QPR boss Ian Holloway has been there, seen it and got the t-shirt for most things in football but even he was left stunned by the R’s late comeback against Brentford.

Staring down the barrel of a fourth straight loss when they went 2-0 down at Loftus Road after two goals from Lasse Vibe had the visitors in control.

But Matt Smith rose highest to give Rangers hope in the third minute of stoppage time before Luke Freeman secured a vital point for the home side.

The Bees remain two points above Holloway’s QPR but the manager was delighted to see his squad’s fighting spirit come to the fore.

“I’ve seen a fair few things in my time in football, nearly 2,000 games as a player and a manager, but that was incredible. The never-say-die attitude my players showed was unbelievable,” he said.

“You’ve always got to believe that you can come back – that’s what makes football the game it is. The character we showed was what I expect from a QPR side.

“Their fans were crowing, which I never like to see. But they didn’t see it out and we came back and showed the spirit that we’ve got in this dressing room.

“Those fans who stayed to the end got what they deserved, as did my boys. It was an incredible comeback, incredible.”

Vibe’s turn and finish on 52 minutes put Brentford ahead and it looked like he had scored the winner with his second strike nine minutes from time.

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But Daniel Bentley was unable to claim a corner allowing Smith to head home before setting up Freeman for the equaliser with seconds left on the clock.

And while the R fans who stayed to the final whistle would have been relieved to have scrapped a point, Holloway felt his side could have had even more.

“We didn’t get the rub of the green with the decisions. One of their goals was offside – you can see it on the replay. That was huge in the game,” he said.

“We conceded a penalty against Aston Villa here recently, which was nowhere near as clear-cut as the couple we had turned down tonight.

“There were two, maybe three, and the first one was so clear. I expect that to be given. What could the score have been – what should the score have been?

“It feels like a bit of justice has been done in the end.”