Half-time: Preston 0 QPR 1
Sebastian Polter’s early goal gave QPR the lead at Deepdale.
The German striker, left unmarked at the far post, headed home Alejandro Faurlin’s fifth-minute corner.
Rangers have since defended well, although Jordan Hugill had a chance to equalise when he headed over from Greg Cunningham’s cross.
And Polter almost forced a second goal when he beat shaky keeper Anders Lindegaard in the air to get his head to Karl Henry’s hanging cross, but the loose ball fell kindly for Preston.
Jamie Mackie returned to the QPR starting line-up, coming in for Matt Phillips, while Grant Hall is on the substitutes’ bench having recovered from a foot injury.
QPR: Smithies, Onuoha, Angella, Hill, Perch, Faurlin, Henry, Mackie, Chery, Hoilett, Polter.
Subs: Ingram, Hall, Tozser, El Khayati, Washington, Luongo, Petrasso.
Subs: Ingram, Hall, Tozser, El Khayati, Washington, Luongo, Petrasso.
