Former club sink Harford's job chances

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Put in charge after John Gregory was sacked following a 5-1 defeat by West Brom, Harford was hoping for at least a four-game run to show what he could do, but Rangers' porous defence had leaked three more goals by half time.

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Sinking feeling: Leigertwood (left) scores an own goal

With former QPR player Glenn Roeder tipped as an odds-on favourite and former Italy star Gianluca Vialli also in the frame, defeat by a team who had not won at home all season did little for Harford's prospects.

QPR's new joint owner Flavio Briatore was in the crowd to see if Harford could work a miracle, and he should have seen his side take the lead, but Rowan Vine, on loan from Birmingham, completely missed in front of an open goal.

Rangers paid for that by going behind on 19 minutes. A Mark Yeates corner was only halfcleared, and the ball played back to him by Karl Duguid.

The former Spurs wide man let fly with an angled shot that came back off the far post and rebounded into the net off unfortunate defender Mikele Leigertwood.

The visitors were level on 29 minutes when former Colchester left back Chris Barker played the ball up the left for Hogan Ephraim to play a one-two with Vine and slide the ball into the net.

Rangers barely had time to enjoy their equaliser before they were behind again a minute later.

Midfielder Johnnie Jackson sent over a left-wing cross, and Kem Izzet, hardly the biggest player on the field, was almost unchallenged as he directed his header into the corner.

The basement club were in further trouble on 38 minutes when captain Adam Bolder was booked for bringing down Kevin Lisbie on the edge of the area.

Yeates stepped up to hit a free kick through the wall and past helpless keeper Lee Camp.

Vine made amends for his earlier miss on 59 minutes when he cracked in a fierce shot to make it 3-2, but Colchester again produced a quick response.

Izzet made ground down the wing and crossed for Clive Platt to thump in a close-range header to ensure Rangers stay bottom with only three points from their first eight games.