Hoops struggle against Swindon...... shakey start continues
Championship side QPR were forced to come from behind to avoid a Carling Cup shock at the County Ground.
Angelo Balanta gave the Rs the lead from close range (32) but Swindon hit back through Simon Cox (34) before Billy Paynter gave them the lead.
The London club levelled when Dexter Blackstock headed in (46), before Damien Delaney converted a corner from Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (54).
Left-back Damien Delaney proved to be the matchwinner as QPR won 3-2 at League One Swindon to reach the Carling Cup second round.
The Hoops had been behind at half-time but Iain Dowie's side turned the game around to get the victory.
Angelo Balanta stabbed the ball home after 32 minutes when Swindon failed to clear a corner.
But the home side equalised less than a minute later when Anthony McNamee crossed for Simon Cox to fire home from eight yards.
Swindon striker Billy Paynter gave his side a shock lead three minutes before the break when he headed home McNamee's cross from 12 yards to leave Rangers in disarray.
QPR struck back after the break when Lee Cook crossed for Dexter Blackstock to head home from close range within 30 seconds of the restart.
Rangers left-back Delaney then capitalised on Swindon's failure to clear a corner and fired home from 12 yards.
League One Swindon piled the pressure on their illustrious opposition but failed to take their chances and ended the match frustrated.
The best opportunity fell to Jon-Paul McGovern but his free-kick was well saved by Lee Camp in the Rangers goal.
