 Phillips scored twice as West Brom moved up to second place |
Kevin Phillips scored twice as West Brom went second in the Championship with a comprehensive victory over QPR. Phillips struck from close range after good work by Ishmael Miller on 17 minutes and returned the favour for Miller to score just 73 seconds later.
Gareth Ainsworth pulled one back but Phillips' superbly-struck second underlined West Brom's dominance.
Robert Koren thumped home after Lee Camp had denied Phillips a hat-trick and Jonathan Greening fizzed a fifth.
West Brom manager Tony Mowbray on his front two:
"They have a mutual respect for each other's talents. They are different types of footballers but complement each other. "They have got good awareness and Ishmael will learn a lot from Kevin who is forever talking to him.
"Kevin is an example every day on the training pitch. He's right at the front of it at the age of 34."
QPR manager John Gregory on the impending takeover:
"We have all seen people get votes of confidence and they have gone the following week. "So you just have to believe everything that they tell you and I have got a lot of trust in Flavio (Briatore).
"We've discussed the future and if we are in a good position in January I'm sure Flavio will spend. He wants to win."
West Brom: Kiely, Albrechtsen, Hoefkens, Barnett, Robinson, Koren, Greening (Gera 67), Filipe Teixeira (Brunt 63), Morrison, Miller (Beattie 67), Phillips.
Subs Not Used: Steele, Pele.
Goals: Phillips 17, Miller 18, Phillips 39, Koren 57, Greening 66.
QPR: Camp, Rehman (Curtis 46), Cullip, Stewart, Barker (Bignot 60), Ainsworth, Bolder, Rowlands, Moore, Blackstock, Sahar (Ephraim 60).
Subs Not Used: Cole, Timoska.
Booked: Curtis, Rowlands.
Goals: Ainsworth 24.
Att: 24,757.
Ref: Andy D'Urso (Essex).
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