Heidar Helguson scored a goal in each half as QPR continued their promotion push with a 3-0 Championship win at Blackpool on Tuesday.

The Iceland international headed home Wayne Routledge's cross to give his side a 17th-minute lead at Bloomfield Road.

Blackpool started the second period the more lively but soon found themselves further behind when Ian Evatt felled Lee Cook in the area and Helguson coolly converted the resulting penalty on 58 minutes.

The hosts' problems increased as second-half substitute Stephen Crainey was forced to hobble out of the action after just 14 minutes on the pitch to leave his side playing with 10 men having used all their substitutions.

And QPR proceeded to rub salt in their opponents wounds as Hogan Ephraim ran on to Cook's incisive through-ball before slotting home to make it 3-0 in the final minute.