"We executed our plans to perfection which rarely happens although it helped that we never had a midweek match while I saw Cardiff go down to 10 men in their game and forced to work very hard in their match against Reading," Magilton said after the 2-0 win.
"To a man, we were outstanding and I'm delighted for the lads.
"Some of our play today was excellent, we were clinical and Jay Simpson scored two good goals to earn just reward for a great performance.
"I don't want to get too carried away but to come to Cardiff and win in such a manner was very pleasing.
"This is a difficult division to get out of and I am no different to all the other managers who believe they can make an impact."