Wolves midfielder Colin Cameron celebrated his first start since February by inspiring his side to victory over Coca-Cola Championship high-flyers Ipswich.

The Scotland international, given his chance as Mark Kennedy rested his niggling Achilles injury, scored one goal and made another for Carl Cort as Glenn Hoddle's side put a serious dent in the Tractor Boys' hopes of automatic promotion.

Ipswich remain in third place behind Wigan and Sunderland with the Black Cats coming to Portman Road on Sunday, while Wolves made it 14 games unbeaten.

Ki-Hyeon Seol went close as the hosts made a lively start. The South Korea striker picked up the ball in the middle of the park and curled an effort just wide of the post with goalkeeper Kelvin Davis scrambling across his line.

Wolves kept up the pressure and broke the deadlock with four minutes on the clock.

Kenny Miller failed to get on the end of Lee Naylor's inviting cross from the left and when the ball fell to Cameron racing into the box, he chested it down and smashed it home off the underside of the crossbar.

Miller had a chance to double the lead five minutes later when he got to Seol's cross but Davis made a vital block at the Scotland striker's feet.

Seol was causing Ipswich all sorts of problems and Davis came to the rescue again when the Wolves livewire almost sneaked a shot in at the near post, before Seyi George Olofinjana was denied by the busy 'keeper.

But Davis could do nothing about Wolves' second goal after 21 minutes. Cameron made another excellent run from midfield and his square ball presented Cort with the easiest of tap-ins.

The visitors tried to hit back straight away and, when the ball took a friendly bounce off the referee, Ian Westlake cracked an unstoppable volley off the crossbar with goalkeeper Michael Oakes beaten.

Jim Magilton almost halved the deficit with a free-kick that drifted just wide and Shefki Kuqi hit the woodwork right at the end of the first half as Ipswich tried to haul themselves back into the game.

Ipswich continued to press after the restart and Darren Bent's explosive pace enabled to him to beat the Wolves defence to a long ball over the top but his lob came down on the roof of the net.

The visitors enjoyed their best spell around the hour mark but they were unable to break down a determined home rearguard.

Joe Royle's side had little option but to keep pushing forward and it was inevitable gaps would appear at the back. Wolves substitute Leon Clarke had the ball in the net with just under quarter of an hour left but the whistle had already gone for a foul on Jason De Vos.

Paul Ince almost put the result beyond doubt late on but, after Miller and Naylor linked up well on the left to create the chance, the former England midfielder was denied by another smart stop from Davis.

And the keeper pulled off an even more impressive save at the death to deny Seol from point-blank range.