Premier League: QPR 3 Liverpool 2

QPR moved out of the relegation zone after coming from two goals down to beat Liverpool 3-2 at Loftus Road on Wednesday.

A spectacular volley from defender Sebastian Coates and a tap in from Dirk Kuyt had given the visiting Reds a 2-0 lead with 15 minutes to play before a stunning fightback from the home side.

First Shaun Derry found the back of the net and then former Anfield striker Cisse headed past Reina, before super-sub Jamie Mackie grabbed an injury-time winner which lifted QPR out of the bottom three.

The visitors enjoyed a bright start at Loftus Road, earning four corners in the first five minutes as they sought a way to grab an early advantage.

It was Suarez who had the best chance of the opening exchanges when he found himself one-on-one with Paddy Kenny, but he could only fire straight at the onrushing Rangers ‘keeper.

The Reds continued their dominant start and earned their 11th corner of the half shortly after the 25-minute mark, but Martin Skrtel failed to hit the target with a free header from the centre of the box.

Djibril Cisse was keen to show his former employers that his ability has not dwindled since his acrimonious departure in 2007, and he had Pepe Reina worried when he fizzed a shot into the side-netting.

Liverpool started the second half the brighter but once again struggled to find an end product, with the impressive Samba Diakite proving a particularly troublesome obstacle in front of his back four.

But 10 minutes after the restart, Dalglish’s side finally found the breakthrough – and in sumptuous style.

Gerrard’s corner found its way to Downing, whose left-footed drive was deflected up in the air and acrobatically volleyed home by Coates from 12 yards out.

With the away fans in full voice, Downing had another chance to notch his first Premier League goal of the season, but his shot from the edge of the area was straight at Kenny.

Liverpool thought they had made the points safe with 20 minutes to go when Suarez tricked his way into the area superbly and rattled the post with a left-footed shot.

Kenny did well to keep out Downing’s rebound, but Kuyt was on hand to poke the ball home in front of the jubilant away fans.

But just as Dalglish must have thought the result secure, Derry was quick to ignite the comeback, as he powered home a header from Taarabt’s corner five minutes later.

QPR rallied in the closing period, and with just five minutes to go, Cisse grabbed his fairytale goal to leave Liverpool to rue their early missed chances.

Then deep into injury time, substitute Mackie found himself clear through on goal after a mix up between Skrtel and Jose Enrrique, and he beat Reina with a low shot to give QPR their first win in two months.