Played
October 2, 2012 5:00 AM EST
Loftus Road Stadium — London
Referee:‬ M. Clattenburg‎
Attendance:‬ 17363‎
 
Top of the Match
Mohamed Diame
Mohamed Diame
West Ham United
Ji-Sung Park
Ji-Sung Park
QPR
Flop of the Match
Samba Diakité
Samba Diakité
QPR
Samba Diakité
Samba Diakité
QPR

QPR 1-2 West Ham: Jarvis & Vaz Te strikes leave Hughes searching for first win of the season

First-half goals secured a maiden away victory of the season for the Hammers, while another defeat adds pressure to Mark Hughes with the Rs rooted to the bottom of the table

By Chris Davie at Loftus Road

Alejandro Faurlin,Kevin Nolan.
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First-half goals from Matt Jarvis and Ricardo Vaz Te secured West Ham’s first away victory of the season, leaving QPR bottom of the table and Mark Hughes still searching for his first win this term.

Jarvis opened the scoring in the third minute with a header at the back post before Vaz Te doubled the visitors' lead before the interval with a neat finish from a narrow angle.

Adel Taarabt provided a lifeline for the hosts with a stunning curled effort after the break but QPR lacked the cutting edge to be able to break West Ham’s sturdy defence for a second time, particularly after Samba Diakite was sent off 16 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.

Questions of QPR’s inconsistency at the back were asked after just three minutes of play and West Ham took full advantage of poor marking from the hosts as Vaz Te’s neat one-two with Kevin Nolan led to the latter’s chipped shot which Jarvis was able to meet at the back post and nod beyond Julio Cesar.

Hughes’ men struggled to settle on the ball and with the industrious trio of Nolan, Mohamed Diame and Mark Noble in the middle, QPR’s 4-4-2 system left Esteban Granero and Alejandro Faurlin constantly exposed and outnumbered.

QPR’s brightest outlet was Shaun Wright-Phillips on the right flank and the winger was able to cut inside on a few occasions to provide half-chances, the best of which fell to Granero but the Spaniard blazed his first-time effort over from just inside West Ham’s area.

The fragility of Hughes’ defence was exposed for the second time of the evening in the 35th minute as Noble’s corner led to a scramble in the hosts’ box. The ball was scuffed clear into the path of James Tomkins on West Ham’s right and his cross to the back post was turned in neatly by Vaz Te.

After the half-time whistle was greeted with a chorus of jeers from the home support, QPR begun the second half in a similar fashion to their lifeless display before the break and Hughes waited just six minutes to bring off Ji-Sung Park, who was ineffective on the left flank, and Wright-Phillips, who had faded, for Diakite and Taarabt.

The Moroccan had an instant impact and provided QPR with their lifeline as his curled effort from outside of the box, after cutting side from the left flank, left Jussi Jaaskelainen rooted to the spot.

QPR began to find their rhythm and after a neat exchange on the edge of West Ham’s area, Granero hit a thumping shot which forced Jaaskelainenn to parry away. Allardyce’s men responded and could have put their three points beyond doubt but Vaz Te’s strike, which was bound for the top corner, was expertly tipped onto the bar by Julio Cesar.

But any revival from the hosts was quashed by Diakite’s late challenge on Guy Demel which resulted in the midfielder’s dismissal and leaves QPR without a victory this season and Hughes under increasing pressure.


QPR

33
Julio César
Goalkeeper
1.50
6
Clint Hill
Defender
57′
2.00
15
Nedum Onuoha
Defender
84′
1.50
-
Ryan Nelsen
Defender
2.00
7
Ji-Sung Park
Midfielder
55′
2.00
11
3.00
14
Esteban Granero
Midfielder
2.50
11
Alejandro Faurlin
Midfielder
2.50
40
Stéphane M'Bia
Midfielder
2.50
9
1.50
25
B. Zamora
Striker
1.50

West Ham United

3.00
22
2.50
2
2.50
17
Joey O'Brien
Midfielder
35′
3.00
19
2.50
20
Guy Demel
Defender
3.00
4
Kevin Nolan
Midfielder
3′ 69′
3.00
7
Matthew Jarvis
Midfielder
3′
3.50
16
Mark Noble
Midfielder
50′
3.50
21
Mohamed Diame
Midfielder
39′
2.00
9
3.00
12

Substitutes

1
Robert Green
Goalkeeper
 - 
2
Samba Diakité
Midfielder
55′ 59′ 75′
0.50
10
Adel Taarabt
Midfielder
55′ 57′ 58′
3.50
31
Hogan Ephraim
Midfielder
 - 
28
Max Ehmer
Midfielder
 - 
12
Jamie Mackie
Midfielder
 - 
23
 - 

Substitutes

 - 
13
2.50
3
2.50
5
 - 
10
Yossi Benayoun
Midfielder
 - 
32
Gary O'Neil
Midfielder
2.50
8
 - 
11

Coach/Manager

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Coach/Manager

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Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
Striker
Man. United
26 3
Luis Suárez Luis Suárez
Striker
Liverpool
23 0
Gareth Bale Gareth Bale
Midfielder
Tottenham
21 0
C. Benteke C. Benteke
Striker
Aston Villa
19 3
Michu Michu
Midfielder
Swansea City
19 0