Moritz Volz's second-half own-goal helped ease the pressure on Charlton boss Alan Pardew.
Ipswich defender puts through his own net
Moritz Volz's second-half own-goal helped ease the pressure on Charlton boss Alan Pardew as the Addicks defeated Ipswich.
Nicky Bailey fired the home side in front with a superb free-kick, before Martin Cranie's own-goal restored parity.
The visitors hit the crossbar twice, but Charlton felt they should have had a penalty when Luke Varney was felled in the area.
Pardew admitted in his programme notes that he was "not very popular at the moment" following Tuesday's derby defeat at Crystal Palace and shook his under-performing side up by handing first starts of the season to Svetoslav Todorov and Zheng Zhi.
And they made the breakthrough after just six minutes when Ivan Campo handled on the edge of the area.
Bailey, a £400,000 summer signing from Southend, drilled a low free-kick through the wall and past the despairing dive of Richard Wright for his second goal of the season.
The busy midfielder was to play little further part, however, as he limped out of the action in the 13th minute to be replaced by another former Ipswich favourite, Matt Holland.
Town boss Jim Magilton, who has also faced criticism from fans this season, made a change on the half-hour when he replaced Tommy Miller with Pablo Counago.
Dividends
And it paid instant dividends when Counago's backheel played in Walters, whose low cross was turned into his own net by on-loan Portsmouth defender Cranie.
Bouazza could have put Charlton straight back into the lead, but his toe-poked shot drifted wide.
And just before the interval, Addicks goalkeeper Nicky Weaver palmed Alan Quinn's header wide of the post before Campo struck the woodwork with a curling free-kick.
After the break, Quinn rattled the crossbar with an audacious angled effort which had Weaver beaten.
Pardew was then infuriated after his side were denied what appeared to be a clear penalty when Varney was scythed down by Richard Naylor, referee Grant Hegley deciding the infringement took place outside the area.
But the Addicks boss was not complaining 10 minutes later when Ipswich failed to deal with Ambrose's cross and the ball looped over Wright and into the net.
Bouazza wheeled away in celebration although it was on-loan Fulham defender Volz who appeared to get the decisive touch.
Magilton sent on former Charlton striker Kevin Lisbie but he could not find a way through as Pardew's side held out.
