QPR’s errors punished in defeat at Birmingham

QPR’s mistakes were punished at St Andrews as Birmingham inflicted their first away defeat of the season.

All three goals came after Rangers had given the ball away. Liam Millar scored the first two and Demarai Gray added a late third.

And there was yet more injury woe for QPR, who ended the match with 10 men after Richard Kone, on as a substitute, went off after they had made all their permitted substitutions.

Julien Stephan’s side went behind when they were caught out by a Birmingham counter-attack following a Rangers corner.

Rayan Kolli lost possession to Jay Stansfield on the edge of the Blues penalty area and was unable to win it back – he was not helped by Kealey Adamson hurling himself at the ball and missing it – before Tomoki Iwata released Millar, who fired past keeper Pierce Charles.

And Miller netted again four minutes into the second half, putting the game out of QPR’s reach.

Iwata robbed Glen Kamara, exchanged passes with Partrick Roberts and then picked out the Canadian, who made no mistake.

Ronnie Edwards was the culprit for the third goal. A slick Birmingham move after he had given the ball away culminated in Luis Vázquez pulling the ball back for Gray to score.

QPR: Charles; Adamson, Dunne, Clarke-Salter (Varane 72), Kemper; Kamara (Scarlett 81), Edwards; Poku, Vale, Smyth (Saito 81); Kolli (Kone 62).
Subs not used: Ward, Alemayehu, Madsen, Morrison, Obikwu.