Rangers fought back from two goals down to snatch a deserved point against Preston North End.

The R's, in truth, were unfortunate to be as many as two behind - but they responded in emphatic style in a pulsating second period.

Preston took the lead just short of half-time. Richard Chaplow's teasing corner was cleared only as far as Billy Jones, who was on hand to fire the ball into the roof of the net.

The hosts doubled their lead soon after the break from the penalty spot, with Callum Davidson blasting home after Kaspars Gorkss was adjudged to have tugged back Jon Parkin in the box.

The Hoops were always a threat going forward, however, and they pulled one back when the irresistible Adel Taarabt - who was a constant menace throughout - sent Ramage through to slot home.

And the comeback was complete on 66 minutes. Taarabt was once again the provider, sending in Tamas Priskin this time who was coolness personified to tuck away the second.

QPR boss Neil Warnock made four alterations to the R's side for the trip to face North End.

Jay Simpson missed out with a hamstring strain, while Matt Connolly was unavailable after picking up an ankle injury in Tuesday night's 1-1 draw with Derby County at Loftus Road.

Lee Cook and Rowan Vine both dropped to the bench.

That meant Matt Hill, Hogan Ephraim, Antonio German and Priskin all came into the starting line-up for Rangers.

Carl Ikeme was in goal for QPR, behind a back four of Ramage, Damion Stewart, Gorkss and Hill.

Captain Mikele Leigertwood joined Alejandro Faurlin the centre of midfield, while Hogan Ephraim and Priskin occupied the wide positions.

Taarabt played just off striker German.

The match was a fairly even contest in the opening minutes, though Rangers didn't take long to fashion their first shot on goal.

Stewart won a header just past halfway, nodding down for Taarabt who latched on to the ball before shooting straight at Preston keeper Andy Lonergan from 18 yards.

Soon after, the magical Moroccan went even closer when he drove at the North End rearguard before unleashing a stinging low drive that was tipped away by Lonergan.

Darren Carter then won the ball on the edge of the box, touching the ball to Mellor who bent an effort just wide of Ikeme's left-hand post.

Moments later, Ross Wallace saw his goal-bound effort from just outside the penalty area blocked away for a corner.

Although there was nothing to separate the two teams, Preston were beginning to accumulate more possession.

Parkin found space down to left, sending over a dangerous low cross that was well held by Ikeme for Rangers.

It was the R's who soon went the closest yet, however, to finding an opening goal.

Taarabt's lovely cross from a corner kick was headed goalwards by Gorkss, before Neil Mellor was on hand to get his head on the ball.

This was real end-to-end stuff. Mellor sped down the right before crossing for Parkin, whose attempt smashed against the right-hand post before the ball was cleared.

Soon after, Faurlin's sliding intervention freed Taarabt just past midway, before the midfielder raced into the box and fired a low shot straight at keeper Lonergan.

Play then switched to the other end, where North End took a 37th minute lead.

Chaplow's corner from the left wasn't cleared fully, and when the ball broke to Jones just eight yards from the target, he made no mistake to blast the ball home.

Hoops gaffer Warnock introduced Rowan Vine for German at the break to give QPR some fresh impetus in the second half - and he was involved right from the start.

Faurlin's lovely pass was dummied by Vine for Taarabt, who looked up before bending an effort straight at Lonergan in the Preston goal.

Rangers were now firmly in control, though their spell of dominance couldn't prevent the hosts from adding a second in the 56th minute from the spot.

After a ball from deep was played into the penalty area, Gorkss was deemed by referee Mr Haines to have pulled down Parkin with his back to goal.

Davidson stepped up to take it and made no mistake, drilling the ball into the top left-hand corner of the net for North End.

Undeterred, the R's continued to attack and were rewarded with their first goal just a minute later.

It was Taarabt who was unsurprisingly in the thick of the action, driving from midway into the Preston half before sliding Ramage through on goal down the right.

With just the keeper to beat, Ramage stayed calm to slot home under Lonergan for his second goal of the season.

The match, by now, was an open contest.

Moments later, Carter won the ball down the right before he squared to Mellor in the box, who could only blast over the goal from close range.

Preston were knocking on the door for the third, and they should have got it.

A through ball from deep found Mellor one-on-one with Ikeme, though he could only fire straight at the keeper.

The R's were still very active in their search for an equaliser, however, and they soon found a second goal.

Taarabt was once again the architect, exchanging passes with Faurlin before sending Priskin through on goal at a similar angle to what Ramage had.

The end product was exactly the same too, as the Ipswich loanee slid the ball home into the back of the net in the 66th minute.

Buoyed by their leveller, Rangers went in search of a winning goal.

Ephraim found space down the left to set up Vine, who cut in before seeing his shot blocked only as far as Faurlin.

With the goal at his mercy, Faurlin could only blast high and wide of the target.

Rangers went even closer just minutes later as great play once again by Taarabt found Vine in the area.

The striker looked certain to find the goal when free in the area, but he blasted just over.

Preston almost grabbed a winner in injury time when Lonergan's long ball found Mellor, but Ikeme did well to block the frontman's effort away for a corner.

Preston North End: Lonergan, Davidson, Chaplow, Carter (Sedgwick 60), St Ledger, Jones, James, Ward, Wallace, Parkin (Brown 72), Mellor.

Subs: Henderson, Hart, Mawene, Chilvers, Barton.

Goals: Jones (37), Davidson (56)

Bookings: Carter, Chaplow, St Ledger, Mellor

QPR: Ikeme, Ramage, Stewart, Leigertwood, Gorkss, Faurlin, Hill, Ephraim, German (Vine 46), Priskin, Taarabt (Buzsaky 90).

Subs: Cerny, Cook, Balanta, Tosic, Oastler.

Goals: Ramage (57), Priskin (66)

Bookings: Hill, Taarabt

Referee: Mr A Haines

Attendance: 12, 080