Queens Park Rangers climbed into the Championship play-off places after a fourth victory in five matches thanks to a dramatic late winner against Birmingham City.

Centre-back Jimmy Dunne gave QPR a first-half lead but Patrick Roberts seemed to have earned Blues a point with an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time.

Their celebrations were shortlived, however, as the home side won it in the 96th minute through teenage substitute Kieran Morgan.

The Hoops climb up to sixth, while Blues, after a seventh away league defeat of the season, slip to 10th.

QPR dominated the match, with 16 shots to Birmingham's three, and they created all of the best openings in the first half.

Dunne put over a deep cross from the right and it was headed back across goal by Koki Saito, finding Paul Smyth on the edge of the six-yard box - but he could only head it straight into the arms of Blues keeper James Beadle.

A minute later, Smyth turned provider, crossing for in-form striker Rumarn Burrell, looking for a ninth goal in 11 matches, who swivelled and saw his shot blocked just inside the box.

It was no surprise when QPR finally took the lead in the 39th minute from Dunne's close-range header after he outjumped defender Phil Neumann.

Birmingham were toothless for most of the match, and have now won just two of their 11 away games since earning promotion back to the second tier, scoring only eight goals on their travels.

They had a couple of late chances as they went in search of an equaliser, before great work down the left from Demarai Gray saw him flick the ball across the box to find Roberts, who drilled home to seemingly steal a late point.

QPR still had time to snatch a winner, though, through Morgan who finished coolly from the edge of the box into the far corner, stripping off his shirt in wild celebrations in front of jubilant home fans.

The R's face the bottom three sides in their next six matches and will be looking to cement their spot in the top six while Birmingham have won just one in four and welcome Charlton Athletic on Saturday.

QPR manager Julien Stephan to BBC Radio London:

"Fantastic game, a lot of emotion. I think the players deserve this win. And all the credit to them because they played so well today, with a lot of character and a lot of ambition.

"They pressed the opponent very well, which we know is important because if they have time to organise themselves they are a very good team. I think in the second half if was perfect.

"It was very difficult mentally to accept the fact that we concede the goal, but the reaction of the players is amazing. This a great win, I enjoyed their performance, and enjoyed a lot the atmosphere in the stadium. We play football to share this kind of emotion, it's very important.

"I'm not sure it's our best game this season, but it's certainly the most emotional. And its more important to have some emotional games, because when you win it's a fantastic feeling."

Birmingham City manager Chris Davies to BBC WM:

"We weren't at our best today. We weren't as fluent as we normally are with the ball, but again the problem is conceding the first goal, giving ourselves a big job to do.

"We did grow into the game. We got better and better and better, and eventually started to create chances really late on.

"They're a very physical team, big strong players, and I don't think we were strong enough across the pitch in a lot of duels, and that obviously cost us in terms of possession, and being second to the ball.

"The players are desperately disappointed because they thought they'd clawed themselves back into the game, and couldn't get it over the line."