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Adam Armstrong's penalty was enough to give West Bromwich Albion the points Play-off chasing West Bromwich Albion hung on against QPR to secure an important three points despite playing the second half with 10 men. Defender Darnell Furlong, playing against his former club, was dismissed by referee Adam Herczeg in stoppage time at the end of the first half for elbowing Koki Saito. The incident occurred shortly after Adam Armstrong converted a penalty for the hosts in an action-packed spell before half-time. QPR boss Marti Cifuentes had urged his side to learn from last weekend's defeat by Sheffield United, having accumulated 16 shots against the promotion chasers, with just one goal to show for it. But, despite spending more than half the match with a man advantage, the R's clearly had not learnt enough from their struggles in front of goal. As they did against the Blades, the London club started competitively, with the centre-back pairing of Steve Cook and Ronnie Edwards largely keeping the energetic trio of Tom Fellows, Mikey Johnston and Armstrong at bay. Tony Mowbray's side's dominated the opening 20 minutes, buoyed by a vociferous home crowd, but were unable to create any clear-cut opportunities and QPR grew into the game, with talisman Ilias Chair's 17th-minute corner met by the head of the unmarked Cook, only for the captain's effort to be blocked. The visitors' threat from set-pieces was shown again in the 31st minute, when both Jimmy Dunne and Kieran Morgan had near-miss attempts. Fellows, who caused plenty of problems for QPR's defence, was clearly pulled by veteran midfielder Jack Colback inside the box to bring a penalty. Keeper Paul Nardi guessed correctly from Armstrong's spot-kick but the striker put just enough power to sweep the ball into the bottom left corner. Then Furlong was sent off when he was deemed to have elbowed Japanese winger Saito during a free-kick delivery. But QPR failed to make the most of their numerical advanatge and wear down their stubborn opponents. Saito had the best chance for an equaliser in the dying moments of the match, dragging his left-footed shot from close range agonisingly wide. West Brom fan arrested after racism allegations West Brom manager Tony Mowbray: "It was a huge win in the context of the points missed if we'd have lost or drawn. "It was a Herculean effort by everyone. There are certain games you target and with all due respect to QPR and Hull, these are two of them. "It means we can go to Burnley on Tuesday night with the same confidence we showed at Leeds United and look to pick up something. " On Furlong's sending-off: "It happened right in front of me. Darnell tried to block the guy, there was no elbow, but the lad tried to duck under his shoulder to avoid the block and caught his face on the top of Darnell's arm. "I'm not sure any of the officials saw it. I would suggest it was really harsh and I'm sure we will look to appeal it. " QPR boss Marti Cifuentes: "In the first half neither team created big chances, but there were two big situations with the penalty we should not have conceded, and the red card. "We expected them to be in a low block and they were, but it was a pity we could not beat that and create more. "I was not happy with the lack of clear chances, but they defended really well and were very compact. "They didn't create anything on the counter, so credit to the players to not concede any more, because in those situations you can concede a second goal and it's game over. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 8th March 2025 at 17: 38 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Tony Mowbray Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Tony Mowbray Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions West Bromwich Albion have lost just one of their last 11 league games against QPR (W7 D3), scoring 2. 4 goals per match on average across that time. This century, QPR have won just one of their 12 away league games against West Brom (D4 L7). That run includes a 7-1 defeat in August 2018 at the Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion have won six of their last eight home league matches (D1 L1) and haven’t lost any of their last 17 Championship home games against a side from London (W5 D12) since a 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace back in September 2009. QPR have lost five of their last seven league games (W2), losing each of their last three on the road. They last had a longer losing run on their travels between February and April 2023. West Brom’s John Swift has had a hand in a goal in each of his last two Championship games (1 goal, 1 assist). He hasn’t done so in three in a row since September/October 2023. Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion). Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers). Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Andersen. Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Isaac Price. Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion). Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card. Foul by Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers). Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Saito. Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Lucas Andersen replaces Kenneth Paal. Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Harrison Ashby replaces Yang Min-Hyeok. Foul by Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers). Mason Holgate (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.