Flashback 9 Years- QPR Win at Leicester & Top Championship

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Flashback 9Years: A Win at Leicester. 2 Goals by Mackie...And QPR Top


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Jamie Mackie's deadly double sealed the points for QPR, who maintained their place at the top of the league with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City at the Walkers Stadium.

In continuation of his prolific early season form, Mackie put the R's in front in the 12th minute, nodding home after a superb move that also involved Shaun Derry and Adel Taarabt.

The Hoops had to withstand a barrage of City pressure in the second period, before they sealed the points in the 86th minute courtesy of that man Mackie.

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The attacker broke free down the left, cutting in to beat his marker and slide the ball under the keeper, to send over 2,000 travelling supporters into ecstasy in the visitors' end.

QPR made just one change in a 4-2-3-1 formation for the trip to the Walkers Stadium, with Akos Buzsaky replacing the injured Alejandro Faurlin.

Meanwhile, the R's were handed a massive boost, as Martin Rowlands took up his place in the 18-man squad for the first time in almost a year after injuring his cruciate ligament whilst on international duty for the Republic of Ireland last October.

Paddy Kenny once again took up his place in goal, protected by a back four of Kyle Walker, Matt Connolly, Kaspars Gorkss and Clint Hill.

Derry and Buzsaky were in defensive midfield.

Mackie, Taarabt and Hogan Ephraim operated further forward, and Heidar Helguson led the Rangers attack.

On a chilled afternoon in the East Midlands, there was little to separate the sides in the opening five or so minutes.

It was the Hoops who fashioned the first shot on goal, however, and after Mackie won the ball in the air around 30-yards out, Taarabt's smashed effort was well held down low by Carl Ikeme in the Foxes net.

Moments later, the R's were again on the attack.

Buzsaky's terrific cross-field ball found Helguson on the left, and when the Iceman sent over a cross for Mackie, he could only head wide at the back stick - albeit with the ball slightly too high for the industrious forward to get any conviction on it.

Rangers were menacing - and they were rewarded for their lively start on 12 minutes.

The move that made the goal was quite magnificent, with Derry starting proceedings with a splendid long-range pass from left to right for Taarabt out wide.

Taarabt's resultant cross was inch perfect for Mackie, who raced in front of his defender just inside the box to send a looping header past Ikeme and into the top right-hand corner.

Leicester almost drew level on 24 minutes. Following a corner, a neat reverse pass into the box found Richie Wellens on the right, before the midfielder fired over the target from 10 yards.

There would little in the way of chances following the R's opening goal.

Indeed, most of the play was being fought in midfield, with both sides giving little away to say the least as the first period edged closer to half-time.

Hill was unlucky not to see his glanced effort find the target though on 43 minutes, following Taarabt's stunning centre from a set-piece out on the left-hand side.

Two minutes into the second half, Matty Fryatt flashed an effort over the crossbar, following his spin and shot from 18-yards out.

Much like the end of the first period, proceedings were close at the Walkers Stadium, with both sets of players giving nothing away and series of meaty challenges flying in.

The home side were beginning to put some pressure on Rangers, however, and the introduction of Steve Howard from the bench seemed to bring City to life.

It was Howard's flick-on that created an opportunity for Fryatt, whose thunderbolt of a shot forced Kenny into a fine save at his right-hand post, with the QPR custodian tipping the ball away from goal.

The R's thought they'd doubled their advantage on 69 minutes.

Mackie's dogged hustling eventually saw him win a tussle with his marker in the penalty area, and with his back to goal, the attacker found the net on the turn - only for the effort to be disallowed for a push.

Rangers had to fight to hold onto their lead, with Leicester's charge continuing as the minutes on the clock wore on.

However, with only three minutes remaining, Mackie raced clear to cap another immeasurable performance on the road for QPR.

Following substitute Mikele Leigertwood's through ball down the left, Mackie cut in and beat his marker, before sliding the ball under the keeper.

It was a fine finish from the in-form frontman, which earned the R's three more welcome points to take back with them to W12.Leicester City: Ikeme, Neilson, Morrison, Oakley (Howard 63), King, Dyer (Gallagher 58), Fryatt, Waghorn, Berner, Wellens, Hobbs.

Subs: Logan, Vitor, Moreno, Abe, Moussa.

