Crystal Palace 2-1 QPR

Goals from Clinton Morrison and Jobi McAnuff were enough to keep Crystal Palace's play-off bid on course.

Morrison put the Eagles ahead when he volleyed home from Gary Borrowdale's hopeful ball into the penalty area.

Dougie Freedman fed McAnuff to slot home Palace's second but Paul Furlong's header brought QPR back into the game.

Richard Langley had already gone close twice for Rangers and only late saves by Gabor Kiraly stopped Lee Cook and Marc Nygaard levelling late on.

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Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie:
"The crowd was 17,550, and we are hoping for at least 20,000 - particularly when we are challenging for the play-offs.

"I heard a few rumbles among the fans, and sometimes we forget that we were fourth from bottom in Christmas 2003 when I took over as manager.

"Sometimes the edginess in the crowd gets to the players."

QPR caretaker manager Gary Waddock:
"Letting in that goal in the third minute meant our gameplan went out of the window.

"But we were really positive in the second half, and gave them a run for their money."

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Crystal Palace: Kiraly, Ward, Borrowdale, Boyce, Leigertwood, Watson, Soares, Andrews (Hughes 78), McAnuff, Macken (Freedman 15), Morrison.
Subs Not Used: Speroni, Fray, Grabban.

Booked: Leigertwood.

Goals: Morrison 3, McAnuff 32.

QPR: Jones, Bignot (Furlong 37), Milanese, Evatt, Shittu, Cook, Donnelly (Baidoo 71), Lomas, Langley, Rose, Nygaard.
Subs Not Used: Santos, Kus, Thomas.

Booked: Milanese, Nygaard.

Goals: Furlong 56.

Att: 17,550

Ref: A Hall (W Midlands).