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Tomer Hemed (grounded) netted his third goal since joining QPR on loan from Brighton

QPR moved into the top half of the Championship with their third win in four matches as they convincingly saw off Sheffield Wednesday.

Tomer Hemed nodded in the first for Rangers before half-time after Wednesday keeper Cameron Dawson could only parry away Pawel Wszolek's shot.

Wszolek also provided his side's second as Luke Freeman doubled the lead after the break, powerfully heading the winger's cross into the far corner.

Substitute Nahki Wells then wrapped up the victory with a thundering finish from Eberechi Eze's through ball for his first goal since arriving on loan from Burnley.

Steven Fletcher and Adam Reach went closest to scoring for Wednesday, but QPR keeper Joe Lumley made a number of impressive saves for his third clean sheet in the past four games.

Injuries forced Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay into completely changing his back four from Friday's home defeat by Middlesbrough.

Despite his side having the majority of possession in the early stages, they struggled to create any clear-cut chances before Hemed grabbed his third goal of his loan spell from Brighton.

Wednesday have fallen to back-to-back defeats and the Owls lost in London for a fifth successive Championship match, a run stretching back to a 1-0 victory at Fulham in August 2017.

Sheffield Wednesday manager Jos Luhukay:

"In possession we were often too poor, we lost the ball too easily and came under pressure. We must look to ourselves tonight.

"Before the break we were in a fantastic way, this has been a hard week and we must now have mental strength for Saturday.

"We must aim to make it better on Saturday, we must try to find our way back to success. The mood in the changing room is angry and disappointed."