New-boys shine as QPR ease past Exeter

Exeter City 0 QPR 2

Charlie Austin and Danny Simpson scored their first goals for QPR as they eased into the second round of the Capital One Cup.

Striker Austin, making his full debut following his recent move from Burnley, took only 73 seconds to get on the scoresheet, reacting quickest to turn in Jermaine Jenas’ shot.

And fellow summer signing Simpson netted five minutes into the second half when he finished a nice move by firing home after being teed up by Andy Johnson, who replaced Bobby Zamora at the interval.

Exeter went close to reducing the deficit through substitute Arron Davies, whose stinging 25-yard volley rebounded off the bar.

Johnson and Joey Barton came close to adding a third for Rangers, who gave a competitive debut to South Korean left-back Yun suk-Young.

And in injury-time, substitute Shaun Wright-Phillips’ effort struck the underside of the Exeter bar.

QPR (4-4-2): Murphy, Simpson, Dunne, Hill, Suk-Young, Barton, Jenas, Faurlin (Derry 64) Hoilett (Wright-Phillips 75) Zamora (Johnson 45), Austin.
Subs not used: Green, Onuoha, Henry.

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