Author: Dan Evans

Rangers are now just two points from Championship safety in no small part thanks to a delightful Willock strike that gave his side the lead against the Tigers at Loftus Road.

Cifuentes caught many by surprise by dropping Steve Cook and Ilias Chair to the bench at Preston last time out after both had played important roles in his promising start to life at Loftus Road.

The creative midfielder told Sky Sports last week that he was ‘hopeful’ of being selected for the tournament in the Ivory Coast despite not being called up for international duty since June.

Here are Dan Evans’ player ratings from Loftus Road.

A late comeback earned Cifuentes his first win in four games as head coach and ended the club’s 12-game winless streak.

His team is best remembered for playing progressive, attacking football and Cifuentes hopes that his current side can do that legacy justice.

The Scottish international has found the net just once so far this season and is currently on a nine-game run without scoring for Rangers.

A 1-0 defeat at Norwich City on Saturday means that Cifuentes is still searching for his first victory as Rangers boss, and the club’s winless run now stands at 12 matches.

The R’s are second bottom of the Championship and only Sheffield Wednesday have scored fewer than their 11 goals this season.

Cifuentes has overseen draws against Rotherham United and Bristol City in his first two games since arriving from Swedish club Hammarby. The west Londoners currently are 23rd in the Championship table having not tasted victory in 11 matches.

Dan Evans provides four takeaways from Loftus Road after QPR’s 0-0 draw with Bristol City.