QPR still have a lot of work to do - Cifuentes

QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes says the "brutal" nature of the Championship means they still have a lot of work to do to escape relegation this season.

The Rs drew 0-0 at Watford on Saturday to make it five points from a possible nine in the space of a week, easing an element of the pressure on the manager and around the club in general after a poor start to the season.

"We said to the players we need to keep the faith, we need to trust the process but there's still a lot of work to do, we're still down there," Cifuentes told BBC Radio London.

"The reality is this league is brutal and we need to be better at our good games to get the points and in those days when we are not that good we need to be able to compete and get points as well."

QPR's three-game unbeaten run has lifted them off the bottom of the Championship but they are still two points adrift of safety with home games to come against Norwich City and Oxford United.

"The players are proud about how the week has gone and about how we are competing against all the factors which have been tough for us but we need to keep going because we need more points and more performances like that," added Cifuentes.