WANDERERS romped to their first league win at Ipswich Town in style, crashing five goals in at Portman Road.

Dapo Afolyan scored twice, with Eoin Doyle, Josh Sheehan and George Johnston also on the scoresheet in the club’s biggest away win in seven years.

Ian Evatt’s side had been frustrated in their last two games, playing some good attacking football but failing to find the end product. Here in Suffolk they took it out on the Tractor Boys with frightening force.

Evatt made just one change to the side that drew with Burton, bringing Josh Sheehan back in for Kieran Lee in midfield and keeping faith with Liam Gordon at left back.

Considering what was in store, the first half proved to be as unpredictable as they come.

From the first exchanges the play lurched from one end to the other, Ipswich looking equally likely to add to their score every time they attacked.

Wes Burns was the danger man for Ipswich, giving Liam Gordon a torrid time on the right flank.

Just five minutes in a turnover in midfield left Bolton looking vulnerable and when Burns was played in on the right he barged into Gordon – sending the youngster flying – before passing to an unmarked Macauley Bonne at the far post for a tap in.

The Wanderers protests to referee Robert Madley had barely died down when they got themselves level again.

George Edmundson had made a goal-saving challenge on Doyle but Bolton kept the pressure on and Afolayan was picked out on the left edge of the box, drilling a shot under the body of debutant keeper Christian Walton.

Kane Vincent-Young had already picked up a yellow card for a clumsy foul on Afolayan and must have had his heart in his throat when he sent the same man sprawling on 19 minutes, ref Madley pointing instantly to the spot.

Eoin Doyle did the job from 12 yards, slamming the spot kick straight down the middle, and Ipswich boss Paul Cook reacted quickly to sub Vincent-Young to spare him any more torture.

Ipswich then showed some resolve to get themselves level a few minutes later. Again it was Burns on the right, whipping in a cross that Ricardo Santos bundled into his own net under pressure from Bonne.

The home side will feel they should have gone in ahead, Bonne stabbing another great chance into the side netting after yet another dangerous run from Burns. Bolton instantly built from the free kick, playing quickly through midfield for Jones to thread a ball in for Afolayan, who stroked a beautiful shot inside the far post to make the score 3-2.

At that stage there was no hint that this could be a romp. But Wanderers came out with a real sense of urgency in the second half and quickly wrapped up the points.

After Antoni Sarcevic had a good effort blocked, the Bolton skipper kept his composure to slot a pass in for Doyle dead centre, and when the chance presented itself, Josh Sheehan turned to bury the ball past Walton.

Wanderers hadn’t scored five away from home since a memorable rout of Leeds United in 2014 at Elland Road. But they gave more than 550 travelling fans a treat when Sheehan’s free kick invited the big lads up – and Ricardo Santos turned the unlikely supplier for George Johnston to crash in his first goal for the club.

Ipswich still tried to make a game of it and Bonne hit the woodwork after getting a touch to Hayden Coulson’s cross.

Doyle came closest to adding a sixth for Wanderers, lashing a fierce half-volley from 10 yards out which was beaten away by Walton.

Otherwise, it was a comparatively calm conclusion to an afternoon where one of Bolton’s longest hoodoos were finally put to rest.