QPR 1-2 Sheffield United: Blades put Leeds defeat behind them with victory at QPR

QPR, who remain 14th despite a fifth defeat in their past seven games, showed plenty of grit to keep the Blades on edge until the final whistle.

Both Frey and, deep into stoppage time, Koki Saito had headed efforts miss as the Blades were forced into a defensive rearguard.

Yet on balance of play and, for a moment of real quality from Campbell – whose spin and top-right-corner finish from a left-foot hit on the edge of the area nine minutes into the second period effectively settled the contest – they deserved the points.

Brereton Diaz provided the assist for that strike to complete an effective all-round effort from the Chile forward, after his 10th-minute headed effort had put the visitors ahead.

But the Sheffield United were never allowed to really settle until Campbell’s seventh goal of an interrupted campaign. And almost as soon as they did, QPR were back snapping at their heels.

Frey had plenty of chances throughout the match and thought he had equalised six minutes before the break, only to be flagged offside after turning in Seito’s headed centre from five yards out.

Given a chance from 12 yards on 72 minutes, he made no mistake, putting away a seventh league goal of the campaign and ensuring the visitors were made to sweat the final quarter of the match.