Cool heads will be the order of the day when Ipswich Town play their second home game in five days against Queens Park Rangers.

The Blues were left stunned when they went down to a shock 2-1 defeat against Watford at Portman Road on Tuesday.

That led to them being knocked off top spot in the Coca-Cola Championship because, the following night, Wigan triumphed 2-1 at Coventry.

Town now have another home showdown to test their mettle against a side with only two wins to their name in a dozen outings.

Those victories - back-to-back successes against Stoke and Coventry - were over a month ago and help explain why the club currently languish in 13th.

In fairness to Rangers, that position is still an achievement following their promotion from last season's old Nationwide League Division Two.

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Published Friday, February 25, 2005

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