Jamie Mackie insists the tide could be turning at Queens Park Rangers after their late comeback against west London rivals Brentford on Monday.

Rangers found themselves 2-0 down going into the third minute of stoppage time, but efforts from Matt Smith and Luke Freeman within 60 seconds snatched a dramatic draw.

The comeback meant Rangers avoided a fourth straight league defeat – and they will look to put more daylight between themselves and the relegation zone with a trip to Deepdale to face Preston North End on Saturday.

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And 32-year-old Mackie believes the unpredictable nature of the Championship can work in his side’s favour as they chase a first away victory of the season.

“In this league, anything can happen!” he said.

“It isn’t going to happen every week, don't get me wrong, but it happens a lot more in the Championship than you'd think.

“That's how crazy this division is!”

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“I felt we had a couple of nailed-on penalties not given [against Brentford], and we're just not getting the rub of the green with those big calls at the moment.

“It's funny – I've been in football a long time and at QPR a long time, games like that might change it around for us.

“We might get a change of luck now, who knows?”

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