Bookings: Berner (49), Waghorn (59)

QPR: Kenny, Hill, Derry, Taarabt (Leigertwood 78), Helguson (Agyemang 73), Buzsaky, Mackie (Smith 89), Gorkss, Walker, Connolly, Ephraim.

Subs: Cerny, Rowlands, German, Parker.

Goals: Mackie (12 & 86)

Bookings: Walker (68)

Referee: Mr G Scott

Attendance: 22, 968 (2159)

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Mackie's magic does it again for QPR at Leicester City
Sep 18 2010 By Yann Tear
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JAMIE MACKIE – the man who can't stop scoring – bagged his seventh and eighth goals of the season to help Rangers maintain their giddy start to the campaign.

Mackie's beautifully executed 12th minute header and fine fine breakaway goal in the 86th minute were the perfect birthday present to himself – he turns 25 this week – and took his tally to six goals in four games.

The provider for the first, almost inevitably, was Adel Taarabt. The second was mainly his own work after he wriggled past defender Michael Morrison inside the area and fired low past keeper Carl Ikeme from the left edge of the six yard box.

Don't be mislead by the scoreline, though. This was not the free-flowing Rangers of Loftus Road, more a ruthlessly efficient version.


They needed to do plenty of ugly stuff to make it six wins from their opening seven games, but Neil Warnock will have loved his team's ability to grind out the win.

Rangers had to survive a far more searching examination of their defensive credentials than in most games so far, but the back four came through with flying colours.

They were helped in no small part by the excellent protection provided by the midfield – Akos Buzsaky accepting his more defensive role with apparent relish.

The Foxes had plenty of possession in their quest to get back on level terms but met stubborn resistance and created few real openings.

In fact, for all the noise generated by home fans and the pressure they tried to exert, the Rangers keeper only had one notable save to make – spreading himself to palm away and Andy King drive.

Leicester sub Steve Howard – a battering ram of a man – created some momentum for the home side by setting up that chance and by inducing strong penalty appeals midway through the second half after a tangle with Kaspars Gorkss.

But Rangers stayed calm and by the end were forcing the increasingly desperate Foxes to shoot from distance.



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...And Less-ta official
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Queens Park Rangers continued their impressive start to the season with a 2-0 win at the Walkers Stadium. Leicester were arguably the better side, dominating the game for large periods but a goal in either half from in-form striker Jamie Mackie settled matters as the Foxes' spirited attempts went unrewarded.

Paulo Sousa made just one change to his starting line-up, bringing in Matty Fryatt for Steve Howard up front. QPR boss Neil Warnock also made one alteration with Akos Buzsaky coming into midfield to replace Alejandro Faurlin.

After grabbing their first league win of the season against Cardiff City on Tuesday night, Leicester started the game in determined mood. The Foxes' first attacking moment came on three minutes when the in-form Lloyd Dyer beat Kyle Walker for pace, drilling in a powerful left-footed cross that eluded his team-mates.

QPR's first shot on target came on six minutes when Adel Taarabt's powerful skimming effort was well claimed by Carl Ikeme in goal, who was making his third consecutive start for City.


A minute later, The Foxes were attacking the visitor's goal and following a good burst from Lloyd Dyer, Martyn Waghorn saw his smartly struck right-footed shot well blocked by his marker.

The Hoops took the lead on 11 minutes when Jamie Mackie scored his seventh league goal in seven games with a guided header into the top left-hand corner. The goal came from a good passing move involving Shaun Derry and captain, Taarabt. Derry's clever pass found Taarabt on the right and the Moroccan playmaker whipped in a measured delivery onto Mackie's head. The early strike meant that City were behind in a game for the sixth time this season.

On 16 minutes a determined run from Bruno Berner led to Leicester's first corner, but Richie Wellens in-swinging delivery was easily claimed by Paddy Kenny in goal.

Playing a more defensive game, the Championship pace-setters seemed content to sit on their lead as City forced themselves back into the game. A clever turn and pass from Fryatt set Dyer away down the left but the winger was well marshalled by on-loan Spurs full-back, Walker, and the move came to nothing.

Moments later, Matt Oakley created City's first real chance when his precision pass found midfield partner Richie Wellens inside the area. Wellens controlled the ball well but his powerful strike arrowed just wide of the target.

