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Three consecutive wins had reignited QPR’s bid for an unlikely play-off place but they were frustrated in a drab first half.
Preston, who are now 14th, 10 points outside the top six, had the better of the opening 45 minutes as Alfie Devine saw a shot from 25 yards out deflected narrowly wide.
Devine then set up Ben Whiteman just outside the area but he pulled his shot over the
After a tough build-up already before a ball was kicked at Loftus Road, with Portsmouth posting financial losses and on a poor run of form, it could not have been a much worse opening half hour for head coach John Mousinho.
It took his side only seven minutes to concede when a poor touch from Swift gave up the ball in midfield and Harvey Vale’s deflected pass found Smyth who
Queens Park Rangers ended their freefall towards the Championship drop zone with a victory which deepened Leicester City’s own relegation fears.
The Foxes had hoped that the midweek win over Bristol City, their first in 11 league games, would herald the start of a revival at the King Power Stadium, and Jordan James’ brilliant opening goal further reinforced that optimism.
Gary Rowett’s side, however, fell victim to the defensive weaknesses
The hosts enjoyed almost complete dominance in the first half, with Ibrahim Osman at the heart of their good play.
The winger grazed the crossbar with a cross-cum-shot after just two minutes before teeing up Roberts to fire home from close range three minutes later after he nutmegged his opposite number and sent a low cross into the box.
Only some acrobatics from Amadou Mbengue stopped Blues from doubling their
With 80 minutes on the clock, the story of the game had been about the defensive mistakes that led to the first two goals.
After a slow start, QPR took the lead from a set piece, as Hull goalkeeper Ivor Pandur and Oli McBurnie failed to get anything on Harvey Vale’s in-swinging corner before it deflected in off McNair under pressure from Jimmy Dunne at the back post.
The goal
QPR levelled after a neat one-touch passing move as Isaac Hayden drove into the penalty area and found Saito, who turned his marker and drilled a thunderous finish into the roof of the net.
However, Rovers regained their advantage just minutes later after Saito was caught in possession by Sondre Tronstad, who swiftly played in Jorgensen to fire his second beyond Hoops goalkeeper Joe Walsh.
Tronstad was also the architect
The Derby defence struggled to deal with Ipswich’s clever movement and incisive attacking play – particularly down the left flank against the outstanding Jack Clarke.
Clarke, Anis Mehmeti and Ivan Azon all provided a regular threat, with the opening goal also coming from a corner kick on the left where Travis got his positioning all wrong to send a textbook downward header past Rams goalkeeper Josh Vickers.
Mehmeti had the
Coventry took the game to the hosts from the off as Jack Rudoni – one of four changes made by Lampard after Monday’s loss at Norwich City – headed the recalled Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s second-minute cross over from six yards.
But Rangers created moments of their own early on as Karamoko Dembele, Harvey Vale and Kone all created chances.
The R’s almost went ahead 10 minutes from the break, but Rushworth
Swiss striker Michael Frey has joined Grasshoppers for an undisclosed fee after two years with Queens Park Rangers.
The 31-year-old scored 10 goals in 53 appearances for the Rs but has fallen out of favour under Julien Stephan, playing 13 times under the Frenchman.
Frey has not scored this season and has found himself fall down the pecking order after the summer arrivals of Richard Kone and Rumarn Burrell.
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With several EFL games called off due to frozen pitches around the country, including two in the Championship, the game went ahead in bitterly cold conditions in west London.
The Hoops were forced into a change before the match even kicked off, with Steve Cook replacing Liam Morrison in defence because of an apparent injury picked up in the warm-up.
And for much of the first half, the dangers of