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Karamoko Dembele scored one of QPR's four penalties in the cup win against Luton Left-back Kenneth Paal fired in the winning spot kick as Queens Park Rangers beat Luton Town 4-1 on penalties to reach the Carabao Cup third round following a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road. QPR scored all four of their penalties, while Tahith Chong struck the crossbar for Luton and Cauley Woodrow's effort was saved by Joe Walsh. The hosts took an early lead through a close-range finish from new signing Hevertton Santos, only for Zack Nelson to reply with a glorious strike from distance five minutes later. Carlton Morris, Elijah Adebayo and Tahith Chong were all denied by Walsh as Luton pressed for a second-half winner before the match was decided on penalties. EFL Cup: Premier League clubs cruising into third round Marti Cifuentes saw his much-changed QPR side go ahead when Hatters goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski palmed Elijah Dixon-Bonner's strike into the path of Brazilian right-back Santos, who converted on his full debut after joining the club in July. Luton levelled in sensational fashion, as Nelson's angled first-time drive from outside the penalty area arrowed into the far corner of the net following a corner. Visiting manager Rob Edwards, whose players have now started the season with a four-game winless run, brought in five new faces from Town's 1-0 defeat at Preston North End in the Championship on Saturday, including a first start since December for midfielder Marvelous Nakamba. Edwards used three substitutes at the interval, switching Nakamba, Reece Burke and Amari'i Bell for Mads Andersen, Tom Holmes and Liam Walsh, while QPR sent on Jake Salter-Clarke for Steve Cook in defence. Luton's Morris, whose flick had provided Nelson with the chance to score, had a header thwarted by Walsh before Adebayo had a shot turned behind after Walsh was unable to hold Chong's effort. Kaminski was also called into action, stopping Alfie Lloyd's shot and Zan Celar's header from Karamoko Dembele's free-kick, to ensure the match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes to go to penalties. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Rob Edwards Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 League Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1(4), Luton Town 1(1). Penalty Shootout ends, Queens Park Rangers 1(4), Luton Town 1(1). Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1(4), Luton Town 1(1). Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner. Penalty missed! Still Queens Park Rangers 1(3), Luton Town 1(1). Tahith Chong (Luton Town) hits the bar with a left footed shot. Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1(3), Luton Town 1(1). Jake Clarke-Salter (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner. Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1(2), Luton Town 1(1). Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1(2), Luton Town 1. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty saved. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner. Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1(1), Luton Town 1. Zan Celar (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner. Penalty Shootout begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Luton Town 1. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Luton Town 1. Attempt saved. Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Lloyd. Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Mads Andersen. Attempt blocked. Zan Celar (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé with a cross. Attempt missed. Zack Nelson (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town). Foul by Jake Clarke-Salter (Queens Park Rangers). Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Offside, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow is caught offside. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.