After playing out a 1-1 draw with German third-tier outfit Hallescher last weekend, QPR returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion as they secured an 8-2 victory away at Wealdstone on Wednesday.
A hat-trick from Lyndon Dykes and strikes from Sam Field, Ilias Chair and Kenneth Paal put the R’s into a commanding 6-0 lead at half time, before George Thomasand Macauley Bonne got their names on the scoresheet in the second half.
Earlier this summer, Michael Beale – who has replaced Mark Warburton as head coach – saw his new side play out a 3-3 draw with Crawley Town in their opening pre-season fixture before claiming a comfortable 4-0 win over German outfit Zwickau.
QPR, who will be competing in the Championship for the eighth successive season this term, now have one final friendly against Crystal Palace before their 2022-23 campaign gets underway away at Blackburn Rovers on July 30.
The last time that the R’s faced Crystal Palace was back in March 2015 when they lost 3-1 in the Premier League, before suffering relegation to the second tier at the end of the season.
Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira is experiencing a disjointed pre-season this summer, with only 10 senior players travelling on the club’s pre-season tour of Australia. While some players have failed to meet the country’s entry requirements, others were deemed to have had fitness issues.
Vieira’s limited squad have suffered back-to-back defeats Down Under, losing 2-0 to Liverpool last week before Manchester United condemned them to a 3-1 defeat on Tuesday.
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Back in England, meanwhile, assistant manager Osian Roberts has been in control of proceedings with the remaining players who have not travelled to Australia, and he will be in the dugout for Saturday’s clash with QPR.
Roberts and co have had more success in pre-season so far, albeit against much weaker opposition, with a 4-2 victory over Ipswich Town followed by a 3-2 win against Gillingham on Tuesday.
The entire first-team squad is scheduled to reunite for their final warm-up match against Montpellier next week, which takes places just six days before their Premier League opener against Arsenal on August 5.
