Veteran midfielder Jack Colback climbed off the bench to fireplace QPR to a 2-1 victory over Blackburn.
The 35-year-old thumped dwelling his first aim in simply over a 12 months as Rangers received again to profitable methods after two straight defeats.
Michael Frey had put Rangers forward after solely 5 minutes, however Rovers thought they’d secured a degree by means of Tyrhys Dolan’s second-half penalty.
Nevertheless, Colback’s thunderbolt put a dent in Blackburn’s play-off bid, though they continue to be fifth, whereas Rangers at the moment are solely three factors adrift of the highest six.
The hosts took the lead when Kenneth Paal gained a free-kick within the nook.
Ilias Chair swung within the cross which Frey met with a glancing header previous visiting ‘keeper Aynsley Pears for his seventh aim of the season.
Rovers nearly equalised 4 minutes later when Ryan Hedges and Andreas Weimann mixed to tee up Owen Beck, who crashed his shot in opposition to the crossbar.
Makhtar Gueye retrieved the unfastened ball and crossed low for Dolan, whose drive was clawed out of the highest nook by Rangers ‘keeper Paul Nardi.
Chair had two probabilities to double the lead earlier than half-time, first sitting Danny Batth on his bottom earlier than drilling in a low shot which skidded inches large, after which forcing one other block from Pears.
As a substitute, the guests have been gifted an equaliser six minutes into the second half.
Rangers didn’t clear a low ball into the world and Koki Saito’s clumsy problem on Callum Brittain gave ref James Linington little selection however to award a penalty.
With no designated penalty taker on the pitch for Rovers, there was some dialogue as to who ought to take it, however Dolan finally gained the argument and confidently transformed.
Rangers thought they need to have had a penalty when captain Jimmy Dunne – again within the aspect after a deadline-day transfer to Sheffield United fell by means of – was hauled down by Batth, however Linington didn’t agree.
Nevertheless, Rangers gained it with 14 minutes remaining when the ball dropped to Colback after a chaotic scramble within the penalty space.
The previous Sunderland and Newcastle midfielder pulled the set off from 18 yards and, though Pears received each palms on it, the ball rocketed into the roof of the web to safe three factors for the Hoops.
The managers
QPR’s Marti Cifuentes:
“I’m very pleased, not only about the win but because it was important to come back after two defeats in a row. It was important for us emotionally to come back and get a good win at home against a good team. I’m very pleased for Jack and the minutes he played, and the level he played, as well as the goal.”
Blackburn’s John Eustace:
“I’m very disappointed we lost the game. It was a tough game, we got ourselves back into it, so to lose with another soft goal is really disappointing. We weren’t good enough at the start. In the second half, we started really well, we got back into the game and I thought we could have gone on and won it.
“The style of the second aim could be very disappointing. We now have to react to the second part and we might have saved it as properly. We now have to place our bodies on the road to maintain the ball out of the web.”
