City get first draw of the Championship

City got a respectable draw in their first match since promotion to the Championship, drawing 0-0 with QPR.

I thought that it was a rough, physical game, and neither keeper had too many saves to make. The first strong challenge came in the opening minute, and ended debutant Mark Lynch's involvement for the day. The right-back shepherded the ball out for a throw-in, and after it did he received a kick from QPR centre forward Paul Furlong that sent him flying into touch.

QPR had a few reasonable chances they failed to make more of. Tommy Doherty put a shot from the edge of the area over, Kevin Gallen shot wide after receiving a ball over the top that Delaney couldn't deal with, and Furlong also missed to the pleasure of the home fans, who had been on his back since his controversial challenge on Lynch. The City defence were under some pressure, but played it safe to deal with it.

City also had a couple of sights of goal themselves in the first half. The linesman flagged when Steve McPhee redirected a shot onto the bar, and saw the ball deflected just wide after it was pulled back by Ryan France on the byline.