QPR’s current lack of width is more a case of a forced hand than a preferred plan, according to Nedum Onuoha.

Rangers have looked increasingly narrow over recent games with Yeni Ngbakoto and Jordan Cousins repeatedly coming in off the flanks to occupy more familiar territory in the centre of midfield.

Neither featured in the 2-1 win over Rochdale on Tuesday, but are expected back to face Wigan on Saturday.

Skipper Onuoha admits the absence of natural winger Ben Gladwin has limited their options forcing Cousins into unfamiliar territory.

However, he claims the summer signing from Charlton is manfully filling the breach and there is no reason why the hoops cannot adapt their game to the current resources.

“For now we don’t have someone like a Ben Gladwin available who is more direct, wants to stay out wide and take people on, so this is what we are working with,” he said.

“Jordan is a centre midfielder and he is doing a good job for us out there.

“We have worked with that system and got a result before and Yeni (Ngbakoto) can go down the line and play both wings, so it is not that much of a concern.”

Onuoha accepts his men have lacked creativity since their home win over Leeds on the opening day of the league campaign.

But while the last two league encounters have been lost he believes there was little difference in performance levels against Barnsley and Preston to the away victory at Cardiff.

He says it illustrates football is ultimately about results rather than pretty football, wingers or no wingers.

“Any team that is going to do well in the Championship it is not necessarily going to be about playing beautiful football every week,” he added.

“It is just about collecting the points and getting the win however you can manage to get it. So it is not about performances it is about getting the results.

“The Cardiff game we defended well, didn’t attack that well, but still came away with the three points. If against Preston we had won 1-0 and played the same way I don’t think we’d have been as critical of the game as perhaps we will be now.”