Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Queens Park Rangers
- From the section Football
Late goals from Leonardo Ulloa and Stephen Ward secured Brighton a victory over QPR that leaves Harry Redknapp's team nine points off the automatic promotion places.
Ravel Morrison went close to scoring for the visitors when his drive was tipped over by Tomasz Kuszczak.
Bruno Saltor crossed for Ulloa to tap into an empty net for his sixth goal in eight games with 13 minutes left.
Ward got Brighton's second when he turned in from Kazenga LuaLua's corner.
Redknapp's side have now lost four of their last six matches and are nine points behind second-placed Burnley, while Brighton remain two points off the play-offs.
Kuszczak saved comfortably from Armand Traore before pushing Morrison's effort over the bar after the on-loan West Ham midfielder beat two markers.
Brighton goalkeeper Kuszczak pushed Junior Hoilett's shot wide before Ulloa finished from Saltor's cross.
Ward scored his second goal of the season from LuaLua's corner to seal the win for Oscar Garcia's team.
Brighton head coach Oscar Garcia:
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"I am extremely proud of my players and their performance against Premier League-quality opposition.
"But I don't think it was our best performance. They have a fantastic manager and fantastic players but we have played better than this and lost.
"We knew we would find more space in the second half. And after the first goal we kept going and we didn't sit back."
QPR manager Harry Redknapp:
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"It was very frustrating. I thought we were just waiting for a goal to come.
"We had all the play, all the chances. We were strong at the back, good in midfield, making chances, but we just couldn't score.
"I thought it would be a hard game but it wasn't, even though we lost. We were excellent for 80 minutes and we got done against the run of play.
"Our keeper had not had a shot to save, then suddenly we were one down. But that's football. It happens."
Line-ups
Brighton
- 29Kuszczak
- 2Bruno
- 17Ward
- 4Andrews
- 5Dunk
- 20Upson
- 38Ince
- 18Forster-CaskeySubstituted forLua Luaat 75'minutes
- 19Ulloa
- 30BuckleySubstituted forStephensat 90'minutes
- 35LingardBooked at 80mins
Substitutes
- 6Stephens
- 9Rodríguez Sánchez
- 14Calderón
- 16Ankergren
- 21López Moreno
- 25Lua Lua
- 27March
QPR
- 1Green
- 15Onuoha
- 39Assou-EkottoSubstituted forMaigaat 79'minutes
- 16Jenas
- 5Dunne
- 6Hill
- 23Hoilett
- 17Barton
- 12Keane
- 4Morrison
- 3Traore
Substitutes
- 18Hughes
- 19Kranjcar
- 20Henry
- 26Murphy
- 35Benayoun
- 36O'Neil
- 40Maiga
- Referee:
- Robert Madley
- Attendance:
- 28,019
Match Stats
Home TeamBrightonAway TeamQPR
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away9
- Corners
- Home4
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away7
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
Foul by Richard Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Lewis Dunk tries a through ball, but Leonardo Ulloa is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens replaces William Buckley.
Foul by Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers).
Jesse Lingard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal!
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Stephen Ward (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kazenga Lua Lua with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jermaine Jenas.
Foul by Modibo Maiga (Queens Park Rangers).
Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Keith Andrews tries a through ball, but Leonardo Ulloa is caught offside.
Foul by Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers).
Rohan Ince (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. William Keane (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross.
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Tomasz Kuszczak.
Attempt saved. Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Ravel Morrison (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Armand Traore.
Booking
Jesse Lingard (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Armand Traore (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jesse Lingard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Modibo Maiga replaces Benoit Assou-Ekotto because of an injury.
Goal!
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Leonardo Ulloa (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno with a cross.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kazenga Lua Lua replaces Jake Forster-Caskey.
Attempt blocked. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Jermaine Jenas (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Keith Andrews (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Jermaine Jenas (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jesse Lingard (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Joey Barton (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomasz Kuszczak tries a through ball, but William Buckley is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jermaine Jenas following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Buckley.
Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Benoit Assou-Ekotto tries a through ball, but William Keane is caught offside.
Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.