Queens Park Rangers extended their Championship unbeaten run to four games with a hard-fought 2-1 win at home to Derby County.
The Hoops went ahead twice and withstood moments of heavy pressure, but a second-half goal from substitute Ilias Chair was enough to seal all three points.
Both sides had opportunities to open the scoring in the early exchanges before QPR’s Grant Hall showed a striker’s instinct to turn and smash an effort in off the bar on the 34th minute.
Derby responded in positive fashion, Martyn Waghorn’s movement enough to fool the defence from a corner, diverting his header to level proceedings two minutes before the interval.
Although the visitors started the second period brighter, it was the Hoops that went closest once again – Marc Pugh’s controlled volley almost sneaking in at the near post.
QPR were devastating on the counter-attack and Hoops reclaimed the lead in the 75th minute as Ebere Eze surged forward to find Ilias Chair to slot home.
And in a frantic period of added time, QPR survived goalmouth pressure and a curling strike from Waghorn to hang on to the victory and leapfrog Derby in the table.