Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Luton Town: Bizarre Fox winner raises pressure on Edwards

Luton Town suffered a 10th straight defeat away from home in the Championship after a 2-1 reverse against Queens Park Rangers on Monday.

Under-fire Luton manager Rob Edwards will face further scrutiny after his side were undone by Morgan Fox’s fortuitous second-half winner at Loftus Road.

QPR forward Michael Frey had earlier scored for the second time in as many games with his close-range opener in the 24th minute, as appeals for handball from the away side were waved away.

Mark McGuinness levelled for the visitors on the stroke of half-time after pouncing on Zack Nelson’s corner, though Edwards’ side again succumbed to the pressure on the road.

Ilias Chair’s long-range strike seemed to be going wide but somehow clipped Fox, whose deflection wrong-footed Thomas Kaminski and rolled past the helpless Luton goalkeeper in the 62nd minute.

A fourth straight defeat leaves Luton 20th in the table, just two points above the relegation zone, while QPR’s fifth straight win at home lifted them to 13th.

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Data Debrief: Bad travellers

Luton have lost each of their last 10 away games, extending the longest ongoing losing streak on the road in England’s top four tiers.

It continued a strong run for QPR, who have lost only one of their last 16 home league games against Luton (W10 D5).

Edwards may feel hard done by to leave Loftus Road with nothing, though, having seen his side match QPR’s 1.92 expected goals as Fox’s bizarre winner proved the difference.