Dismal Rangers are thrashed by Tottenham

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QPR were thrashed in the derby at White Hart Lane, where their showing was strikingly similar to the abject displays they produced when last in the Premier League.

Nacer Chadli netted twice for Tottenham and there were also goals for Eric Dier and Emmanuel Adebayor in an embarrassingly one-sided game in which three of the goals were scored in the first half.

Out-fought and outclassed in their first away game since returning to the top flight, and having been beaten and failed to score in both their opening matches, Rangers need to improve dramatically if they are to have any chance of staying up.

They went behind in the 12th minute after Loic Remy had lost possession.

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 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.

With his team being humiliated on his return to White Hart Lane, former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp scrapped Rangers’ 3-5-2 system at half-time, reverting to a back four and replacing the hapless Dunne with Nedum Onuoha.

The change had some effect but Spurs’ fourth arrived midway through the second half when Adebayor was presented with a simple finish after being found by Danny Rose.

QPR (3-4-1-1): Green; Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne (Onuoha 45), Isla, Barton, Fer (Faurlin 68), Mutch, Traore; Phillips (Zamora 74!; Remy.
Subs not used: Murphy, Wright-Phillips, Simpson, Hoilett.

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