Ipswich 1-5 West Brom

Striker Kevin Phillips fired a hat-trick as West Brom, watched by new manager Tony Mowbray who will take over on Wednesday, swept past Ipswich.

Diomansy Kamara slid in the opener for the Baggies, before Chris Perry put through his own net to make it 1-1.

But Jason Koumas soon fed Phillips, who headed in to restore Albion's lead.

Phillips grabbed his second from Zoltan Gera's cross before he set up Kamara to make it 4-1, and curled in a 20-yard shot with seconds left for his third.

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West Brom caretaker manager Nigel Pearson:
"It's an irony of football. This has been coming because we know we have good players. Although I am delighted with the result, in a way it's a shame it came now.

"Once you get a label for being unable to win away it can cause a barrier. Ultimately it was probably the reason for the change of leadership, but that's football.

"This was undoubtedly the most clinical performance we have given all season."

Ipswich boss Jim Magilton:
"When we fell behind we did not seem to have the spirit to come back.

"West Brom had more desire than us They were a level above us and it was an eye-opener.

"We just didn't sense danger at all and we defended too deep. We must now lick our wounds and put it behind us."

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Ipswich: Price, Bruce, De Vos, Naylor, Harding, Currie (Bowditch 54), Legwinski, Walton (Richards 79), Noble, Lee, Clarke.
Subs Not Used: Supple, Sito, Macken.

Booked: Walton, Naylor, Bruce, Noble.

Goals: Perry 36 og.

West Brom: Zuberbuhler, Albrechtsen, Perry, Curtis Davies, Robinson, Gera (Ellington 87), Carter, Koumas (Quashie 80), Greening, Kamara, Phillips.
Subs Not Used: Steele, Hartson, Watson.

Booked: Greening, Koumas, Carter.

Goals: Kamara 29, Phillips 40, 54, Kamara 56, Phillips 90.

Att: 22,581

Ref: K Woolmer (Northamptonshire).