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Queens Park Rangers vs Fulham. Sky Bet Championship.

Loftus Road StadiumAttendance16,415.

Queens Park Rangers 1

  • C Washington (92nd minute)

Fulham 2

  • J Robinson (41st minute own goal)
  • S Johansen (85th minute)

QPR 1-2 Fulham: Cottagers edge west London derby

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Highlights of Fulham's 2-1 win over QPR in the West London derby in the Sky Bet Championship.

Fulham earned the bragging rights in west London on Friday night as they ran out 2-1 winners at QPR in the Sky Bet Championship.

An unfortunate Jack Robinson own goal opened the scoring after 41 minutes for Fulham, while Stefan Johansen sealed the win five minutes from time at Loftus Road.

Substitute Conor Washington pulled one back in the second of nine stoppage-time minutes for QPR, but they couldn't find an equaliser. The win sees Fulham climb to eighth ahead of the rest of the weekend's action, while QPR - who saw their unbeaten run at home this season come to an end - drop to 14th.

Team news

Both sides made two changes as Joel Lynch and Idrissa Sylla came in for QPR and Oliver Norwood and Yohan Mollo started for Fulham.

It was end-to-end stuff from the word go, with both sides taking it in turns to attack and both coming close to scoring the opening goal.

Fulham's best chance was arguably presented to Rui Fonte after 25 minutes as Ryan Fredericks fed him into the box, but he could only slam into the side netting, while Jake Bidwell should have done a lot better for QPR a few minutes later with an effort from just inside the area.

Eventually, though, it would be right-back Fredericks who gave Fulham the lead a few minutes before the break, as his speculative drive from 25 yards took a fortuitous deflection off Robinson and beat the helpless Alex Smithies in the QPR goal.

The second half continued at the same relentless pace as the first as QPR pushed for an equaliser that wouldn't come. They came close after 65 minutes as Luke Freeman stood over a free-kick, but his effort curled just a whisker wide of the near post.

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Player ratings

QPR: Smithies (6), Baptiste (6), Robinson (5), Lynch (5), Bidwell (5), Scowen (6), Luongo (6), Freeman (6), Mackie (5), Wszolek (5), Sylla (4)

Subs: Washington (6), Smith (n/a), Wheeler (n/a)

Fulham: Button (6), Fredericks (7), Kalas (7), Ream (7), Sessegnon (7), McDonald (7), Johansen (8), Norwood (6), Mollo (6), Ojo (6), Fonte (6)

Subs: Odoi (n/a), Cisse (n/a), Kebano (6)

Man of the match: Stefan Johansen

Fulham had a glorious chance to seal the game after 83 minutes from the penalty spot after substitute Neeskens Kebano had been brought down by Joel Lynch, but Rui Fonte blazed over the bar.

The striker made up for that error a couple of minutes later, though, as he found Johansen on the edge of the area, who slotted home to make it 2-0.

Washington then pulled one back for QPR, and Freeman went close to finding an equaliser, but it wasn't to be as Fulham held on.

Man of the match - Stefan Johansen

An excellent display in midfield from Johansen, who created a host of chances for Fulham before scoring their all-important second goal of the night to seal the eventual win.

The managers

Ian Holloway: "They're a really good team and we knew they were going to and I love the way they play. I felt we tried to be the home team and be on the front foot. We made a good fist of it, we were tiring first half and the manner of the first goal knocked a bit of the stuffing out of us.

"It's very difficult when you're 2-0 down with five minutes to go and the opposition manager calls you a long-ball team. I've got to utilise that time to try and pressure their backline, and I felt we did. We might not be as pretty as them at times but I thought we were very effective.

"I don't think the penalty was a penalty, I think he fell over, and the second goal was a bad one from our point of view. We should be picking him up. I didn't like where we were or the communication as we got back, but that's something I can work on."

Slavisa Jokanovic: "I am always happy with three points and to win a west London derby. We had to be brave. The last few minutes it was a completely different game. A lot of things were happening in the penalty box, but we defended well.

"Unfortunately we have another player in hospital tonight. It is some kind of dislocation of his shoulder. But hopefully after the international break we will get some of our important players back."

What's next?

Both sides have two weeks off during the international break, but return to action on the Saturday, October 14, when Fulham host Preston and QPR travel to Sunderland.

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