On 27 minutes a Wellens free-kick was met by the determined head of Martyn Waghorn, but the young striker couldn't guide his effort on target. With half an hour played, City were awarded a free-kick 25 yards out. Waghorn stepped up and whipped a left-footed strike a couple of feet over the bar as The Foxes continued to press for an equaliser.

Three minutes later, central defender Michael Morrison found himself in the QPR box after a good passing move. The ball fell to him following a scramble but neither Morrison or Fryatt could make the required contact and the chance went begging.

Leicester were dominating possession with Matt Oakley and Wellens enjoying plenty of time on the ball, but the all important killer ball continued to elude The Foxes as the minutes ticked down towards half-time.

With 40 minutes played, a speculative Matty Fryatt shot from the edge of the box deflected into the path of Martyn Waghorn whose sliding close-range effort was blocked by QPR keeper, Kenny. Into first-half stoppage time Jack Hobbs drilled a right-footed shot wide of the mark from 20 yards after a Waghorn cut-back.

City started the second half on the front foot and when Robbie Neilson found Matty Fryatt on the edge of the box, the striker turned inside onto his left foot and drilled a shot just over the bar. Then, after a determined Jack Hobbs run from the back, the ball ended up at the feet of Andy King but the in-form midfielder could only find Paddy Kenny with his shot.

As City tried to find an equaliser, Paul Gallagher was brought on to replace Lloyd Dyer after 58 minutes and the Scottish forward took up his position on the left-side of the front three. He was joined by Steve Howard five minutes later, as the experienced striker came on for Matt Oakley as The Foxes reverted to a 4-4-2 formation.

Moments later Andy King had QPR stopper Paddy Kenny at full-stretch when his right-footed strike from 20 yards was just tipped wide by the Irish keeper.

City had a great shout for a penalty on 65 minutes when Steve Howard was man-handled in the area, but referee Scott turned away the home side's impassioned appeals. Howard had to leave the pitch for treatment to a facial injury sustained during the challenge. Then the game threatened to boil over after a succession of heavy challenges from both sides, but City continued to press for an equaliser.

With 20 minutes left to play, Paddy Kenny required lengthy treatment after landing awkwardly claiming a deep Robbie Neilson cross.

On 73 minutes Paul Gallagher found Fryatt with a clever flick. The Foxes number 12 span away from his marker creating space for a shot, but his right-footed 20 yarder was blocked taking all the power out of the strike. Then King found Gallagher on the left who cut inside and aimed a bouncing shot on target that Kenny managed to hold on to.

City went close on 78 minutes when Gallagher's corner was met by Howard in the six yard box, but the striker couldn't get a clean connection and the ball bobbled wide. Two minutes later, City's number nine had another shout for a penalty turned down when he was sandwiched between two markers in the area as the pressure on the QPR defence continued to build.

Inside the last ten minutes a smart turn and cross from Waghorn on the edge of the box almost led to an opening but the QPR defence stood firm.

Then with four minutes remaining and completely against the run of play the visitors doubled their advantage when Jamie Mackie grabbed his second goal of the game. After some confusion in the City defence, Mackie found himself one on one with Michael Morrison, before skipping away and guiding a right-footed strike past Carl Ikeme and into the bottom right corner.

Leicester continued to press and were given a boost when the fourth official signalled for seven minutes of stoppage time. But despite their determined efforts, City couldn't break the deadlock and suffered their second home defeat of the season.

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Rangers run continues
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QPR continued their unbeaten start to the season and moved five points clear at the top of the npower Championship after Jamie Mackie's double gave them a 2-0 win over Leicester.
Neil Warnock's side have been flying and took the lead after only 12 minutes when Adel Taarabt's cross picked out Mackie and he sent a bullet header past Carl Ikeme.

Leicester thought they should have had a penalty in the second half when Steven Howard appeared to be elbowed but nothing was given - much to the fury of the Foxes players and fans alike.

The home side continued to press for an equaliser but QPR wrapped up victory with four minutes remaining when Mackie beat the challenge of Michael Morrison before firing in his eighth goal of the season.

QPR started full of confidence and Taarabt fizzed a shot from 25 yards straight into the arms of Leicester goalkeeper Ikeme.

However the Foxes went straight up the other end and Martyn Waghorn had a shot superbly blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.

With 12 minutes gone QPR took the lead when Taarabt received the ball on the right and whipped in a fine cross to Mackie who powered in a header.

