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Damion Stewart and Rowan Vine revive QPR’s spirits
Sport Staff
Damion Stewart and Rowan Vine claimed second-half goals to haul Queens Park Rangers off the bottom of the Coca-Cola Championship and bring Burnley’s six-match unbeaten run to a halt with a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor. Stewart, the Jamaica defender, met Scott Sinclair’s left-wing corner at the far post with a firm downward header that flew past Gabor Kiraly, the Burnley goalkeeper.
Vine, the striker on loan from Birmingham City, added a second in the 90th minute when he raced clear to score into an empty net after Kiraly had ventured upfield in search of an equaliser.
It was QPR’s first win in eight league outings and that it was achieved at the expense an inform side with play-off aspirations made it all the more impressive. Burnley did not help themselves with a steady stream of misplaced passes, while errant shots from Kyle Lafferty and Andy Gray, their leading goalscorer, failed to trouble Lee Camp, the QPR goalkeeper.
Ipswich Town’s three leading marksmen added to their tallies as they beat ten-man Leicester City 3-1 at Portman Road. Pablo Couñago, Alan Lee and Jonathan Walters scored as Ipswich maintained their unbeaten home league record for the season. Patrick Kisnorbo was dismissed for a professional foul on Couñago.
Steve Thompson ended Cardiff City’s three-month wait for an away win in the Championship as he scored the only goal against Blackpool. Thompson found the net for the third time in his past four outings early in the first half to help Cardiff to record their first victory at Bloomfield Road since 1968.
Sport Staff
Damion Stewart and Rowan Vine claimed second-half goals to haul Queens Park Rangers off the bottom of the Coca-Cola Championship and bring Burnley’s six-match unbeaten run to a halt with a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor. Stewart, the Jamaica defender, met Scott Sinclair’s left-wing corner at the far post with a firm downward header that flew past Gabor Kiraly, the Burnley goalkeeper.
Vine, the striker on loan from Birmingham City, added a second in the 90th minute when he raced clear to score into an empty net after Kiraly had ventured upfield in search of an equaliser.
It was QPR’s first win in eight league outings and that it was achieved at the expense an inform side with play-off aspirations made it all the more impressive. Burnley did not help themselves with a steady stream of misplaced passes, while errant shots from Kyle Lafferty and Andy Gray, their leading goalscorer, failed to trouble Lee Camp, the QPR goalkeeper.
Ipswich Town’s three leading marksmen added to their tallies as they beat ten-man Leicester City 3-1 at Portman Road. Pablo Couñago, Alan Lee and Jonathan Walters scored as Ipswich maintained their unbeaten home league record for the season. Patrick Kisnorbo was dismissed for a professional foul on Couñago.
Steve Thompson ended Cardiff City’s three-month wait for an away win in the Championship as he scored the only goal against Blackpool. Thompson found the net for the third time in his past four outings early in the first half to help Cardiff to record their first victory at Bloomfield Road since 1968.
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