BEN Davies believes a change of luck is all that is standing between Derby County and an elusive victory.

The Rams suffered their fourth successive defeat on Tuesday night, when Ipswich Town came from behind to win 2-1 at Pride Park Stadium.

Nigel Clough's side have now lost nine of their last 11 matches in all competitions.

They have not won a match since the 2-1 success away to Preston North End on New Year's Day.

It all started so well for Derby against Ipswich, as Alberto Bueno put them ahead after seven minutes.

But Jimmy Bullard's long-range volley, which keeper Stephen Bywater could not keep out, levelled things up before half-time.

The Rams went close to regaining the lead in the second half when Davies' volley flashed just wide following a spell of pressure but Ipswich skipper David Norris hit the winner in the 68th minute.

For Davies, it was another frustrating outcome after Nottingham Forest nicked a 1-0 win at Pride Park on his debut following his move from Notts County.

"I thought we were excellent for the first 15 or 20 minutes and it looked like we would win by two or three," said the midfielder.

"But when you are on a bad run, everything seems to go against you.

"We were in control after the great start we had but they had three shots and scored two goals.

"Their first goal was a great strike but I thought it was against the run of play and even after that went in, I still thought we would win the game."

He added: "We started the second half really well – as we had done the first – and I thought we were totally in control of the game.

"We just needed to get that second goal and give ourselves something to hold on to.

"But it wasn't to be and they scored what turned out to be the winner. I was shocked when it went in.

"It was a well-worked goal from them and, at this level, players will punish you when they get chances.

"Not long before that, I had gone close with a volley. If that had gone in, we would have probably won the game 2-1 or even gone on to get more.

"But things aren't falling for us at the moment. It seems that we have a chance which goes just wide and they have a chance and score.

"It was so disappointing after a spirited performance. It was frustrating again and it gets even harder to take."

Davies remains convinced that Derby have not done too much wrong in the two matches since he joined the club and that a change of fortune will soon bring their recent poor run to a halt.

"All we need is a bit of luck," said the 29-year-old, who was voted Rams man of the match by the fans on Tuesday evening.

"If we were playing rubbish and getting beaten every week, it would be different. But that's not been the case in the past two games.

"There have been positives to take from those matches and I still think if we keep playing like that, we'll win more games than we lose."