Simpson double gives Rs win

19 September 2009 16:57
On-loan Arsenal youngster Jay Simpson struck twice to give QPR a 2-0 win at Cardiff. The 20-year-old, whose pace troubled the home side all afternoon, registered his first two goals for Rangers in just his third appearance with a pair of well-taken first-half strikes. Jay Bothroyd went close for City early on, before Simpson opened the scoring after 19 minutes as he stabbed home a deflected Rowan Vine effort from close range. City's Peter Whittingham and Simpson then traded strikes at goal, before Simspon helped himself to a second five minutes before the interval as the got on the end of Wayne Routledge's threaded pass. Routledge had a shot cleared off the line by Mark Kennedy after the break, while Vine hit a post as QPR excelled. The impressive Simpson was withdrawn 13 minutes from time and the scoreline remained the same as the London club, who had only scored two goals on their travels prior to the game, made it back-to-back wins on the road.

Source: Eurosport