QPR boss' delight at seeing Field of dreams

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes hailed Sam Field's impact after the midfielder scored both goals to help the Rs to an important win over Oxford United.

Field struck twice in the opening stages of the second half - his first goals of the season - to haul the Hoops away from the bottom five of the Championship.

A fourth straight clean sheet made it five games unbeaten for Rangers and Cifuentes told BBC Radio London: "It was a difficult game - I knew this would be as Oxford are in a similar place to us in the table.

"You could see the expectation from our fans in the first half – they have a taste for good football. We were disappointed about the first-half performance but we knew we could adjust some details. We were definitely the better side in the second half."

Field scored on 53 and 68 minutes and his boss added: "He has been playing in the number six and number eight. Every time he plays number eight he shows the capacity to get into the second line and get onto the second ball.

"We need to keep encouraging him. It was not an easy decision to drop Kieran Morgan after a fantastic performance against Norwich, but we felt it was important to introduce some fresh legs. Sam is an important person in the dressing room."

QPR also secured a fourth successive clean sheet and their sixth overall in the Championship, all of which have been earned in the last nine games - outlining their improvement.

"I am pleased for Sam, but everyone else who is contributing," Cifuentes added.

"To have four clean sheets is satisfying. We have been defending well. I am pleased that Paul [Nardi] hasn't had much work to do, and that says a lot about how the team is getting better.

"The fans have been fantastic and now we want to give them something back."