On The Ball written by Gemma Gifford.

Final score: QPR 0 Norwich 1

90+3:  City are pushing QPR into their half .

90+1: Gow wins free-kick in centre-circle as he looks to break.

89th: Rangers have picked up possession in City's half but can't find that final ball through resolute Norwich defending.  Three minutes have been added by the referee.

87th:  Gorkss is replaced by Fitz Hall for QPR's final subsitution of game.

85th:  Gow and Croft combine on right but Croft is just found offside with Cort looking to be in a good forward position waiting the cross.

84th:  Gow wins corner off Stewart.  Clingan's delivery can only be punched by Cerny but the ball back in catches wind and goes out for goal-kick.

82nd:  QPR pressure in goalmouth but Cort is there to block and it goes out for corner.

81st:  Connolly has dig from about 20-yards out but easy catch for Marshall.

79th:  Bertrand booked for offence on far right giving QPR a free-kick but good defending again by City and they clear any danger.

78th:  Good headed chance for Gorkss at far post but it's weak and Marshall is there to catch.

76th:  Ball whipped in across Norwich penalty area but no Rangers player can reach it.

75th:  Helguson is replaced by Di Carmine.

74th:  QPR  free-kick but it's too strong and Routledge can't prevent it going out for throw-in to City.

70th:  Hoolahan is off for Alan Gow.

69th:  QPR substitution sees Ephraim replace Miller.

68th:  City take the lead!  Darel Russell puts the Canaries ahead after Hoolahan and Croft chase down Gorkss and win possession in the box.  Hoolahan's ball found Russell who side-footed home from about 10-yards.

66th:  Hoolahan shot loops up and Russell challenges Cerny and wins corner.

64th:  Norwich gain possession in the QPR half after battling play down right by Croft but a cross in is caught by Cerny.

62nd:  Marshall free-kick was allowed to drop just wide of the goal by Cerny.

59th:  Helguson heads wide from Delaney cross.

58th:  Hoolahan has right-footed effort blocked by Gorkss but unfortunately Clingan's attempt at rebound is well wide.

57th:  Helguson looks to have evaded his marker about 10-yards out requiring a block from Marshall but he's deemed offside.

55th:  Marshall has to pull off a one-handed stretching save as Leigertwood's looping effort was heading for the top right-hand corner.

53rd:  Norwich win possession in midfield and push up with Grounds but his early ball is an easy collection for Cerny in the QPR box.

51st:  Grounds is adjudged to have handled on the far right, free-kick to QPR but Gorkss doesn't get enouh on his header fro the delivery and it goes wide and City clear.

49th:  Free-kick to Canaries after Croft is caught trying to break.  Otsemobor deep free-kick looks for Cort but Stewart gets there just in front of him.

46th:  Rangers have first attempt of second half. Marshall's punch clear is met by a hooked attempt but luckily it drops high and wide of City goal.

QPR kick off second half with no changes for either side.

Half-time: QPR 0 Norwich 0

45th:  One minute of additional time awarded.

41st:  Ball becomes loose in City's penalty area from a corner and as Marshall looks to grab it low down there are shouts from QPR that it's gone over the line.  But the officials disagree.

40th:  Cort and Hoolahan combine on the right edge of the box but the Irishman just can't find the opening to take a shot.

38th:  Rangers press again but Shackell proves equal to the task heading away the danger.

34th: Russell fouled for free-kick to City but Clingan puts too much on his attempt and it goes well wide of Cerny's goal.

32nd:  Referee awards City a penalty!  Croft was challenged in penalty area by Lopez.  But he's changed his decision after speaking to the linesman and gives a corner instead.

30th:  Delaney makes a push down the left but his cross is poor and goes out for a goal-kick

26th:  Rangers attack again and Shackell is required to get something on a Connolly cross from the right, and he does conceding a corner.

23rd:  QPR have corner as Lopez's cross is headed away by Grounds.  Russell clears for second flag-kick but a foul is given from the delivery and Marshall takes goal-kick. 

22nd:  Jonathan Grounds puts a good curling cross into te QPR box but as Carl Cort stretches it's just nicked away from him and cleared.

20th: The game has slowed slightly but the home side maintain the majority of possession.

16th:  Norwich press forward after some sustained QPR pressure with Hoolahan feeding Croft out to right but his attempted cross is blocked and QPR regain possession.

12th:  Dextor Blackstock has a deflected shot as his effort clips Shackell and over the crossbar.

11th:  Jordi Lopez tries a free-kick attempt from about 30-yards but it flies just wide of the Canary goal post.

10th:  Good whipped in cross from the left by Rangers is headed away by Shackell as the homeside put pressure on City's goal.

7th:  Cort has header on goal but it's straight at Cerny.

6th:  Shackell has near post header but it's cleared again by Rangers.

5th:  Norwich attack through an Otsemobor free-kick which breaks to Croft who puts a ball in from the right but Delaney clears.

4th:  Attacks at both ends but both defences remain firm. 

3rd:  Clingan's free-kick looks to be a comfortable catch for Cerny but he spills, Cort can't quite reach the loose ball and Rangers clear.

2nd:  Helguson breaks free in box and takes a shot but his attempt is wide of Marshall's right-hand post.

Wes Hoolahan and Darel Russell kick off match for Canaries

Bryan Gunn makes two changes from the defeat to Coventry at the weekend, Darel Russell and Ryan Bertrand in for Mark Fotheringham and Jamie Cureton. Cody McDonald is in the 16 for the first time.

Team News from Loftus Road:

City: Marshall, Otsemobor, Shackell, Croft, Clingan, Doherty (C), Hoolahan (Gow 70), Grounds, Russell, Bertrand, Cort. Subs not used: Carney, Lappin, Nelson (GK). McDonald.

QPR: Cerny, Delaney, Stewart, Leigertwood, Routledge, Blackstock, Gorkss (Hall 87), Connolly, Miller (Ephraim 69), Lopez, Helguson (Di Carmine 75). Subs not used: Mahon, Alberti.