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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.

The Blues and QPR remain locked at 0-0 at half-time at Loftus Road.

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.

Forest have played at the City Ground for the past 125 years — “The place oozes football soul,” says Steve Cooper, the club's manager

QPR boss Gareth Ainsworth believes his side is capable of beating the Blues, despite knowing what Town are all about from his time in charge of Wycombe Wanderers.

This Saturday Ipswich will return to the capital for the first time since the eventful 4-4 draw with Charlton in October last year, this time facing Gareth Ainsworth’s QPR.

Top-of-the-table Town travel to QPR on Saturday aiming to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season and set a new club all-competitions unbeaten record.

Queens Park Rangers have announced the signing of experienced midfielder Jack Colback on a two-year contract, with an option for a further year.

In the 12th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryFromBath assesses the mood around the Championship clubs by delving into their forums, looking here at how things have progressed at the City Ground this summer. All of the teams in the division will be covered between now and the start of the season.

The 24-year-old midfielder has been playing in MLS after a paperwork fiasco in January, but still has a lot to offer Steve Cooper's team