performance and Daryl Murphy has been great. I was delighted, we played well and I think we deserved the win - it is better still when you deserve the win," the Ipswich boss told reporters.

"It was a confident performance and one of our better ones this season. We didn't let Wolves play. They are a good team who play some good football but we didn't allow them to.

"It was a really good competitive Championship game with some quality between two sides near the top of the league."

Ipswich return to action against Watford on Saturday.