After the disasters of Wednesday night Gerry made some changes to the line up. Stuart Wardley returned from the flu and with Rowland made his first start of the season. Sammy Koejoe continued up front alongside Kiwomya.

The support was better than wednesday but you could feel the fear in the air as we started slowly. Preston looked sharp early on and Jon Makken was causing us problems and Lee Harper did well saving from two efforts as the signs looked ominous. But we responded well and worked hard in midfield with a good combination of neat and tidy Rowland and the wonderful skill of Langley helping us to keep the ball better than we have done since the Palace game.

It was from set pieces where we looked dangerous. Despite my comment to my girlfriend that we never score from corners we twice went pretty close. On each occasion it was Stuart Wardley on the end of it but he couldn't find the net.

Preston had three good chances in the first half. Firstly Michael Appleton caught Richard Langley in possession and saw his shot saved before Paul McKenna's 25-yarder was again saved by Harper. Harper was called upon again when Steve Basham was sent racing into the penalty area by Jon Macken's threaded pass and should have scored, although Harper had to react quickly to get down to his left and make the save.

Rangers' looked vulnerable again and it wasn't helped when Chris Plummer limped off injured and was replaced by Morrow. Jon Macken was playing well and was unlucky in the 41st minute when his delicate chip beat Harper but went just over. At half time it looked like a draw was on the cards and we didn't start the second half that well.

Preston captain Sean Gregan fired over at the far post after substitute Lee Cartright's corner wasn't cleared. Kiwomya was lucky to stay on the pitch after he appeared to punch a Preston defender off the ball. He was booked and revenge was taken soon after with a high kick on Kiwomyas back. That seemed to wake us up and some good support from the Loft woke the team up.

A good break saw Wardley blast straight at Lucas and Lucas recovered to block Kiwomya's follow-up and after the ball came back to Kiwomya, his scuffed shot wide of the post. We were now on top and Lucas pulled off another good save from Wardley, who rose to head Richard Langley's free-kick. It was a clever set piece which Carlisle, Koejoe and Kiwomya did well with as they attracted the defence away from Wardley. Lucas denied him yet again when Langley tricked his way past the defence showing why he is so good and pulled the ball back for an unmarked Wardley whose shot was palmed away by Lucas. It seemed only a matter of time before we scored but we couldn't break through and Preston batteld very well to dig out a result.

Peter Crouch replaced Koejoe and headed Langley's corner towards Kiwomya, whose header looped over. In the closing minutes McKenna fired a free-kick inches wide and blasted over from close range after good work by Mark Rankine but a draw was a good result for Preston.

A lot of improvement was made by QPR and if we can take some of our chances then we can start moving up the table.

Man of the Match: Richard Langley

13. Lee Harper : Made some good saves and claimed his crosses with confidence. 7/10

22. Jermaine Darlington : Got forward but couldn't deliver a killer cross or pass but did ok. 6/10

24. Mark Perry : Did well defensively and passed the ball well. 7/10

17. Chris Plummer : What you see is what you get with Plummer an he did OK again today. 6/10

12. Matthew Rose : Much better from Matthew. Still not match fit but he was a lot better today. 7/10

18. Clarke Carlisle : A giant at the back and deserved to shove the taunts from the Preston fans down their throats. 7/10

16. Keith Rowland : Did well. Kept the ball moving in midfield and let Langley do the flash stuff. 7/10

21. Richard Langley : Got caught in possession a few times but he was excellent again and one piece of skill where he turned full circle past two players before being outnumbered was breathtaking. 8/10

27. Stuart Wardley : Much better from Stuart. Worked hard in midfield. Still looks lost at times but when he tries his best and gets himself in the box he is always a threat. With some luck he would have had a hat trick today. 7/10

31. Sammy Koejoe : I thought he did well, looked strong and showed potential. Worth a run in the side. 7/10

11. Chris Kiwomya : Came to life after a fight but missed a sitter. 6/10

28. Peter Crouch : Better from Crouch but still not up to this level of football and need a run in the reserves before he is booed out of the stadium. 6/10