Gerry Francis faced more selection problems today but managed to produce another three points. Tim Breacker and Jermaine Darlington failed fitness tests to give Brian McGovern his full debut at right wing back and Paul Bruce returned on the left.

Kevin Gallen replaced the suspended Chris Kiwomya. The kick off was delayed due to crowd congestion. Ranger's fans were asked to queue at the Town end for tickets and then queue again at the away end leaving many supporters missing the kick off as Swindon underestimated the size of the QPR support. The seats in the corner were full whilst behind the goal it looked over three-quarters full.

Despite the big numbers, the support was quiet throughout until the final seconds. Rangers started well, attacking Swindon with the wet conditions causing several slips and passing errors from both sides. Paul Bruce was whipping in some delightful crosses but the Rangers attack was unable to get on the end of any of them.

Richard Langley almost opened the scoring with a strong run through the heart of the Swindon defence and his effort was pushed wide by the keeper for a corner. Rangers continued with good pressure with Kevin Gallen working very hard up front and creating a few openings. Gallen had two efforts go close. A shot from 25 yards flew just wide whilst a clever chip was easily dealt with by the keeper.

It wasn't all Rangers though, Swindon had a few chances with the big number eight (his name wasn't in the programme) causing problems with his pace and a few shots flew wide of Harpers goal. The best chance of the game followed for Swindon as QPR's defence was opened up easily.

Swindon missed not one but three clear cut chances in a row as a combination of Lee Harper and sheer luck kept the scores level. Rangers got themselves together again but didn't really look like scoring as half time approached.

Referee Graham Barber showed why he was demoted from the Premiership with a performance which was so embarrassing it just wasn't funny. He missed blatant handballs and fouls and gave some amazing decisions. So at Half time QPR were level but in need of some inspiration and urgency up front.

Second half started very slowly for Rangers with Swindon having more of the ball but all they produced was a few long-range efforts. Rangers midfield began to get more in the game with Kevin Gallen working back and winning the ball and starting off some good moves. Rangers produced a few chances to take the lead. A free kick was floated into the box and after a scramble a shot was rattled against the crossbar from McGovern (I think, could have been Murray).

Steiner then had a glorious chance to win it for Rangers when he worked an opportunity and shot against the keeper, the rebound fell straight onto his head but he put his header wide and Wardley couldn't convert the rebound. It looked like one of those days for Rangers as Swindon looked a very poor side but were creating a few half chances on the break although the defence and Darran Ward in particular were playing well. Rangers continued too look dangerous.

Wardley lobbed over when he should have blasted his shot, Gallen then threw himself at a McGovern cross and just missed a diving header before a turn and shoot by Gallen was saved and rolled onto the post as the luck appeared to be against QPR. Wardley and Murray also went close as time began to run out for QPR. Steiner began to look almost invisible up front with Gallen doing all of his running and Langley was working hard in midfield.

Murray was also trying hard but his passing was poor and he played the team into trouble on several occasions. As the game drew to an end several supporters (including my dad) left the stadium as a draw looked odds on. Rangers had other ideas as Gallen broke through and his shot was well saved again by Frank Talia.

Another thrown on for Rangers and yet again Brian McGovern was faced with players over 20 yards away from him. The movement from throw ins was awful today and this was no exception. The throw reached Ward who was beaten to the ball but McGovern fired in a low and very hard cross. It flew across a group of players and Richard Langley stuck out a boot and saw his effort fly into the bottom corner. Wild celebrations followed with the players and supporters going crazy. The whistle was blown seconds later as three points were won by a hard working QPR team. The players and supporters joined to celebrate at the end as around 3,000 QPR fans went home very happy with the result.