Brentford end 50-year wait to beat QPR

Australia striker Massimo Luongo was unlucky not to score for QPR in a result that saw Brentford end their 50-year wait to get the better of their local rivals.

Austrian striker Marco Djuricin netted in the second half at Griffin Park on Friday to give Brentford fans a victory to savour in this west London derby for the first time since August 1965.

Making the 1-0 success even sweeter for Brentford, they climbed above QPR into 10th in the Championship table after a result that will heap further pressure on under-fire Hoops manager Chris Ramsey.

In the first meeting between the clubs for 11 years, Djuricin slid in to meet Alan Judge's cross with a close-range finish in the 56th minute.

QPR, who have already been thrashed 4-0 by Fulham in another west London derby this season, could count themselves unfortunate not to have earned a point after Luongo was twice denied by the woodwork in the first half.