QPR boss Ian Holloway praised his players following their 3-2 defeat against Middlesbrough.
Injury-hit Rangers led twice and battled until the end at the Riverside Stadium, where they almost salvaged a point when Pawel Wszolek hit the post late on.
“That’s the new QPR. I thought they gave me absolutely everything,” Holloway declared.
“It was a fantastic game of football and I felt we deserved more. I am scratching my head about how we lost it.”
Meanwhile, Rangers captain Nedum Onuoha faces three months on the sidelines with torn hamstring.