Blackburn and Chile forward Ben Brereton Diaz could not add to his tally of 12 goals for club and country this season
Ilias Chair struck a late winner to send Queens Park Rangers back into the Championship's top six with a narrow victory over Blackburn Rovers.
Chair fired in from outside the area for the only goal at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
It was a fourth home win in five matches as QPR move up to fifth.
Blackburn, who are now four matches without a win, came closest with the game goalless when home defender Yoann Barbet hit his own post.
Having started on the bench on Saturday following their exploits on international duty for Scotland and Chile respectively, the two clubs' top scorers, Lyndon Dykes and Ben Brereton Diaz, were both back in from the start.
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But their return did not help in a first half of few chances. Chair had a free-kick saved by Thomas Kaminski for QPR, while Tayo Edun curled one wide for Blackburn.
Barbet then struck his own post in trying to deal with Edun's cross at the start of the second half but the hosts finished stronger as they pushed for a winner. Dykes was denied by Kaminski while Jimmy Dunne shot over from close range.
Chair eventually provided a moment of magic to win the game when he received the ball 20 yards out and was given the space to bury a shot with the goalkeeper unmoved.
It was a fifth of the season for the Morocco international, who has now scored the winner in each of his side's last three home matches.
- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsQPR
Formation 3-4-2-1
1Dieng4Dickie20Dunne6Barbet37Adomah12Ball17Dozzell16McCallum21Willock10Chair9Dykes
- 1Dieng4DickieBooked at 28mins20Dunne6Barbet37AdomahSubstituted forKakayat 87'minutes12BallSubstituted forAustinat 73'minutes17DozzellSubstituted forAmosat 60'minutesBooked at 90mins16McCallum21Willock10Chair9Dykes
Substitutes
- 2Kakay5de Wijs8Amos11Austin13Archer19Gray41Duke-McKenna
Blackburn
Formation 3-5-2
1Kaminski25van Hecke5Ayala26Lenihan2Nyambe19Clarkson27Travis20Edun3Pickering14Butterworth22Brereton
- 1Kaminski25van Hecke5Ayala26Lenihan2Nyambe19ClarksonBooked at 45mins27TravisSubstituted forJohnsonat 34'minutes20Edun3PickeringSubstituted forRothwellat 45'minutesBooked at 55mins14ButterworthBooked at 50minsSubstituted forGallagherat 67'minutes22Brereton
Substitutes
- 4Johnson8Rothwell9Gallagher10Dolan13Pears21Buckley30Poveda-Ocampo
Referee:David WebbAttendance:11,771Match StatsHome TeamQPRAway TeamBlackburnPossessionHome65%Away35%ShotsHome16Away5Shots on TargetHome5Away1CornersHome4Away2FoulsHome14Away7Live TextPost update
Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+5'Full Time
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+4'Booking
Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4'Post update
Foul by Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers).
90'+4'Post update
Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'Post update
Foul by Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers).
90'+2'Post update
Tayo Edun (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'Post update
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).
90'Post update
Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Osman Kakay replaces Albert Adomah.
83'goalGoal!
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Dickie.
82'Post update
Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leighton Clarkson.
75'Post update
Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Queens Park Rangers) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross following a corner.
74'Post update
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ben Brereton.
73'Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Charlie Austin replaces Dominic Ball.
71'Post update
Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71'Post update
Foul by Dominic Ball (Queens Park Rangers).
71'Post update
Tayo Edun (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70'Post update
Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
70'Post update
Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes with a headed pass.
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