Coca-Cola Championship
Gareth Davis reports from Loftus Road

Martin Albrechtsen scored again with a carbon-copy of his goal against Cardiff and Tito Villa came off the bench to net as Derby earned a fine 2-0 win away to Queens Park Rangers.

Mega-rich Rangers are among the favourites for the Coca-Cola Championship but they looked ordinary for long periods against a Derby side who extended their unbeaten run to four games.

There wasn't a lot to choose between the teams in the first half but Derby stepped it up after the break and after a couple of scares when QPR saw shots deflected on to the post, Miles Addison smashed a long-range shot against the crossbar.

Home goalkeeper Radek Cerny - who produced a couple of good saves in the first-half - had no chance when Albrechtsen drove in Nacer Barazite's corner on 78 minutes.

And another flag-kick led to the Rams' second as Villa rose highest to power a header down and earn Derby an impressive - and deserved - three points.

Nathan Ellington made his return to the starting line-up as the Rams made one change for their trip to face West London's richest club.

The Duke was back in place of Tito Villa, who dropped to the bench, with boss Paul Jewell keeping to the same 16 on duty for the 1-1 draw with Cardiff City last week.

QPR named former Derby goalkeeper Lee Camp among their replacements and ex Pride Park loanee Dexter Blackstock in from the start as they looked to build on an as-yet perfect home record.

Bright September sunshine greeted the players and there was an early chance to the Rams as Martin Albrechtsen rose to meet a Nacer Barazite corner, though he couldn't get enough power on his effort to trouble Radek Cerny.

Derby's start had reflected the weather and they came within an inch of taking the lead on eight minutes when a low Paul Connolly cross caused chaos in the home defence and took two deflections before bobbling just wide of the far post.

The home side should have gone in front on 22 through Blackstock, who somehow failed to turn in an inviting low ball from Daniel Parejo as he met the delivery from close-range.

And they had a fortunate escape a few minutes later when Cerny inexplicably dropped a long ball in to the box - no doubt troubled byb the sun - but as it rolled out towards the touchline, no Derby player was close enough to take advantage.

Cerny was in action again shortly before the half-hour to palm out a Stephen Pearson shot after a well-crafted move, and the ball was cleared for a corner with Rob Hulse set to pounce.

Parejo was first into the notebook for a 36th-minute foul on Jordan Stewart out on the left that gave Derby another chance to put the home defence under pressure, but Barazite's cross was too near Cerny to make an impact.

QPR's first real shot in anger arrived five minutes before the interval through Emanuel Ledesma, who lined up an audacious volley from distance that never threatened to dip under Roy Carroll's crossbar.

The first threats of the second half centred on Derby's goal with Ledesma involved both times.

First, he saw a shot deflected against the post, and from the resulting corner - QPR's first of the game - he cracked a half-volley narrowly over the bar.

Leacock saw yellow for a foul on home skipper Martin Rowlands that again gave Ledesma the chance to threaten with a dangerous in-swinging free-kick that was met by a powerful Miles Addison clearing header.

And that was the cue for Rangers to make the afternoon's first change as they took off Akos Buzsaky and replaced him with Lee Cook, a firm favourite among the home fans.

Derby's best chance so far came just after the hour and it fell for Hulse, who read Ellington's clever flick-on and made ground into the area, but he took a split-second too long before getting his shot away and Damion Stewart was back to block.

QPR raced forward and Cook supplied Blackstock on the edge of the six-yard box, only for the front-man's shot to take a deflection and strike the post.

A spell of Derby pressure on 68 saw Barazite fire over the bar after his corner wasn't cleared but both sides were struggling to carve out any serious clear-cut opportunities.

And out of nothing an Addison drive from all of 30 yards smacked against the crossbar, leaving the teenager wishing for a bit of extra dip with Cerny beaten.

The Rams' first change followed with 15 minutes remaining as Villa took over in attack from Ellington.

And the opening goal arrived with 11 minutes remaining for Derby - in pretty much identical style to their goal last week against Cardiff.

Barazite's right-wing corner was allowed to bounce inside the QPR box and, with frightening coincidence, fell to Martin Albrechtsen who took a touch before smashing it past Cerny.

It was the Dane's second goal in as many weeks having only previously registered four in his career in England.

And the game was wrapped up with 90 seconds remaining thanks to another right-wing corner.

This time Steve Davies, on for Barazite, delivered superbly and Villa got up well to head down and into the bottom corner for his first goal of the season.

Derby fully deserved their victory, of that there is no doubt whatsoever.

QPR: Cerny, Delaney, D Stewart, Mahon (Leigertwood 70), Hall, Parejo, Blackstock, Buszaky (Cook 55), Rowlands (C), M Connolly, Ledesma (Agyemang 76).

Substitutes: Camp (GK), Ramage.

Derby: Carroll, P Connolly (C), Green, J Stewart, Ellington (Villa 75), Hulse, Leacock, Addison, Barazite (Davies 84), Pearson, Albrechtsen.

Substitutes: Bywater (GK), Kazmierczak, Nyatanga.

Attendance: 14,311.