QPR consign Championship leaders Leicester to third straight defeat

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Sinclair Armstrong scored for QPR just after coming on as a substitute

Substitute Sinclair Armstrong struck the vital goal with his first touch as QPR held off a Leicester City fightback to earn a shock win that consigned the stumbling leaders to a third consecutive Championship defeat.

Armstrong ran on to Sam Field's lay-off to make it 2-0 after Ilias Chair had tapped in a simple opener with Rangers' only effort on target before the break.

Ben Nelson scored his first Foxes goal to give Leicester hope with 30 minutes remaining.

The home side piled forward in the closing stages, finishing with 19 attempts on goal, but Rangers defended resolutely to move three places above the relegation zone.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Leicester

Formation 4-2-3-1

30Hermansen
17ChoudhuryBooked at 84mins
45NelsonBooked at 90mins
3Faes
2Justin
8Winks
22Dewsbury-Hall
18Fatawu
26PraetSubstituted forAkgünat 16'minutesSubstituted forCannonat 78'minutes
10Mavididi
20DakaSubstituted forVardyat 61'minutes

Substitutes

4Coady
5Doyle
9Vardy
11Albrighton
15Souttar
28Cannon
29Akgün
40Marçal-Madivadua
41Stolarczyk

QPR

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Begovic
3Dunne
5S CookBooked at 90mins
6Clarke-Salter
22Paal
14Hayden
8Field
7WillockSubstituted forFoxat 72'minutes
25AndersenBooked at 43minsSubstituted forSmythat 56'minutes
10Chair
9DykesBooked at 54minsSubstituted forArmstrongat 55'minutes

Substitutes

11Smyth
12Frey
15Fox
16Hodge
19Dixon-Bonner
20Cannon
21Larkeche
30Armstrong
32Walsh

Referee:Andy Davies

Attendance:31,439

Live Text

Match ends, Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a headed pass.
Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
Ben Nelson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Jimmy Dunne is caught offside.
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
Attempt blocked. James Justin (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
Substitution, Leicester City. Thomas Cannon replaces Yunus Akgün.