Leicester reacted well to going behind and Matt Oakley played in Richie Wellens but he sent an angled drive over the bar when perhaps a cross might have been a better option.

On the half-hour mark Gorkss was penalised for handball and Waghorn had a good opportunity from a free-kick 20 yards out only to send a poor effort over the bar.

The home side were playing the better football as the half wore on but were unable to create any meaningful opportunities with Wellens having a shot blocked.

Four minutes before the break, Matt Fryatt got a shot away from close range but QPR goalkeeper Paddy Kenny gathered the effort easily.

Leicester came flying out the traps at the start of the second-half and Fryatt went close with a shot that went just over the bar.

Minutes later Andy King saw a shot comfortably saved by Kenny before the former Sheffield United keeper made a fine stop to deny Fryatt.

The Foxes thought they should have had a penalty when Howard looked to have been elbowed in the box but the referee waved away the claims despite the substitute suffering a bloody nose from the challenge.

The sense of injustice seemed to galvanise Leicester and they continued to press forward with Kenny alert once again to keep out Paul Gallagher's shot.

However despite all their pressure, QPR doubled their lead late on when a quick break saw the in-form Mackie receive the ball and he produced a precise finish.

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Jamie Mackie's brace at Leicester sends QPR five points clear
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Leicester City 0
QPR 2
Mackie 12, Mackie 86
John Ashdown at the Walkers Stadium
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Jamie Mackie took his week's tally to four and his total for the season to eight in seven games with both goals, as QPR maintained their superb start to the season, their best ever, at the Walkers Stadium. The home side dominated the ball but could find no way through, and Neil Warnock's side now sit five points clear of Ipswich at the top of the Championship.

It took just 12 minutes for the visitors to open the scoring, and it was a goal of the highest quality. Shaun Derry delivered a raking ball out to the right to find Adel Taarabt. The Moroccan forward picked out Mackie with a pinpoint cross, and the former Plymouth forward steered his header into the top corner.

But the leaders did not have it all their own way, and Leicester dominated after the goal. Martyn Waghorn and Lloyd Dyer offered quicksilver threat on the wings, while Richie Wellens provided the drive from the centre of midfield. Wellens twice had sight of goal, first zipping an angled drive over Paddy Kenny's crossbar, then inexplicably failing to pull the trigger when free on the edge of the area. But for all City's pressure – and the Rangers defending at times was necessarily desperate – Kenny made only one save of note, blocking with his legs from a combination of Wellens and Waghorn.

The Foxes had roared back from the same half-time scoreline against Cardiff in midweek, ending the Bluebirds' unbeaten start in the process. That result, Leicester's first win of the season, was sparked by an equaliser six minutes after the break, but there was no instant response on this occasion. Still, Leicester monopolised the ball, but without incisiveness, although Kenny made a fine save from Fryatt just after the hour, and the home side claimed a penalty after the substitute Steve Howard appeared to be caught with an elbow in the area.

That was the cue for a fractious final quarter, smattered with bookings and further City pressure, but four minutes from time Mackie put the seal on the victory. He should not have been able to collect Mikele Leigertwood's through ball, and skipped past Michael Morrison far too easily, but his calm, close-range finish was that of a man at the peak of his game. Rangers survived seven minutes' stoppage time to claim their sixth win in seven.

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"Arguably the better side" = estate agent speak for "couldn't score in a brothel"

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Purple patch: Jamie Mackie scored two rfor Rangers at Leicester Photo: ACTION IMAGES

Queens Park Rangers continued their unbeaten start to the season and moved five points clear at the top of the Championship after Jamie Mackie's double gave them a 2-0 win over Leicester City.
Neil Warnock's side have been flying and took the lead after only 12 minutes when Adel Taarabt's cross picked out Mackie and he sent a bullet header past Carl Ikeme.

