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Jorgensen has now scored three times for Rovers since his January move from Bodo-Glimt Blackburn boss Michael O'Neill saw his new side haul themselves out of the bottom three with victory away to QPR. Northern Ireland manager O'Neill, who agreed a deal to succeed Valerien Ismael on Friday, was in the dugout at Loftus Road to see Rovers claim their first away win in almost three months. Danish forward Mathias Jorgensen fired the visitors in front before Koki Saito slammed in the QPR equaliser. But Jorgensen steered home his second to make it 2-1 and Ryoyo Morishita's header soon after half-time gave Blackburn what proved an unassailable lead. Rangers made the early running, with Saito peeling away to collect a quickly-taken Nicolas Madsen free-kick and cross for Richard Kone, who was foiled by Balazs Toth at point-blank range. But it was the visitors who struck first when the lively Morishita skipped away from Rhys Norrington-Davies on the right flank and his shrewd low delivery across the box was gobbled up by Jorgensen. One manager, two jobs - how will O'Neill's situation work? O'Neill will juggle his roles in charge of Blackburn and Northern Ireland until the end of the season QPR levelled after a neat one-touch passing move as Isaac Hayden drove into the penalty area and found Saito, who turned his marker and drilled a thunderous finish into the roof of the net. However, Rovers regained their advantage just minutes later after Saito was caught in possession by Sondre Tronstad, who swiftly played in Jorgensen to fire his second beyond Hoops goalkeeper Joe Walsh. Tronstad was also the architect of Blackburn's third shortly after the break, dropping a cross from the right straight onto the head of the unmarked Morishita, who nodded home from close range. The R's, who are four points outside the play-off spots in 13th, rarely looked like retrieving that deficit and, although Kone had an attempt deflected wide, it took them until stoppage time to seriously threaten Toth's goal again. The Blackburn keeper clawed away Ronnie Edwards' glancing header from a free-kick, with the follow-up hacked off the line and, despite having to survive 11 minutes of added time, the visitors saw out the game. The only downside for Rovers, who climb three places to 19th in the table, was the loss of half-time substitute Lewis Miller, stretchered off just minutes after his arrival on the pitch. QPR head coach Julien Stephan said: "I think we started the game well, in the first 20 to 25 minutes we showed some good movement and we had two or three good chances to score the first goal. "It's a question of efficiency – Blackburn had two shots in the first half and scored two goals. It's unusual for us to concede three goals and it was too easy for the opponents to score these three goals. "The players found the solution to equalise and it was a good goal, but when we conceded the third goal I think we dropped mentally and we played too many long balls, we didn't find the connections. "Now it's question of how we are able to react and improve and make sure we don't drop like this mentally after we concede a goal. " This video can not be played Julien Stéphan post Blackburn Blackburn Rovers head coach Michael O'Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire: "It was a great result for us – this is a difficult place to come. The work was done by (caretaker manager) Damien Johnson, he prepared the team and picked the team and did a fantastic job. The credit really lies with him. "We got a great response from the players and I thought the level of performance merited three points. Our reaction to going level was good and the desire was the biggest thing. "The front two have a lot in them. I thought the distance they covered, the way they played off each other was really good and they were also the first line of defence. "It's a positive step but we have to make sure we take another positive step next week against Preston. " This video can not be played O'Neill: 'Make sure we take another positive step' After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 14th February 2026 at 17: 00 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Julien Stéphan Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Michael O'Neill Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Julien Stéphan Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Michael O'Neill Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Following their 1-0 win in November, QPR are looking to complete their first league double over Blackburn since 1970-71. Blackburn have lost three of their last four league games against QPR (W1), as many as they had in their previous 21 (W12 D6). Only three sides (Coventry, Ipswich and Birmingham) have scored more home goals than Queens Park Rangers in the Championship this season (28). Blackburn have won just two of their last 16 league games (D7 L7), a run which started with a 1-0 defeat to QPR at the end of November. Nicolas Madsen has twice as many assists (6) and has created twice as many chances (50) than any other QPR player in the Championship this season. Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 3. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Blackburn Rovers 3. Attempt missed. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Mbengue. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers). Attempt blocked. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Vale. Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Sean Mc Loughlin. Attempt blocked. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards. Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers). Sean Mc Loughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Handball by Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers). Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Balázs Tóth. Attempt saved. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross. Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time. Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Yuki Ohashi. Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers). Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Hayden Carter. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.