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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
Both teams opted to shuffle the pack following their respective defeats three days earlier, with QPR boss Julien Stephan making eight changes to his starting line-up and Clement a mere three by comparison.
Those changes may have contributed to a disjointed first 45 minutes, with the game conducted at a lively pace without either side managing to get on top to any great degree.
Rangers went close through Steve Cook,
It was five months ago that Cifuentes took the Leicester job after his protracted QPR exit had him see out last season on gardening leave.
The Spaniard reportedly helped get his summer move over the line by personally contributing half the compensation fee, external that the Foxes needed to pay QPR to sign him.
A stuttered run of results in the early months of the campaign had Cifuentes battling
Queens Park Rangers climbed into the Championship play-off places after a fourth victory in five matches thanks to a dramatic late winner against Birmingham City.
Centre-back Jimmy Dunne gave QPR a first-half lead but Patrick Roberts seemed to have earned Blues a point with an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time.
Their celebrations were shortlived, however, as the home side won it in the 96th minute through teenage
Development squad head coach Paul Furlong has left Queens Park Rangers after 14 years with the club.
The 57-year-old former striker made 183 appearances and scored 58 goals as a player for the R’s.
He returned to the club as a coach in 2011 and saw his son Darnell Furlong come through the youth system to make his first-team debut in 2015.
“I have had an amazing 14 years at
Norwich had not been winless in 14 games since April 1998 and looked in no mood to match that record as Forson and Sargent had early half chances.
Marcondes gave the hosts a deserved lead – having been unmarked at the far post from a corner the Dane’s first shot on the swivel was blocked, but Ruairi McConville was able to head it back to him and he blasted in
Off the back of an impressive 3-2 win over Hull on Saturday, QPR started on the front foot in Lancashire – although they were forced into a first-half change in goal when Ben Hamer collided with team-mate Steve Cook and was unable to continue.
Chair was denied by a sharp save from Blackburn goalkeeper Aynsley Pears, Kristi Montgomery blocked Karamoko Dembele’s goalbound shot behind for a corner and Jonathan Varane
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