PAUL Jewell’s new-look Ipswich Town enjoyed a dream start to the Championship season with a 3-0 win at Bristol City.

Michael Chopra was once again the scourge of the Robins, scoring twice to take his tally of goals against City to seven in nine, with his brace coming either side of Lee Martin’s first goal competitive goal for the club in almost two years.

Chopra’s superb opener came in the 13th minute when Mark Kennedy’s perfectly weighted pass from just inside his own half saw the striker in a straight race for the ball with keeper David James.

The Blues man just about arrived first and sublimely lobbed a first time shot with the outside of his boot over the former England custodian and into the net.

Bristol City staged a fightback after going behind and enjoyed a spell of pressure around the 20 minute mark, with a string of corners causing the visitors all manner of problems.

Town survived though and doubled their lead six minutes after the restart when Martin, released by an excellent Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pass, drove a left-footed shot into the bottom corner.

The result was then sealed on the hour mark when James had a moment to forget. The veteran keeper inexplicably tried to dink the ball past Chopra as he closed him down, but the striker managed to nick it away and tap home.

And it could have been four for the visitors had Grant Leadbitter’s shot from the edge of the box not hit the inside of the post late on.

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BRISTOL CITY (4-4-2): James; Spence, Fontaine (cpt), Nyatanga, McAllister (Woolford 71); Adomah, Skuse, Elliott, Campbell-Ryce (Kilkenny 63); Maynard, Stead (Pitman 63).

Unused Subs: Carey, Gerken.

IPSWICH TOWN (4-1-4-1): Stockdale; Edwards, Ingimarsson, Delaney (Smith 63), Cresswell; Kennedy; Emmanuel-Thomas (Carson 84), Bowyer, Leadbitter, Martin; Chopra (Ellington 88).

Unused Subs: Lee-Barrett, Healy.

Attendance: 13,107 (1,654 away)

Referee: Mr M Haywood.