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Preston N0rth End 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 Smyth,Willock

PNE line-up: Woodman; Ramsay (Stewart, 87), Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Browne, Whiteman (McCann, 73); Holmes, Keane (Millar, 45), Frøkjær (Woodburn, 73), Evans. Subs not used: Cornell, Cunningham, Brady, Ledson, Best.

QPR line-up: Begović; Cannon (Kakay, 65), Dunne, Salter-Clarke, Paal; Field, Colback (Chair, 45); Smyth (Dixon-Bonner, 65), Dozzell (Larkeche, 79), Willock (Kelman, 90+2); Dykes. Subs not used: Archer, Cook, Duke-McKenna, Drew.

Attendance: 14,280 (542 QPR fans)

Referee: Mr J Smith.

Firstly credit to the Rangers fans who made it to the Nortern frozen part of England and also to Rangers manager who has only been in teh country a few weeks and already sussed out that if you sit deep against us, we will create all of sod.
Liked the first interview the guy gave doen't want draws wants to win all games, compare that to Mr Fantastic who seems to think if we can't win ensure you don't lose.
The fist period will go down as being totally forgetable apart from Dykes clattering Hugejs with his fist going for a header, possible red Mr Smith gave yellow probably right. Better side for 20 minutes created nothing, Rangers then got more into the game like us never looked like scoring apart from one effort which Woodman watched going wide.
Suspect many of those at home probably by half time had switched over to watch Mrs Brown's Boys on loop.
Chair came on at half time made the difference, ran at players caused problems, we have a similar type f player in Frokjaer but we stick him on the wing and starve him of the ball.
Ten minutes into the second half deadlock broken, guy on the left looked offside not given eventually ball crossed to the far post Smyth showed more determination than Hughes and Woodman, back flips from Smyth the last one taking him over the Sir Tom Finney stand and having him land in the car park, soon after he was substituted.
Easy for Rangers didn't really have to do anything as we went down blind alley after blind alley, as it gotcolder people's lives began to ebb away realising this was 90 plus minutes they woulld never see again, those that were left saw Chair cross from the left to Willock at the back post and it was two. Thoroughly deserved many on the ground think that one course of action should be taken, time for the exit door for Mr Fantastic

Preston boss Ryan Lowe told Sky Sports:

"Both teams were probably not what they wanted to be. I didn't think there was much in the game until we let a ball go across and don't deal with it. Then the second goal comes from the same situation.

"I'm obviously disappointed. I thought both teams were sloppy, giving the ball away, and fair play to Queens Park Rangers, they went on and won it.

"I'm always going to back my players. I know there's groans and moans from sections and that's fine - that's football and it happens up and down the country.

"I've got to have full belief in my players and we've got to find solutions. It's not a case of just downing tools. The last time we lost three on the bounce we went on and got some good results against some good teams.

"So I believe in the group. We can go and do it. But it is a tough time at the moment and you've got to try to get through it."

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes told Sky Sports:

"We still want more, but I think this is a good way to show that the team are progressing.

"The hard work that the boys are putting in in training is paying off. We were not only looking for the victory, but after scoring the first goal we chased the second and those for me are encouraging signals.

"Both Ilias and Chris [Willock] are very important players for us and we want them fresh for us so that they can make a difference.

"I think the plan worked very well - not because I'm a genius but because they are a very good players. That's a fact."

Apparently we had a shot on target must have missed it

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Ched can see what Lowe cannot