Portsmouth – QPR

Portsmouth’s hopes of climbing out of the relegation zone were crushed at Fratton Park as QPR marched off with a 3‑1 victory. The hosts, sitting 18th with just seven points from six games, saw their goal difference slip to minus one after conceding three without reply. QPR, now sixth with twelve points, improved their tally to eight scored and five conceded, reinforcing their push for a top‑half finish. The result also extended QPR’s dominance in the season’s head‑to‑head, having already beaten Portsmouth once and not drawn any of their encounters.