QPR cling on to give Michael Beale his first win as R’s boss with a 3-2 win over Middlesbrough

QPR cling on to give Michael Beale his first win as R’s boss with a 3-2 win over Middlesbrough after racing into a 3-0 lead before ‘Boro fought back to force a tense finale at Loftus Road

• QPR beat Middlesbrough 3-2 at Loftus Road to give Michael Beale first win 
• QPR raced into a three-goal lead after Chris Willock opened scoring for the R’s 
• Jimmy Dunne and Lyndon Dykes adding to the R’s first half lead  
• Boro’s Matt Crooks got Chris Wilder’s team back in it before the half time break 
• A second half goal from Marcus Forss not enough for Chris Wilder’s side 
• Middlesbrough reduced to ten men late on after Darragh Lenihan sees red 

By Kathryn Batte For Mailonline

Published: 16:58 BST, 6 August 2022 | Updated: 17:09 BST, 6 August 2022

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