A strong Town side was beaten 2-1 by Arsenal’s U21s in their opening EFL Trophy fixture at Portman Road. Jon Nolan gave the Blues the lead in the 28th minute before one-time Town trialist George Lewis equalised first-half in injury time, then Folarin Balogun grabbed what proved to be the winner in the 54th minute. The Blues huffed and puffed and hit the woodwork twice as they looked for a leveller which never came.