Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Hull City – Burrell goal secures home win

Although sitting in the bottom half of the table, Rangers’ Dunne was optimistic before the November international break, believing there was still a reason to be “looking up” to the play-off places in an “open” Championship.

There was good reason for the Republic of Ireland international to have that view with only six points separating them and Hull before kick-off.

His side well and truly backed his view up by keeping Hull’s Ivan Pandur busy with 26 shots during the game, although only eight were on target.

The Tigers were second best in the opening minutes, yet Leeds loanee Gelhardt punished slack defending to drill in the opener against the run of play.

Rangers, though, were rewarded when talisman Chair reacted quickest in a messy box scramble to equalise before half-time.

They were not on level terms for long as the excellent Ryan Giles send over a pinpoint cross, which was powered home by Destan in the 51st minute.

Dunne looped in QPR’s second leveller after more hesitant Hull defending just four minutes later, and the turnaround was complete when left winger Burrell notched his fifth goal of the season from close range.

Rangers could have added more, with Croatian keeper Pandur making several key saves to keep Hull alive, while the visitors went close late on through the lively Gelhardt and substitute David Akintola but could not find a third to salvage a point.