Olamide Shodipo believes QPR woes will disappear with the wave of a panto wand the second they score a goal.

Just the one is all the 19-year-old has asked Santa for - even if his side drew another blank in the 1-0 home defeat to Aston Villa yesterday.

In fact, the closest Rangers came to scoring was a toe-poke from Pawel Wszolek into the midriff of Villa keeper Mark Bunn early in the first half.

Thereafter, QPR huffed and puffed in the middle third and watch all other chances evaporate at the sharp end.

Shodipo made his 13th appearance of the season as a 62nd minute sub for Wszolek in a meteoric rise since his debut against Leeds in the opening game on August 7, and says it's not talent Rangers are missing - just a large slice of luck.

"It’s tough times like you said - but I’m sure we can bounce back," he explained.

"We just need a bit of luck. Once we get that bit of luck we can kick on from there.

"Once we get a goal we can go on from there, and yeah it would be nice if Santa brought us a goal - and a win."

Rangers last scored a goal in the 2-1 home defeat to Wolves on the first of the month - and even then it was a mere consolation for Joel Lynch right at the end.

Manager Ian Holloway and his suffering men, lying 19th after the Villa defeat, travel to second-place Brighton on December 27.