QPR edged closer to safety with a stylish win over London rivals Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The R's took the lead on as early as eight minutes through the impressive Akos Buzsaky, after the Hungarian international smashed home from 20-yards out following Tamas Priskin's touch back from the edge of the box past a helpless Julian Speroni.

And dominant Rangers doubled their lead on the hour mark.

Adel Taarabt was the architect, playing a devastating centre from a corner kick on to the head of Kaspars Gorkss, who nodded home the R's second to send them six points clear of the bottom three, with a game in hand over most of the teams around them.

Hoops boss Neil Warnock made four changes ahead of the much-anticipated London derby at Selhurst Park.

Dusko Tosic made his R's debut at the expense of Matt Hill, while Radek Cerny came in for Carl Ikeme after the keeper returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers following the end of his loan spell.

In addition, Buzsaky and Priskin came in for Lee Cook and Jay Simpson respectively.

Cerny was in goal for QPR, behind a back four of Peter Ramage, Damion Stewart, Gorkss and Tosic.

Buzsaky and Hogan Ephraim were out in midfield, with Captain Mikele Leigertwood and Alejandro Faurlin in the centre of the park for the R's.

Taarabt played just off Priskin in attack.

Selhurst Park was a cauldron of noise as the teams appeared ahead of the big kick-off, and only seconds had gone before Rangers were forced into a substitution after a nasty-looking collision.

After ball from deep into the Palace half was played up to Calvin Andrew, Stewart went up for a challenge in an attempt to win the ball but ended up clashing heads with the big Eagles striker.

Both players remained on the ground for some time, with Andrew eventually coming back on to the field of play but Stewart unable to continue after being stretchered off.

Rangers reshuffled the pack, with Simpson coming on for the Jamaican international stopper.

The R's responded in emphatic style to the setback, however, as they raced into an early lead.

Ramage and Faurlin combined before the latter fed Ephraim out wide on the left, who sent over a teasing cross that was cleared only as far as Priskin on the edge of the box.

The Hungarian looked up before touching the ball to his international team-mate Buzsaky on the edge of the penalty area, who in turn wasted little time in sizing up the target before smashing home a first-time shot past Speroni and into the left-hand side of the net.

Soon after, good work from Leigertwood enabled him to play in Simpson on the right, before the Arsenal loanee drilled an effort from an acute angle straight at the keeper.

Rangers were menacing. Taarabt then played a sweeping cross from a corner over that was cleared only as far as Buzsaky on the edge of the box, and the Magical Magyar unleashed a dipping shot that went just over.

Moments later, Ephraim dispossessed Butterfield just after midway with the ball eventually finding its way to Simpson, who then turned and dragged an effort just wide of the right-hand side of the target.

The Eagles almost snatched an unlikely equaliser with half-time approaching. Darren Ambrose looked up before releasing a lovely through ball to Clint Hill, who bore down on goal on the left before blasting goalwards a shot that was excellently blocked away for a corner by Cerny.

Rangers were out of the blocks fastest as the second half got underway.

Taarabt received possession in the Eagles half and played a ball up to Ephraim on the edge of the box, who knocked the ball back to Priskin before the frontman powered his effort over the crossbar.

Play soon switched to the other end, and after a ball from deep was played up to Stern John, the big man chested down and smashed a shot over the goal.

Soon after, Ephraim won a free-kick on left-hand byline before Taarabt played a clever centre along the ground to Faurlin, who could only smash his effort high and wide of the net.

Moments later, Danny Butterfield slid a beautiful through ball to Neil Danns, who raced clear of Gorkss before dragging a shot just wide of the left-hand post.

This was real end-to end-stuff. Priskin received possession down the right-hand side of the penalty area before he cut back and blasted over the bar.

The Hoops were edging ever-closer, and goal number two came soon after on 60 minutes.

Taarabt - a shining light throughout in the R's attacking third - played over a delicious corner into path of Gorkss, who stooped to head home past Speroni in the Palace goal.

Rangers were in confident mood after adding their second goal, and Priskin forced a fine save from Speroni when he thundered in an effort from an acute angle on the right.

Palace then almost pulled a goal back.

John played in Danns on the right-hand side of the box, but Cerny did well to parry away the effort before the ball was cleared up field.