Half-time: QPR 1 Wolves 0 – Polter strikes again

Sebastian Polter’s second-minute header – his fourth goal in five matches – put QPR ahead at Loftus Road.

Matt Phillips delivered a free-kick from the left and Ethan Ebanks-Landell allowed German striker Polter to get in front of him and nod the ball into the bottom corner.

Rangers captain Nedum Onuoha, on the other hand, had his wits about him a few minutes later when he prevented Rajiv Van La Parra’s dangerous low cross from reaching Adam Le Fondre in the six-yard box.

And James Perch showed similarly quick reactions when he raced across from right-back to deny James Henry with a sliding challenge as the Wolves midfielder attempted to latch on to Le Fondre’s pass.

Rangers keeper Alex Smithies gathered Dave Edwards’ header from Van La Parra’s free-kick, but Carl Ikeme has been the busier keeper so far.

Ikeme kept out a header from the impressive Polter and was grateful to see a free-kick from Phillips flash narrowly wide of his left-hand post.