Queens Park Rangers head coach Julien Stephan praised his side’s composure after a 3-1 victory at Hull City, securing a league double over the Tigers. Late goals from Daniel Bennie and Richard Kone sealed the win, moving QPR within four points of the Championship play-off places.
Stephan, whose team had not won away since November, highlighted the importance of staying calm. “It was a great, creative performance. The most important thing is that we stuck to the plan and kept calm,” he said. “We were calm at half-time and then in the second half we had big chances to kill the game.”
QPR executed a counter-attacking game plan, opening the scoring through an own goal from Paddy McNair after a corner. Hull equalised via Joe Gelhardt, but the visitors regained control. Bennie struck from distance with his first touch after coming on, and Kone added a composed finish in stoppage time.
“It’s a crazy league – everybody can beat everybody,” Stephan added. “The table doesn’t mean anything at this stage. It’s about consistency and staying calm.” Hull have now lost two consecutive Championship games but remain in the play-off spots.
