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a red. You need strong officials and we didn’t have that today.

“If it was a QPR player it would have been a yellow.”

Rangers’ big weapon was Jack Robinson’s long throw and it was from his delivery that Luke Freeman and Smith were foiled by Bolton keeper Ben Alnwick.

Smith’s duel with Alnwick would continue before the giant striker was left kicking himself for heading just over from Jake Bidwell’s free-kick on the stroke of half-time. With the game in the balance, it tipped firmly in QPR’S favour when Little saw red for his two-footed high challenge on Freeman.

Then the breakthrough arrived in the 72nd minute as Smith nodded Freeman’s freekick back across goal for Lynch to head home.

And Smith had the final word when he rose highest to meet sub Paul Smyth’s cross in added time to move QPR into mid-table safety.

Holloway said: “Lynch is now fitter than ever and he gets a thumbs up from me.

“I’m also delighted with Smith and I’m working him hard by bringing him in earlier than everyone else.

“We were professional and as a team we did what we needed to do.” Possession 68% 32% Shots On Target 8 3 Shots Off Target 6 3 Blocked Shots 8 1 Corners 9 5 Fouls Conceded 13 12 Offsides 4 0 Yellow Cards 0 1 Red Cards 0 1