QPR 2-0 Doncaster Rovers
Rangers must be fed-up of facing Yorkshire teams, having played Barnsley and the Blades already, and today face a third South Yorkshire outfit in newly-promoted Doncaster Rovers.
Emmanuel Ledesma struck his first goal in English football as QPR raced into a two-goal half-time lead against Doncaster at Loftus Road.
The 19-year-old Argentinian, one of Rangers' high-profile summer signings when he arrived on loan from Genoa doubled the hosts' lead with a well taken strike after Dexter Blackstock had opened the scoring.
This time last year Rangers were at their lowest ebb, rocked by the death of teenage striker Ray Jones in a car accident while also in real financial trouble.
Fast forward 12 months and the Hoops, backed by super rich co-owners Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone, are now among the promotion favourites and parading a host of continental imports.
They crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Sheffield United last week but showed no ill-effects here as they outplayed Rovers from the first whistle.
They went ahead in the fifth minute when another of their exotic signings, on-loan Real Madrid youngster Daniel Parejo, lifted a free kick into the area.
Blackstock was unmarked in the six-yard spot and had the simple task of capping over the line.
Lee Cook then fired wide as Damien Delaney shot over the top and Rangers went in search of a second.
Blackstock should have done better with a dangerous ball from Cook which he guided straight at Neil Sullivan, before Parejo nodded Peter Ramage's cross over the bar.
The second goal eventually came in the 28th minute when the livewire Ledesma latched on to a long ball forward, held off two challenges and tucked the ball past a hopelessly exposed Sullivan.
The under-siege Rovers keeper then saved well from Damion Stewart's header before comfortably keeping out Ledesma's ambitious bicycle kick.
Doncaster finally mustered a shot on target in the 52nd minute when Richie Wellens' effort went straight at Radek Cerny.
James Coppinger then hit the side-netting as Rangers took their foot off the gas.
