Aston Villa overcome relegation rivals Queens Park Rangers after a 3-2 home win

Christian Benteke's late goal earned Aston Villa a priceless 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Queens Park Rangers after a thrilling encounter at Villa Park

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert hailed his side's battling spirit as they bounced back from being outplayed in the first half to take a crucial three points. Lambert noted: "I have to give my team a lot of credit. I thought 1-0 down was a bit harsh on us at times. Brad [Guzan] kept us in it with some terrific saves in the first half and we got the goal right at the death of the first half which was a big goal for us." QPR chief Harry Redknapp was left to rue missed chances from his side as they dominated the first half but failed to turn their dominance into more goals. "We should have been three or four goals up at half-time we were so much the better team it was almost embarrassing," saud Redknapp,