Gregory on Staying Up
QPR manager John Gregory believes one more win will seal Championship survival after his side's dramatic 3-2 victory over Luton on Easter Monday.
Substitute Paul Furlong headed a last-minute winner to clinch Rangers' third success in six days and gain them a seven-point cushion over the bottom three.
The Rs had been trailing fellow strugglers Luton 2-1 with 10 minutes left, but Dexter Blackstock converted a penalty - his second goal of the afternoon - before Furlong sparked frenzied scenes of celebration.
Although his side's next assignment is a daunting one, away to league leaders and form team Sunderland, Gregory is confident the momentum of those three wins can sweep Rangers to safety.
"Coming back shows what we're all about," said the QPR boss. "I don't think I've ever known the team spirit this lot have anywhere in my career.
"Often the boys that are not in the team are our best supporters. They support each other through thick and thin and, if one of our lads gets kicked, we're all limping.
"If we win at Sunderland I think that'll keep us up. Another three points, I'd say, would be enough.
"Our boys do seem to raise themselves against the better teams - all our best performances this season have been against sides at the top end and we'll be very fired up for Sunderland."
Gregory leads the Rs to the Stadium of Light without talismanic winger Gareth Ainsworth, who will miss the rest of the season after breaking his leg in the first half on Monday.
Martin Rowlands, who has been out for the past month with a hamstring injury, could replace Ainsworth in the starting line-up, while Lee Cook (knee) and Inigo Idiakez (hamstring) are also set to return to the squad.
Defender Michael Mancienne should also be back in the reckoning after missing both Rangers' Easter fixtures with the facial injury he picked up against Preston last week.
Their absences made it harder for Gregory to ring the changes against Luton and Rangers, playing their fourth game in nine days, looked jaded until they snatched a 41st-minute lead against the run of play.
Stefan Moore's cross was held up by Damion Stewart inside the Hatters' penalty area and Blackstock pounced to slam the ball past keeper Dean Brill.
But Luton levelled on the stroke of half-time when the Rangers defence switched off and skipper Chris Coyne stole in to glance David Bell's cross into the net.
Bell gave Luton the lead early in the second period, sending Lee Camp the wrong way from the penalty spot after Marc Nygaard had handled Dean Morgan's centre.
Camp then kept Rangers in the game with a point-blank save from Drew Talbot and Blackstock equalised from the spot after Markus Heikkinen bundled Furlong over in the box.
And the Loft erupted when Steve Lomas found space on the left and sent in a cross for Furlong to direct his header past the helpless Brill and into the far corner.
That completed a poignant reversal of fortunes for the veteran striker, whose failure to convert a penalty had seen Rangers slip to defeat against West Brom prior to the start of their winning streak.
Gregory added: "He's very well respected by the fans for what he's done for this club. He was devastated after the West Brom game, he felt he'd let the lads down, but walks away now quite justifiably the hero.
"I thought his header was going past the post and I just saw it nestle in the corner of the net. After that all hell broke loose.
