This was the weekend to make your case for the Premier League to the watching world and Queens Park Rangers did so in model.
With the highest flight on a break and its stars jetting off to unique seashores, consideration turned to the Championship’s multi-team battle for Premier League promotion.
And no workforce made a greater assertion than QPR. The shock package deal performed zapping one-touch soccer and thumped 4 targets previous relegation-threatened Studying.
Lyndon Dyke gave QPR the lead with a header after simply 13 minutes on Saturday
The Scottish striker was on the scoresheet simply 22 minutes later with a header as soon as once more
With six wins and a draw of their final seven matches, Mark Warburton’s younger facet are on the march. Opponents Studying, nonetheless, are in a royal mess – extra on them later.
For now it’s time to rave concerning the Rs. From the primary minute, they performed with swagger and depth. Lyndon Dykes opened the scoring after 13 minutes and, even at simply 1-0, the consequence felt finished and dusted.
Chris Willock was the architect, as he was for a lot QPR did on this match. Willock has an agility much like Phil Foden and Studying couldn’t deal with him.
Brother of Newcastle’s Joe, Willock would take the ball on the half flip and, inside seconds, he had span his marker and was charging down on purpose.
He put in a on-a-plate excellent cross for Dykes’ first and in addition set-up the third purpose from Luke Amos. In between that, Scottish ahead Dykes headed house one other, this time from Albert Adomah’s cross.
However it could be unfair to solely single out Willock. He was considered one of various stellar performances from Warburton’s males.
Stefan Johansen was one other and the Norwegian managed the midfield from deep whereas all the time a risk on the ball. He arrange the fourth, a thumping header from Irish defender Jimmy Dunne.
‘And now you’re going to consider us, the Rs are going up,’ sang a jubilant Loftus Street. Truthful play, not many outsiders can have believed it, as a substitute writing off QPR’s place within the desk as a blip.
However quickly they may consider the hype. QPR are two factors off the automated promotion spots with a recreation in hand. In the event that they play like this each week, they are going to be very a lot up there.
Luke Amos scored within the thirty seventh minute to place QPR comfortably 3-0 up earlier than the break
They may do nicely to play a workforce extra hapless than Studying this season, although. Veljko Paunovic’s facet really matched QPR in pictures, 16 apiece, however David Marshall made only one save of observe. The remaining have been nothing makes an attempt in a turgid efficiency.
So whereas few had QPR to be as excessive as they’re, not many can have predicted this Studying mess. This time final yr, in spite of everything, it was Paunovic’s facet difficult for promotion – now they’re simply two factors adrift of security.
They’ve gained simply two of their final 17 matches and conceded 23 targets in January alone. However the issues are rooted additional than simply an sad new yr.
Jimmy Dunne discovered the highest nook with a header from a nook six minutes after the interval
They’ve had a six-point deduction for breaching monetary guidelines and the consensus is that Paunovic’s job is barely secure as a result of the membership can’t afford the pay-off in the event that they sack the Serbian.
Key man Liam Moore was stripped of the membership captaincy and so they have been dumped out of the FA Cup in embarrassing vogue at Kidderminster.
So that is dismal for Studying however, for Warburton’s Rs, the one manner is up.
