Blackburn Rovers 1-0 QPR: Lewis Travis scores 25-yard winner
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The closest QPR came to a goal was when Osman Kakay hit the bar from 25 yards
Blackburn Rovers kicked off the new season with a strong defensive effort to beat QPR 1-0 in the Championship in Jon Dahl Tomasson's first game in charge.
Both sides were evenly matched through most of the first half, Osman Kakay hitting the bar for the R's before Rovers launched a sustained attack and Lewis Travis blasted a shot into the top corner from 25 yards out.
The 24-year-old's wonder strike means the newly appointed Rovers captain has already equalled his goal tally from last season.
QPR came out of the dressing room with renewed confidence after the break with Ilias Chair soon firing narrowly wide.
Ben Brereton Diaz then twice had efforts saved at the other end as he began to pose problems to the visitors' defence and he had a late goal disallowed for offside as the drizzle continued to come down at Ewood Park.
Ultimately, it was Travis' goal that separated the two sides as QPR struggled to create openings despite throwing on a number of substitutes late in the game.
Rovers have now won their past six home league matches against QPR, a run that stretches back to the 2016-17 campaign.
QPR, meanwhile, failed to register an effort on target as Michael Beale took charge of his first competitive match since replacing Mark Warburton as manager.
Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm very pleased. We scored a great goal.
"We were better and more dominant in the second half. I thought we could have scored another goal. It's a great win for us and our supporters."
QPR manager Michael Beale told BBC Radio London:
"I thought it was a really even game. In the main our shape was good and our possession was good. We showed a lot of good things.
"So we're disappointed that we've come away from home, played well, but lost on a set-play and lacked quality in the final third."