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Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Tranmere Rovers boss Darrell Clarke to discuss the big stories in the EFL in the latest episode of the 72+ podcast.

Clarke explains how his defender Bobby Faulkner ended up in goal against Port Vale on Saturday and the panel discuss Bobby Kamwa's Emmanuel Adebayor-esque celebration against his former club Newport County.

Millwall, Charlton Athletic and West Bromwich Albion are the early pace-setters in the Championship, while Leicester City are already struggling in League One, but will boss Russell Martin be given the time to turn it around?

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Leicester City midfielder Conor Chaplin said there are "loads" of positive things the club can take from their Carabao Cup second round defeat by Premier League Ipswich Town.

Chaplin, a summer signing from the Tractor Boys where he won promotion three times in five seasons, made his Foxes debut in Tuesday's tie at Portman Road.

Despite Leicester's 3-1 loss, Chaplin said they should not be too down after having 57% of possession and 22 shots against the top-flight side.

"We definitely don't want to be a football club, a team or a group of staff that is happy with any defeat but I think we can really be proud and take huge, huge steps from the way we played," he told BBC Radio Leicester.

"We've come to a Premier League side with amazing players, and controlled a lot of the game.

"I think the learnings will be the final pass - we need to be more ruthless but it's the hardest part of the game

"The bravery we showed and coming away to a place like this it was top and something to build on - we've set the stall there now."

The Foxes have made a disappointing start following relegation to League One last season after taking one point from their first two games in the third tier under new boss Russell Martin.

"I don't think we've been at where we want to be at for the first two league games," Chaplin added.

"I think that's been evident. But that's something [the Ipswich performance] to come back on and say 'this is the level'.

"But that will take time with different players and learning each other. I know it's hard to say that but it's a brutal honest truth.

"It's our job on the training pitch to make that time as short as possible."

Leicester travel to MK Dons hoping to secure their first league win of the season on Saturday.

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Ipswich Town manager Gary O'Neil believes Leicester City will be "coming here to leave some marks on us" when the two sides meet at Portman Road in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday (19:45 BST).

The two teams had very different fates in the Championship last season, with the Tractor Boys claiming promotion and the Foxes suffering relegation.

"The gap is a lot closer than it looks," O'Neil said. "We were both in the same division last year and we played each other twice, so we are familiar with each other.

"Leicester City also have a Premier League coach in Russell Martin, who has been in the top flight with Southampton and plays a good style of football.

"It will be a really tough game for us, especially coming off the back of something as high as this win over Sunderland.

"We need to make sure we reset and we are down to earth. Leicester City won't care that have beaten Sunderland, they will be coming here to leave some marks on us and we need to be ready for that.

"It is an important game for us. I just want to keep winning. This is a strong group and I feel we are in a good place.

"We have added to the squad a lot, of course, so there will be an ability to rotate. We will pick a team we think can win. We will try to freshen things up a bit, though, because we have a big week ahead and some of the lads weren't 100% already."

On long-serving duo Wes Burns and Conor Chaplin returning to Portman Road after making permanent moves to King Power Stadium this summer, O'Neil said: "It is a great draw for them and the guys that know them.

"We were obviously planning to keep Wes Burns but when he got the offer that he did and he was interested in it, we didn't want to stand in his way as such a servant to this football club.

"It will be good for the fans to welcome those guys back, as I'm sure they will."