Leicester thought they should have had a penalty in the second half when Steven Howard appeared to be elbowed but nothing was given - much to the fury of the Foxes players and fans alike.
The home side continued to press for an equaliser but QPR wrapped up victory with four minutes remaining when Mackie beat the challenge of Michael Morrison before firing in his eighth goal of the season.
QPR started full of confidence and Taarabt fizzed a shot from 25 yards straight into the arms of Leicester goalkeeper Ikeme.
However the Foxes went straight up the other end and Martyn Waghorn had a shot superbly blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.
With 12 minutes gone QPR took the lead when Taarabt received the ball on the right and whipped in a fine cross to Mackie who powered in a header.
Leicester reacted well to going behind and Matt Oakley played in Richie Wellens but he sent an angled drive over the bar when perhaps a cross might have been a better option.
On the half-hour mark Gorkss was penalised for handball and Waghorn had a good opportunity from a free-kick 20 yards out only to send a poor effort over the bar.
The home side were playing the better football as the half wore on but were unable to create any meaningful opportunities with Wellens having a shot blocked.
Four minutes before the break, Matt Fryatt got a shot away from close range but QPR goalkeeper Paddy Kenny gathered the effort easily.
Leicester came flying out the traps at the start of the second-half and Fryatt went close with a shot that went just over the bar.
Minutes later Andy King saw a shot comfortably saved by Kenny before the former Sheffield United keeper made a fine stop to deny Fryatt.
The Foxes thought they should have had a penalty when Howard looked to have been elbowed in the box but the referee waved away the claims despite the substitute suffering a bloody nose from the challenge.
The sense of injustice seemed to galvanise Leicester and they continued to press forward with Kenny alert once again to keep out Paul Gallagher's shot.
However despite all their pressure, QPR doubled their lead late on when a quick break saw the in-form Mackie receive the ball and he produced a precise finish.

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Jamie Mackie at the double as flying Rangers extend Championship lead
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1313212/Leicester-0-QPR-2-Jamie-Mackie-double-flying-Rangers-extend-Championship-lead.html?
QPR continued their unbeaten start to the season and moved five points clear at the top of the npower Championship after Jamie Mackie's double gave them a 2-0 win over Leicester.
Neil Warnock's side have been flying and took the lead after only 12 minutes when Adel Taarabt's cross picked out Mackie and he sent a bullet header past Carl Ikeme.
Leicester thought they should have had a penalty in the second half when Steven Howard appeared to be elbowed but nothing was given - much to the fury of the Foxes players and fans alike.
The home side continued to press for an equaliser but QPR wrapped up victory with four minutes remaining when Mackie beat the challenge of Michael Morrison before firing in his eighth goal of the season.
QPR started full of confidence and Taarabt fizzed a shot from 25 yards straight into the arms of Leicester goalkeeper Ikeme.
However the Foxes went straight up the other end and Martyn Waghorn had a shot superbly blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.
With 12 minutes gone QPR took the lead when Taarabt received the ball on the right and whipped in a fine cross to Mackie who powered in a header.
Leicester reacted well to going behind and Matt Oakley played in Richie Wellens but he sent an angled drive over the bar when perhaps a cross might have been a better option.
On the half-hour mark Gorkss was penalised for handball and Waghorn had a good opportunity from a free-kick 20 yards out only to send a poor effort over the bar.
The home side were playing the better football as the half wore on but were unable to create any meaningful opportunities with Wellens having a shot blocked.
Four minutes before the break, Matt Fryatt got a shot away from close range but QPR goalkeeper Paddy Kenny gathered the effort easily.
Leicester came flying out the traps at the start of the second-half and Fryatt went close with a shot that went just over the bar.
Minutes later Andy King saw a shot comfortably saved by Kenny before the former Sheffield United keeper made a fine stop to deny Fryatt.
The Foxes thought they should have had a penalty when Howard looked to have been elbowed in the box but the referee waved away the claims despite the substitute suffering a bloody nose from the challenge.
The sense of injustice seemed to galvanise Leicester and they continued to press forward with Kenny alert once again to keep out Paul Gallagher's shot.
However despite all their pressure, QPR doubled their lead late on when a quick break saw the in-form Mackie receive the ball and he produced a precise finish.


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Neil Warnock post match audio
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Sousa On QPR Defeat
Posted on: Sat 18 Sep 2010
City boss, Paulo Sousa, felt his side suffered against QPR, not just from their exertions of Tuesday night's win over Cardiff but also from the visitors turning the encounter into a physical battle.

He said: "We did not start it well and I thought my players were a bit 'leggy' from the game last Tuesday and also because QPR studied us well.

They pressed us very high, closed the spaces, and did not allow us to break that pressure, especially in the last third.

They made good counter-attacks, they are a good team and straight away they caused us some difficulties."

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"We recovered after the goal but they pushed the game into a battle and a physical battle is one we do not know how to win.

They are stronger in that part of the game than us and so in the end we lost that battle."

