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Martyn Waghorn capped a fine individual display with two goals as promotion contenders Leicester City sealed a comfortable win over QPR at the Walkers Stadium.
City took the lead as early as the 5th minute. Paul Gallagher's cross was nodded down by Steve Howard into the path of Andy King, who tucked the ball into the bottom corner of net.
The R's looked to be heading into the break just a goal down before a mistake from Carl Ikeme gifted the Foxes with a second, as Waghorn capitalised on a sliced clearance to finish into an unguarded goal.
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And the hosts maintained their momentum after half-time. First Waghorn curled home a beautiful effort that went in off the bar, before Howard nodded home Michael Morrison's cross for the fourth.
Neil Warnock made just a single alteration to the QPR side for the trip to face the Foxes, with Tamas Priskin making way for Lee Cook in a 4-4-1-1 formation.
Ikeme was in goal for the R's in his final appearance for the Club before he returns to Wolves following the end of his loan spell in W12.
Peter Ramage, Damion Stewart, Kaspars Gorkss and Matt Hill made up the backline for Rangers.
Skipper Mikele Leigertwood and Alejandro Faurlin started in holding roles in midfield, with Hogan Ephraim and Lee Cook deployed further forward out wide.
Adel Taarabt played just off Jay Simpson in attack.
Amidst the blustery conditions at the Walkers Stadium, only five minutes had gone before City raced into an early lead.
Gallagher received the ball on the right-hand side before he sent a delicious, in-swinging cross into the path of Howard.
The big striker used all of his experience to hold off his marker before he nodded the ball into the path of King, who guided the ball home into the bottom corner from 12-yards out.
Undeterred, Rangers immediately went out in search of an equaliser to restore parity.
Taarabt received the ball midway into the Foxes half before he drove at the Leicester defence and fashioned a weak shot that went straight at Chris Weale in the hosts' net.
Soon after, Leigertwood won the ball with a superb challenge in midfield before he passed to Taarabt, who looked up before sliding a tremendous through ball into the path of Cook on the right.
Just as it looked as though the midfielder was about the smash an effort goalwards from the edge of the box, Bruno Berner's timely sliding intervention took the ball out for a corner.
Moments later, Faurlin sent a sweeping pass out wide to Ramage, who controlled before delivering a dangerous cross that looked certain to be heading to a QPR man before Morrison came across to head the ball away for a corner.
Both sides were enjoying an equal amount of possession, though it was Rangers who were creating more opportunities.
This time, a cutting through ball sent Simpson free down the left, who cut the ball back to Taarabt around 25-yards out before the Spurs loanee shot straight at Weale.
The R's thought they had found a leveller just short of the break, with Leigertwood's powerful drive from 30 yards deflecting off Simpson before finding the net.
However Simpson, unfortunately for the visitors, was deemed by the assistant official to be in an offside position.
Moments later, Taarabt picked up possession on midway before passing to Cook who, from 25-yards out, smashed a shot straight into the arms of the Leicester keeper.
Taarabt then received the ball on the left before sending in a brilliant centre to an unmarked Ephraim. With his back to goal, the winger attempted a lobbed shot over the advancing Weale that dropped just over the crossbar for Rangers.
On the stroke of half-time, disaster struck for the R's.
Wayne Brown's long punt up field looked to be heading safely into the path of the Ikeme, who rushed out of his penalty area to deal with the ball.
The R's keeper made a hash of his clearance, however, and when the ball fell to Waghorn 35 yards from goal, he stayed calm to steer the ball into an empty net.
Leicester wasted little time in adding a stylish third goal just five minutes after the break.
Richie Wellens dispossessed Taarabt in the Foxes' half before driving past halfway and feeding Waghorn 30 yards from goal.
The Sunderland loanee took the ball into his stride before he opened his body and curled home a beautiful shot that smashed against the underside of the bar before finding the goal.
The hosts then almost instantly added a fourth.
Howard and King combined on the edge of the box to feed Waghorn in the area, who dragged an effort wide of the right-hand post when under pressure from the QPR defence.
Play then switched to the other end. A ball from deep found Simpson on the edge of the box, who flicked the ball over his marker before firing straight at Weale as the keeper came rushing off of his goal-line to thwart the frontman.
Leicester were firmly in control, though, with Waghorn in inspired form for the hosts.
After the Foxes won a free-kick from 30-yards out, the striker stepped up to fire in a ferocious shot that cannoned off the crossbar and back into play.
The ball bounced around in the R's box before the ball was cleared only as far as Waghorn, who had remained outside of the area, and he took a touch before forcing a fine diving save from Ikeme.
Rangers then went within inches of pulling one back. Taarabt once again picked the ball up in midfield before he drove at the Foxes defence and blasted a low shot against the foot of the right-hand post that went out of play.
Leicester were soon back on the attack and added number four with just 12 minutes remaining.
Morrison picked up possession on the right before sending over a cross into the direction of Howard, who made no mistake to nod home past Ikeme to rubber stamp the win.
Leicester City: Weale, Morrisson, Brown, Howard, King, Berner, Waghorn (Vaughan 80), Wellens (Adams 80), Gallagher, Hobbs, Spearing.
Subs: Neilson, Oakley, Logan, N'Guessan, Kermorgant.
Goals: King (5), Waghorn (45 & 50), Howard (78)
QPR: Ikeme, Ramage, Stewart, Leigertwood, Gorkss, Cook (Buzsaky 55), Faurlin, Hill, Simpson (Balanta 77), Ephraim, Taarabt.
Subs: Cerny, Vine, Tosic, Oastler, German.
Bookings: Ephraim
Attendance: 22, 079.
Referee: Mr T Kettle
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