Paul Jewell felt the Rams deserved their 2-0 success at Queens Park Rangers - but he's refusing to get too carried away.

Derby had the upper-hand for large periods at Loftus Road and earned a fine win against the mega-rich Hoops.

It took the unbeaten run to four games and while Jewell was delighted with the result, he is keen to keep everyone's feet on the ground.

"It is nice to be talking after another win and we are uneaten in four games, which is a big improvement," he said after the win in West London.

"I thought we were terrific today. We came here in the blazing-hot sun against a team with a 100 per cent home record but we controlled the game from start to finish.

"I said last week that at times it wouldn't be pretty so we have been digging and if you make yourself hard to beat it's a start.

"We are not creating millions of chances but we controlled things today.

"It was our first clean sheet in the league since the 0-0 draw with Sunderland in March but we are trying to put last year's results and experiences behind us.

"We have to look forward now and we are looking forward to the visit of Birmingham on Tuesday, which will be a difficult game but we can go into it with some confidence."

The victory at QPR was built on solid foundations with goalkeeper Roy Carroll enjoying a quiet afternoon and rarely being tested.

In front of him, centre-half Martin Albrechtsen opened the scoring with a goal almost identical to his strike against Cardiff City seven days ago.

Derby wrestled control of midfield away from the home side to give themselves the platform to earn their points.

"I thought both Martin and Deano were terrific at the back but so were the whole team," said Jewell.

"Greeny and Miles Addison were our tigers in midfield to control things for us and it was good to score from two set-pieces.

"We haven't done well enough from set-pieces since I have been at the club but our last goals have come from them, which is very important.

"The second was a nice corner from Steve Davies and Tito did what he does best. He had a cut ear but he won't feel the pain half as much after scoring his first goal of the season.

"We've got our first away win of the season but we are only early in the season and there is a long haul ahead of us yet.

"Of course we are pleased with the result but we are not going to get too carried away, and now we are looking forward to getting on with the job against Birmingham."

We'll have more views and reaction from the win at QPR here at www.dcfc.co.uk on Sunday.