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Derby's lack of scoring appears to be over
A gracious 2-0 win has sent Derby back into their fans’ good graces, however what proved to be most impressive was how these goals arrived.
The Rams appeared to keep high amounts of pressure throughout the first half but struggled to pounce on their few chances, yet the second half is when the flood gates opened as we saw two goals from Derby within two minutes.
Curtis Neil opened the scoring in the 54th minute with an impressive header on the edge of the box which sank with conviction into the top right side of the net, shortly followed by Marcus Harness who doubled the lead in the 55th minute with a one touch strike finding the top left hand side following a cross from Kayden Jackson.
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It goes from bad to worse for QPR
It was a tough journey for the Rangers regardless of their previous form. However, Martí Ciefuentes’ side were still looking to break their ongoing streak of lacklustre performances, yet unfortunately this was not to be the case on Saturday.
Following the 2-0 loss in Derbyshire it has now been six games without a win for Queens Park Rangers, placing them in the relegation zone in 22nd place, a point behind Luton. Despite it being only nine games into the season, performances thus far have definitely been a cause for concern.
Various variables can be blamed or speculated for the performances at the moment, the most prominent being the lack of attacking presence. Not only have the London side been halted to four goals in their last six winless games but they have also had minimal shots on target, evidently that will be the first change needed to fix this issue at hand.
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Zetterström returns to his old ways
After a few relatively shaky performances from the young Swede in the past weeks, this clean sheet achieved in this fixture has settled any doubters which have arrived through Jacob's streak of unfortunate games before this one.
The Swedish international certainly came into his own as the minutes went on in the match, showing a vibrant sense of confidence with a couple of outlandish saves pushing the ball over the bar to keep fans on the edge of their seats whilst still giving them all the reassurance needed that the keeper had all strikes under control.
With swagger, the Derby County goalkeeper was able to cancel out all 11 shots, with what arguably is his best performance so far this season in the Championship.
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Martí Cifuentes needs to make a change
This contest against Paul Warne's side could prove to be what is to come for QPR in their coming matches, they face one of their relegation placed partners in Portsmouth next, yet after that they have a tough set of games against the likes of Burnley, Sunderland and Leeds which are sure to be a tough set of 90 minutes in their own respects.
Questions and worries of what can be done are swarming the club, especially manager Martí Cifuentes, whether it's time for a jumble of the starting line up or a new formation to create more chances.
Whatever is needed, there is now little time to contemplate and instead it is time for action, or perhaps in the coming months it will be a different individual as manager who will be able to offer the club what Martí is unable to so far.
