Boss Roy Keane admitted that his Town side were very much second best to QPR as Neil Warnock’s men left Suffolk after a 3-0 victory. Despite his team’s comfortable win, Warnock felt Portman Road had changed for the better this season.
Town’s poor start to the season continued as the Blues exited the Carling Cup at Peterborough United. Tamás Priskin put Town in front, then missed a penalty but goals from Lee Freckington and George Boyd won the tie for the home side.
Conor Chaplin’s first goal of the season saw Town maintain their 100 per cent start to their season and stay top of the Championship as the Blues beat QPR 1-0 at Loftus Road. Chaplin reacted sharply to his first shot being blocked in the 75th minute to claim all three points and set a new club unbeaten all-competitions record of 21 matches, surpassing a run achieved in the 1980/81 campaign.