Millwall 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

Steve Morison had attempted 52 shots in the Championship without scoring prior to QPR's visit

Steve Morison's first goal of the season gave Millwall a hard-fought win over London rivals Queen Park Rangers.

The Lions had the better of the first half, with George Saville, Lee Gregory and Jed Wallace all going close.

Morison powered in a header at the back post from Wallace's chipped cross to break the deadlock after the interval.

QPR substitute Matt Smith went close with a late header, but Millwall held firm to ensure that Ian Holloway's return to The Den ended in defeat.

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The away side had 14 shots on target to Millwall's 10 but struggled to test Lions goalkeeper Jordan Archer as their poor away form continued.

Meanwhile, the victory - a first over QPR since 2011 and just their second in their past 12 Championship games - sees Millwall move up to 15th.

Neil Harris' side had the better of the chances, with only an Alex Smithies save and Grant Hall block keeping them level at half-time.

Jake Bidwell's diving header and Massimo Luongo's drive forced Archer into saves, but it was Smith's header wide from a 89th-minute corner that was QPR's best chance to level.

Millwall manager Neil Harris told BBC Radio London:

"I said to the players at half-time: 'go and really finish the year off' and they did.

"I thought in the second half that we were so aggressive in our play - we won nearly every second ball.

"I said there will be one mistake, or one real moment of quality that will win it and Jed Wallace produced it and Steve Morison has made a career out of finishing those chances."

QPR boss Ian Holloway told BBC Radio London:

"We had a very good spell in the first half where we needed to capitalise on some of our breaks, but we didn't quite move it as well as I wanted us to.

"They're a good team - Neil has got them going, particularly at home, and the crowd were excellent.

"It was tough and we've come out on the wrong side of it because of one good ball in the box and one good header."