The introduction of Steve Howard for Matty Fryatt did help on that score but Sousa said: "Not only that, we need to recognise the right moment for certain players, for the good of the game."

Howard took a blow on the face in a goalmouth incident which did not yield a penalty. The referee's only action was to get Howard led off for treatment to a bloodied nose, which rather told its own story.

Sousa said: "When the referee was asked if he saw it, he said he didn't. The main thing is that it is not just the referee but the linesmen too.

He said he never saw it but on the video he is only two metres away and is looking straight at it."

"QPR do not need to be helped in this way because they are a very good side, with good quality players who fight with honesty to win games."

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Saw the goals on SSN, what a corker of a header that first one is. ;D


Sousa said something like. They were up for the battle, we did not battle, we do not battle like that.

WTF?

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Keep up the good work by the way Zed.

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HOW GOOD DOES THIS LOOK? ;D

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LOVE IT!

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It's like a work of art. It should be framed and put in a gallery somewhere.

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CPR were you running that on a lappy? I see your Batt is at 81% - Great photo.

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Thanks Zed

News of The World
WARNOCK'S MISFITS SOCK IT TO 'EM

Leicester 0 QPR 2
By Bob Sayer, 18/09/2010

JAMIE MACKIE slammed in a double as top-of-the-table QPR continued to make their best start to a season since 1947.

The striker, signed from Plymouth for a fee that will hit £500,000 if QPR are promoted, scored a goal in each half to take his season's tally to eight.

And this win did Neil Warnock's ears a power of good, too. The manager, whose QPR team were beaten here 4-0 last season shortly after he took command, admitted: "I was delighted to get that result.


"Last year I had to stand and be slaughtered by the Leicester fans for a long time in the second half."


And Warnock added: "When I joined the club, I told them that we couldn't have eight players on loan as we had then. We had to buy a squad that wanted to be here.


"We've brought in young players and old campaigners like me - cream crackered and coming to the end but wanting to finish on a high."


Mackie, who turns 25 on Wednesday, escaped his marker on 12 minutes to get on the end of Adel Taarabt's pin-point cross from the right to direct a 15-yard header wide of keeper Carl Ikeme.


Warnock said: "Nat Lofthouse would have been proud of that header - right into the top corner. Jamie works his socks off. Like all the players he has things to prove.


"They are a bunch of misfits who are doing quite well."


Warnock's side were buzzing from the first whistle. Hitman Heidar Helguson supplied a seventh-minute far-post cross but Mackie's acute-angled header sailed over.


Midfielder Akos Buzsaky, the only change from the starting line-up that routed Ipswich 3-0 on Tuesday, tested Ikeme wih a blistering shot from the edge of the penalty area.


There was more alarm in the Leicester ranks when a clever pass from Mackie found Taarabt - but the QPR skipper's shot was blocked by Michael Morrison.


Rangers' rampant start had Leicester chasing shadows - but the Foxes settled and gradually gave the QPR rearguard plenty to worry about.


But missed chances by Andy King, Matty Fryatt and Richie Wellens meant Leicester have still not scored a first-half goal in the league this season.


Fryatt had a half-chance of a leveller seconds after the restart but his left-foot shot from just inside the penalty area flew wide.


Leicester's attacking intentions were clear and, moments later, Wellens had a long-range shot blocked and King cracked a 28-yard shot into the arms of Paddy Kenny.


After 62 minutes Leicester threw on substitute Steven Howard for midfielder Matt Oakley - and the big striker carved out a chance within seconds for King, whose stinging 15-yard shot was tipped away at full-length by Kenny.


Howard was left spitting blood moments later when an off-the-ball arm from defender Clint Hill crashed into his mouth as QPR defended a set-piece.


Leicester screamed for a penalty but referee Graham Scott waved aside their appeals.


Foxes boss Paulo Sousa, a one-time Rangers manager, said: "I'm fighting all the time for honesty. The referee, when he was asked if he saw certain things, said 'No'.


"Everybody can make mistakes but honesty is something you either have or not. QPR don't need to be helped in that way."


Mackie made it 2-0 on 86 minutes with a clinical example of predatory poaching.


There seemed little danger but he suddenly pounced on Mikele Leigertwood's pass outside the box, left Michael Morrison in his wake and then slotted the ball inside the far post from an acute angle.


Warnock believes Leicester, despite their poor start, can challenge at the top.


