Jim Magilton was delighted to see his strikers get on the scoresheet as Town turned on the style in front of the TV cameras at QPR.

Goals from Jon Stead, Pablo Counago and Jon Walters gave Blues a 3-1 win after Samuel Di Carmine had put Rangers ahead on three minutes.

"I'm thrilled for all the players, it was an excellent performance with moments of real quality," said the Town boss.

"I'm really pleased the forwards got on the scoresheet. They have worked very hard in recent games without getting the rewards but today they did. Pablo's goal in particular was outstanding and gave us a foothold in the game.

"There was a tremendous work ethic amongst the whole team and they have shone like beacons this week when people were writing us off.

"They were outstanding to a man. There's a real team spirit amongst them and I'm proud of every one of them."