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"The delayed start didn't help either side," Magilton said. "Players are ready to go at 3pm and then have to start all over again an hour later. It took a while for both teams to get going but the first goal gave us a platform to build on and when Kevin Lisbie scored the second it gave us some breathing space.
"We've been ahead at Burnley before and been pegged back so it was important we made ourselves difficult to beat and that is something we have to do for another 22 away games.
"We dug in, had moments of good play as well and everyone worked their socks off. Alex Bruce was fantastic for us, Ben Thatcher did well on his debut and the two lads in the middle at the back were very solid.
"It was a terrific win and it sets us up for Wolves next week, which will be a big test for us."
For the second time in a week Owen Coyle has demanded an improvement from his players and challenged them to fight back from the poor start to the season. He said after the game: "I have told the lads if they want to go away and feel sorry for themselves then they are no good to me.
"If they are prepared to come in on Monday and roll heir sleeves up and do some hard work, that's the type we need. If they are not up for that, then tap on my door because they will not be here. We are here to make sure players on that pitch are representative of what I would expect.
"Again, there was plenty of effort, but you cannot continue to give goals away like that because it just takes the wind out of everyone's sails.
"We had total control of that game and in the early part of the match we had several chances to go and win the game. As it was, we never took them and paid a heavy price by conceding some soft goals. We shot ourselves right in the foot and there's no getting away from that."
Coyle wouldn't offer the delay as an excuse and added: "That had nothing to do with it and at half time, if we had come in at 0-0, we would have been pleased because we'd been creating opportunities. Ipswich had two shots at goal, if it was two shots, and we found ourselves two goals down.
"I was looking for that spark in the second half to get the goal, but we never got it and their third goal probably summed up the day.
"Of course we are hurt by the result and we will get necessary stick for it. That's what happens in football. But we will take that and come back stronger for it. If that means trying to wheel and deal and get one or two in to strengthen us in terms of stopping conceding soft goals, then that's what we'll do, because I would never have envisaged us losing the sort of goals we have lost today again."