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Heidar Helguson was at the double, as the R's clinched a 4-2 victory in their penultimate fixture of the pre-season campaign at Crawley Town tonight (Tuesday).
In what will no doubt prove to be another profitable work-out for Neil Warnock's men ahead of the new Barclays Premier League season, Rangers were ahead on 11 minutes, after Kaspars Gorkss struck following an Akos Buzsaky corner.
The R's doubled their advantage three minutes after the break, as Helguson tapped home a Lee Cook centre from close range, before Crawley pulled one back courtesy of Charlie Wassmer on 58 minutes.
Helguson added his second goal of the match on 67 minutes, before Cook put the visitors out of touch 10 minutes from time.
And there was even time for Wassmer to add his second and a Crawley consolation on 88 minutes, with the defender sliding home after good work from Scott Neilson down the right.
Helguson returned for Rangers, who stuck with their tried and trusted 4-2-3-1 formation at the Broadfield Stadium.
The Icelandic front-man travelled but didn't feature on our tour of Italy, and he joined former Ipswich keeper and trialist Brian Murphy in the starting XI, who lined-up in goal for QPR.
Bradley Orr, trialist Bruno Perone, Gorkss and Matt Connolly made up the R's rearguard.
Ali Faurlin and Buzsaky were in defensive midfield, behind the attacking trio of Tommy Smith, Petter Vaagan Moen and Hogan Ephraim.
Helguson led the Rangers line up top.
QPR almost edged themselves in front on nine minutes.
Helguson's flick-on after a ball from deep put Smith through on goal and, when the R's attacker lobbed the advancing Scott Shearer, his effort was cleared off the line for a corner kick.
However, from the resultant set-piece, Rangers took a deserved lead.
Buzsaky - who had been instrumental in some free-flowing QPR football early on - was the instigator, after he sent over a teasing cross from the left that the hosts failed to deal with.
The loose ball fell for Gorkss, with the defender making no mistake from close range, smashing an effort on the half volley into the roof of the net.
Buzsaky then forced a smart save from Shearer on 20 minutes, who did well to gather the Magical Magyar's swerving free-kick from 30-yards out at his chest.
Just a minute later, Shearer was again called into action to tip Connolly's stunning effort - that seemed destined to find the top right-hand corner - on to the bar and over.
Rangers appeared good value for their early lead and Gorkss almost grabbed a second goal on 26 minutes, heading Vaagan Moen's corner from the right over the target.
Two minutes later, the home side could - and probably should - have drawn level.
Glenn Wilson's delivery from a free-kick on the right was of perfection, as the ball looped over Orr at the back post before Wassmer prodded an effort inches wide of the target.
Josh Simpson's shot from the edge of the box forced a smart stop from Murphy on 34 minutes, before John Akinde nodded an effort just over the bar five minutes later, following Dean Howell's pinpoint cross from the left.
Crawley improved as the half wore on and almost grabbed a leveller on 42 minutes. Akinde's flick-on found Thomas, whose spin and shot was deflected just wide of Murphy's right-hand post.
R's boss Warnock rang the changes at the break, with Radek Cerny, Patrick Agyemang, Peter Ramage, Cook and Danny Shittu all brought on to replace Murphy, Smith, goalscorer Gorkss, Faurlin and Perone.
Three minutes after the break, Rangers were two goals to the good.
Clever foot work from substitute Cook allowed him to find space before dragging a centre across the face of goal, where Helguson was on hand at the back post to double the R's advantage.
Akinde went close on 51 minutes, before the hosts pulled a goal back seven minutes later.
Kyle McFadzean's corner from the right was inch-perfect, as he found the head of Wassmer before the Town centre-half nodded an effort past Cerny and into the bottom left-hand corner of the net.
Crawley almost equalised on 65 minutes. Neilson raced clear of the R's defence before Cerny raced off his line to fashion a fine block from the substitute's close-range effort, with Orr also on hand to put the ball out for a corner.
On 67 minutes, however, the R's restored their two-goal advantage.
The lively Cook freed Buzsaky and, as the Hungarian midfielder raced through on goal, he unselfishly squared the ball to Helguson, who rounded the keeper before adding his second strike of the evening.
Troy Hewitt and Michael Doughty were introduced on 70 minutes, with the latter flashing an effort just wide shortly after his arrival.
Doughty - along with Cook - produced number of nice touches after coming from the bench, and it was that duo who were on hand to serve up a fourth for Rangers.
Midfield man Doughty evaded two challenges before passing the ball across the face of the hosts' box - and what followed was an unstoppable strike, as Cook lashed an effort into the top-left hand corner of the net.
There was even time for a Crawley second on 88 minutes. Neilson's cut back found defender Wassmer 10 yards from goal, who slid home his second strike of the night.
Crawley Town: Shearer, Howell (Davies 46), Akpan, Torres (McFadzean 46), Thomas, Simpson (Trialist 46), B. Smith (Trialist 46), Wilson, Dempster (Neilson 46), Wassmer, Akinde.
Subs: Kuipers, Tubbs, Bulman, Barnett, Napper.
Goals: Wassmer (58, 88)
QPR: Murphy (Cerny 46), Orr, Connolly (Harriman 80), Faurlin (Cook 46), Gorkss (Ramage 46), Perone (Shittu 46), Buzsaky, Vaagan Moen, Helguson (Hewitt 70), T. Smith (Ageymang 46), Ephraim (Doughty 70).
Goals: Gorkss (11), Helguson (48, 67), Cook (80)
Referee: Mr R Whitton
Attendance: 1,415 (406 away)