Video - Ipswich 0 Rotherham 1: No stopping Millers as they climb to safety

Leon Best’s goal on the stroke of half-time was the difference as a poor match between sides at opposite ends of the table went the way of the resurgent Millers.

Ipswich, who were bidding to move back into the top six, rarely threatened, with manager Mick McCarthy sparing no punches in a frank post-match assessment.

This was in stark contrast to Warnock, who has overseen four wins in his first eight games.

He said: “I thought we deserved the win. We were so solid at the back and restricted them – our goalkeeper (Lee Camp) didn’t have shots to save. Overall, our lads have done ever so well. We are limited but the Championship is my cup of tea.

“I have come here for 14 matches and I am loving it. I don’t feel under any pressure and I have asked the lads just to give me their best. As you can see, they are certainly doing that.

“Leon Best has come in and I think he is the only player on that pitch who could have scored that goal – it was a better one than what people might think.”

Best’s 43rd-minute goal came when Rotherham broke from an Ipswich free-kick and Matt Derbyshire teed up the unmarked striker to find the corner of the net.

What came before and after the goal was largely forgettable from both sides.

Ipswich Town: Bialkowski, Chambers, Smith, Berra, Knudsen, Douglas (Feeney 46), Skuse, Hyam (Bru 74), Pitman (Pringle 70), Murphy, Sears. Unused substitutes: Maitland-Niles, Digby, Crowe, Foley.

Rotherham United: Camp, Kelly, Doyley, Broadfoot, Mattock, Halford, Grant Ward, Frecklington, Smallwood, Derbyshire (Newell 79), Best (Clarke-Harris 84). Unused substitutes: Wood, Danny Ward, Green, Burke, Kenny.

Referee: S Martin (Staffordshire).

Man of the match: Lloyd Doyley.