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.
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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.