Half-time: Tottenham 3 QPR 0

Nacer Chadli scored twice as Tottenham were gifted a commanding lead in a one-sided derby at White Hart Lane.

Eric Dier also netted in a first-half in which promoted QPR’s showing was strikingly similar to the kind of abject displays they produced when last in the Premier League.

The north London side went ahead in the 12th minute, capitalising after Loic Remy had lost possession.

Emmanuel Adebayor crossed from the right and Chadli was able to slam the ball past exposed keeper Rob Green from six yards out.

A Spurs goal had been on the cards – Eric Lamela saw a shot deflected wide following a mistake by R’s wide-man Armand Traore before Adebayor headed over.

The visitors, with recent signings Leroy Fer and Mauricio Isla making their debuts, struggled to create anything before Matt Phillips missed a golden chance to equalise against the run of play.

Phillips, playing in the absence of Charlie Austin, who has a hamstring problem, latched on to Joey Barton’s ball over the top only to fire over with just keeper Hugo Lloris to beat.

But Tottenham were otherwise in complete control and Christian Eriksen rattled the Rangers bar with a 25-yard free-kick shortly before Dier scored on the half-hour mark.

Inexplicably, Fer allowed Dier to get away from him and the England Under-21 international was able to head in from Lamela’s corner.

Yet more half-hearted Rangers defending led to the third goal seven minutes later, Chadli heading home after being set up by Lamela.

QPR: Green; Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne; Isla, Barton, Fer, Mutch, Traore; Phillips, Remy.
Subs: Murphy, Wright-Phillips, Simpson, Onuoha, Faurlin, Hoilett, Zamora.

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