Rangers go Sixth for the first time in 2 years by beating Vale 3-2

Two goals from Stuart Wardley and a late Chris Kiwomya strike saw QPR go sixth after beating Port Vale 3-2 at Loftus Road. Wardley's 16th minute strike gave the home side an early one-nil lead and a great start as Vale struggled. Rangers began the match with a highly attacking line-up, featuring Gavin Peacock, Kevin Gallen, Robin Langley and Rob Steiner.
The visitors found it hard to withstand the vigour of that potent strike-force and Wardley forced Vale to succumb to an early deficit. The match continued to go well for Wardley, as the summer signing from Saffron Walden doubled Rangers' lead on sixty-three minutes. However three late goals in the space of five minutes threatened to leave the match on tenterhooks for the last ten minutes. Firstly Jeff Minton pulled a goal back for Vale with a seventy-fifth minute penalty, before Rangers' substitute Chris Kiwomya restored the home side's two-goal advantage at three-one just two minutes later. But with eighty minutes on the clock Vale again pegged back Rangers' lead when Anthony Gardner headed home Dave Brammer's cross at the back post. The final moments were rather fraught as Vale attempted to level the scores but Rangers held out to rise to sixth place in division one.