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Ronnie Edwards (left) opened the scoring for QPR at the Kassam Stadium QPR resisted late pressure to comfortably beat Oxford United and move seven points clear of the Championship bottom three. Defender Ronnie Edwards opened the scoring inside 10 minutes with a close-range header from a corner. The R's lead was then doubled just before the break as Sam Field's shot deflected off United's Ole Romeny and into the net. Oxford got a goal back In the second half through substitute Stanley Mills, who headed in moments after coming on. But the away side burst forward late on, Kader Dembele sliding in Yang Min-hyeok who struck the ball home to wrap up the win. Defeat leaves Oxford three points above the drop zone with five games remaining. The home side made a real effort to drum up an atmosphere at the Kassam Stadium in the build-up to kick-off. A rendition of Hey Jude by the Beatles was played on a trumpet, and flame throwers fired up into the air as the sides came out to loud music. However, seven minutes into the contest the home support was silenced. Nicolas Madsen whipped in a corner kick from the left and found Edwards, who nodded the ball into the back of the net from close range to give his side the lead. It was the 22-year-old's second goal for QPR since joining in January on loan from Southampton. Oxford were dealt another blow shortly after going behind as defender Ciaron Brown went down and received a lengthy spell of treatment before being forced off. The away side dominated the opening exchanges with 76% possession after 25 minutes. They looked dangerous in attack and were quick to win the ball back whenever Oxford picked it up. Just before the break QPR doubled their advantage after a pass was pumped into the box and then headed across goal to the waiting Field. From the middle, his shot bounced into the net off U's forward Romeny for an own goal. Shortly after the hour mark Oxford produced a beautiful flowing team move, which ended with a goal that had all of the Kassam believing they could get back into the game. Przemyslaw Placheta looped a pass down the left into the box, finding Siriki Dembele, who let the ball bounce and crossed first time with his left foot. Mills made a dash across the goal and met the pass perfectly with his head, glancing the ball into the right-hand side of the net. The goal gave Oxford new confidence going forward, with Gary Rowett's men forcing the away side deeper and winning back possession well. But just as 11 minutes of added time was announced, Siriki Dembele lost the ball to Jack Colbeck, who poked it to Kader Dembele on the halfway line. The QPR forward then laid the ball off to his left as Yang made a bursting run next to him, and the South Korea international struck a low shot across goal and into the bottom right corner to trigger some wild celebrations in the away end. Oxford United boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford: "The first two goals should never happen. "You just can't put an abject performance in for 30 minutes as we did. The first two goals we just gave away. "I don't want to take anything away from QPR, but we just didn't show any energy in the first half, we looked leggy for some strange reason. "We played like we just didn't have a spark like we had against Sheffield United. I've said all season if you're a good team you have to go again. We didn't turn up with the same aggression or spirit we did Saturday. " QPR boss Marti Cifuentes told BBC Radio London: "It's been a rollercoaster in terms of emotional demands this season. "To come here and have this kind of performance after the last three, five games and the disappointment is brilliant. "We showed great personality tonight. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 9th April 2025 at 21: 55 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Gary Rowett Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Gary Rowett Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 We're still improving Match stats. Let us know what you think. Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be Oxford United’s first home league game against Queens Park Rangers since September 1998, a game which they won 4-1 under Malcolm Shotton. After their 2-0 win in December, QPR could record their first league double over Oxford United since 1996-97. Oxford United have won each of their last three midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) home league games, scoring three goals in both of their last two. QPR have lost each of their last six away league outings, last losing more on the bounce in January 2015 as a Premier League club (11). QPR have won just one of their last 24 away league games against newly promoted sides (D9 L14), a 3-0 victory at Hull in August 2021. Match ends, Oxford United 1, Queens Park Rangers 3. Second Half ends, Oxford United 1, Queens Park Rangers 3. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kieran Morgan replaces Jack Colback. Attempt missed. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers). Rúben Rodrigues (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers). Attempt saved. Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues. Substitution, Oxford United. Alex Matos replaces Siriki Dembélé. Goal! Oxford United 1, Queens Park Rangers 3. Yang Min-Hyeok (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé following a fast break. Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time. Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Cameron Brannagan. Paul Nardi (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Tyler Goodrham (Oxford United). Liam Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Oxford United). Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers). Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.