QPR got the better of Barnsley 1-0 in an end-of-season match that mattered little to either side.
Leigertwood goal secures the points
QPR got the better of Barnsley 1-0 at Oakwell in an end-of-season Championship match that mattered little to either side.
Mikele Leigertwood's 27th minute goal secured the points for the visitors, who will expect to mount a stronger promotion charge next season.
QPR goalkeeper Radek Cerny denied the likes of Iain Hume and Hugo Colace as Barnsley, who are now winless in nine games.
The Tykes made a good start and Hume found space on the edge of the box and got his shot away but Cerny did well to parry the ball away.
QPR responded and Akos Buzsaky tried his luck with a free-kick from 30 yards but Luke Steele in the Barnsley goal was equal to the effort.
Shot wide
Barnsley began to push for the opener and Hume dragged a shot wide from 20 yards before Jonathan Macken saw an effort well blocked by Peter Ramage.
However, just as it looked like the Tykes might break the deadlock, QPR went ahead with 27 minutes gone.
Hogan Ephraim did well down the right and played the ball to Leigertwood who made no mistake with a fine finish into the top left-hand corner from just outside the box.
Barnsley responded well to going behind with Adam Hammill and Macken both having efforts saved by Cerny.
Colace, who was named Barnsley player of the year this week, also had a 20-yard shot parried away by the former Spurs shot-stopper.
Further blow
The Tykes suffered a further blow before the break when Hammill was forced off injured and QPR almost compounded their misery but Priskin volleyed over.
Both sides made a tentative start to the second-half and the first meaningful chance fell to Butterfield who failed to test Cerny with a shot from 25 yards.
Warnock brought striker Jay Simpson on for Antonio German in a bid to give his side more impetus up front but the on-loan Arsenal man struggled to get into the game.
Barnsley pressed forward in search of the equaliser but the visitors were proving a tough unit to break down, much to the frustration of the Oakwell crowd.
Hassell fired over from 25 yards late on but the home side were unable to find a way through.