He added: "I know they have not had a good start but I think they will be near the play-offs."

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I saw the goals on SSN this morning and thought both goals were more than decent. It will be interesting to see if they will show the "penalty incident" on the FL Show because that seems to be the main talking point.

What I am encouraged is by the fact that QPR are winning games at places like Ipswich & Leicester - Last year the combined scored at those grounds was 0-7 (and they also both won at LR), this year it is 5-0. The fact that we turned certain defeat into a miracle draw at Derby shows that this team refuse to believe that they will be defeated.

I think a lot of this has to do with NW but also thanks to a board that has finally seen the light and allowed some spending on quality, stop this madness of always relying on loan players and having faith in the coach and allowing him to do what he is doing.

I doubt this would have been happening if Flabio and the Former Two Bit Agent were still calling the shots at QPR.

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The People

Leicester 0-2 QPR: Jamie Mackie's the eighth wonder as Hoops go surging clear
Sep 19 2010 by Jon West, The People

RANGERS boss Neil Warnock hailed ‘bargain of the season’ Jamie Mackie for another match-winning double.

Fleet-footed Mackie has plundered eight goals in seven League games since leaving Plymouth in the summer.

On Tuesday he found the net twice at Ipswich and Leicester couldn’t cope with him on their home turf.

Warnock’s team already boast a ­five-point cushion at the top of the Championship ­table and look a good bet to go straight up.

And if they do, it will be great news for Plymouth, who will see Mackie’s transfer fee rise up to £500,000.

Either way it’s a bargain and Warnock is convinced Mackie will continue tormenting defences.

Warnock said: “Jamie knows the targets we have set him are ridiculous, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he got them.

“I’m not going to say what they are, but he’s capable of hitting them.”

Mackie headed a decent chance over before nodding his side into a ­12th-minute lead.

Midfield anchor Shaun Derry hit a crossfield pass out to Adel Taarabt on the right, leaving the Moroccan­ ­magician to find an unmarked Mackie, who beat keeper Carl Ikeme from 10 yards.

Back in April, Warnock saw his side thrashed 4-0 at the Walkers Stadium. Leicester were on their way to the play-offs and Rangers were worried about the drop. Now the roles are in complete reverse.

It was all the more galling for new Foxes boss Paulo Sousa, who had tasted his first Championship victory on Tuesday – a 2-1 win over Cardiff.

Sousa was one of the many managers hired and fired by Rangers when ­co-owner Flavio Briatore was far too hands-on at Loftus Road.

He wasn’t given much of a chance, but the former ­Juventus star – who ­arrived in Leicester after flirting with the play-offs at Swansea – won’t last long here either if the Foxes continue to struggle.

The Portuguese boss dropped ­targetman Steve Howard in favour of the trickier Matty Fryatt.

And Leicester strung together some ­flowing passing moves. But in all ­honesty, Hoops keeper Paddy Kenny had little to do before the break.

Battering-ram Howard replaced skipper Matt Oakley in the 63rd minute, with Paul Gallagher already having replaced an ineffective Lloyd Dyer. Almost immediately, Andy King forced Kenny into a diving save, ­before Howard took a bloody blow to the mouth from Clint Hill in the box, but referee Graham Scott waved away frantic penalty pleas.

Furious

The official also turned down other spot-kick appeals, much to the home fans’ vented fury, and let Rangers keeper Kenny pick up a back-pass.

Mackie wrapped up another Hoops victory with an individual strike in the 86th minute, beating Michael Morrison in the box and slotting under Ikeme.

The fourth official then signalled for seven minutes of stoppage time – but that was no use to Leicester by then.Sousa let the officials have both ­barrels after the game for failing to spot the Hill elbow.

He said: “I fight all the time for ­honesty and when the referee was asked if he saw certain things, he said ‘no’.

“Everybody can make mistakes, but honesty is something you either have or not. QPR don’t need to be helped.”

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Video of second Mackie goal (Posted by neildejyothin )

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Sept 19, 2010 1:43:44 GMT Lonegunmen said:

CPR were you running that on a lappy? I see your Batt is at 81% - Great photo.

No 2 son's iphone 4. ;D

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Awesome goals!

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Bump - Just 6 Years ago: Winning at Leicester; QPR unbeaten and top of the Championship...

We've both come a long way since then...

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Flashback 7 years