QPR captain Grant Hall looks like he'll get away with a late challenge on Ollie Watkins.

The centre-back is on a yellow card and takes down the forward on halfway as the Bees mount an attack.

Referee John Brooks plays advantage but, when the move breaks down, doesn't even have a word with Hall about it.

Brentford look slightly rattled for the first time in the game.

QPR have stepped up their urgency and pressing since the break.

Brentford fail to make anything from then corner.

QPR then look to mount a counter attack, but Nahki Wells gives away a free-kick midway inside the Bees half.

Ollie Watkins heads a deep cross from Josh Dasilva from the left flank back across goal.

Grant Hall shanks his clearance behind for a corner.

Said Benrahma takes on the shot again, but this one goes straight into the arms of R's keeper Joe Lumley.

He didn't have to move far from the centre of his goal either.

Just as I say that, Brentford intercept the ball and launch a lightening counter-attack.

Said Benrahma races forward and is cynically brought down by Todd Kane, who get a yellow card.

This is in almost exactly the same position as the free-kick at the start of the half, some 25 yards out to the left-hand side of the D.

QPR have definitely improved since the break, and are enjoying more of the ball.

But the visitors still have a mountain to climb here after being picked apart in the first half.

A good passing move from QPR sees Bright Osayi-Samuel get into the area chasing a ball over the top from Todd Kane.

But the offside flag is up - although it was a close call.

Rangers have had a bit more possession to start the second half, but haven't been able to create anything of note.

Geoff Cameron has a dig from all of 30 yards out, which skews well wide of David Raya's right-hand upright.

Said Benrahma picks himself up, dusts himself down and takes the free-kick himself.

The sends the ball over the wall and into the side-netting.

He was peeling away to celebrate, and a few fans thought it was in too.

A great turn by Said Benrahma sends the Algerian spinning past Grant Hall and the QPR captain grasping at air.

He gets a piece of Benrahma too, giving the Bees a free-kick just outside the area and picking up a yellow card himself.

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Rangers start the second half.

Mark Warburton's side have endured a chastening afternoon so far.

Conor Masterson has come on at centre-back for the R's, in place of Dominic Ball.

Can the visitors get back into the game in the second 45 minutes?

Middlesbrough are one of the form teams in the Championship, having won four straight games to move up to 16th in the table.

That run, which has lifed Boro 10 points clear of the relegation zone, saw boss Jonathan Woodgate named Manager of the Month for December.

Meanwhile, defender Djed Spence won the EFL Young Player of the Month after breaking into the club's first team.

Boro host Derby later this afternoon.

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Away from west London, a reminder the Championship's top two are in action later this afternoon.

Leeds United sit top of the tier on goal difference after drawing at second-placed West Brom on New Year's Day.

The Whites entertain Sheffield Wednesday, who have lost their past three games in a Yorkshire derby.

Meanwhile the Baggies go to a Charlton side who have won just one of their past 15 games in all competitions.

There are 10 Championship matches kicking off at 15:00 GMT, with a full programme in League One and League Two.

Is there a better front trio in the Championship than Said Benrahma, Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins?

I can't think of one. They were superb in that first half.

Bees head coach Thomas Frank refers to the trio as the BMW. And it is running pretty smoothly right now.

Brentford are in firm control of the west London derby at the break.

Goals from front three Said Benrahma, Bryan Mbeumo and Ollie Watkins mean the Bees are moving six points off the automatic promotion places as things stand.

QPR haven't been at the races.

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QPR counter from the corner as Rico Henry fails to clear a ball forward looking for Bright Osayi-Samuel.

But the forward over-runs the ball and the danger passes.

Brentford win a corner in the final few seconds of additional time.

A collision between Brentford defender Pontus Jansson and QPR striker Nahki Wells leaves both players on the ground.

That's a bit naughty from the Bees skipper, who tripped the Bermuda striker as Wells was trying to get on the end of a through ball into the Brentford area.

The officials didn't spot it though.

Both players need a bit of treatment and, in the meantime, we are into two minutes of added time at the end of the first half.