Middlesbrough defeat QPR to end their unbeaten start

Middlesbrough ended Queens Park Rangers' unbeaten start to the Championship season with a victory at Loftus Road. Will Lankshear scored his seventh goal in seven matches to secure the win for the visitors.

QPR's momentum was significantly hampered by injuries to key players. Ilias Chair was forced off the pitch after just 15 minutes, and striker Richard Kone also sustained an injury during a first half dominated by Middlesbrough. Despite a high-tempo response in the second half and several close calls, including a strike from Harvey Vale that hit the post, QPR was unable to equalize.