Austin a hero for Hoops

QPR 3 West Brom 2

Trailing 2-0 and outplayed in every position, Redknapp’s QPR again relied on the goalscoring prowess of 25-year-old Austin — who did not disappoint as he moved onto 11 goals to secure a 3-2 win and drag Rangers out of the bottom three.

All 17 of QPR’s points this season have been accrued at Loftus Road but it was the visitors who started well and looked on course to pick up a second successive win as Joleon Lescott and Silvestre Varela took advantage of lax Rangers defending to put the Baggies deservedly ahead.