QPR's fine start to the season continued against Scunthorpe United, as goals from Bradley Orr and Heidar Helguson sent them back to the summit of the npower Championship at Loftus Road.

Orr got the ball rolling for the Hoops on 17 minutes, heading home from close range following Adel Taarabt's brilliant centre from the left.

And just four minutes short of the break, the win was complete.

The outstanding Taarabt clipped a superb through ball over the top of the visitors' defence, before Helguson nipped in to coolly lob the keeper and send the R's on to their best start to a league campaign for 63 years.

Taarabt was his usual self - causing the opposing defence all sorts of problems - and he was unlucky not to find the net when his beautifully struck free-kick from 25-yards out was tipped away for a corner.

The R's were playing some elegant and controlled possession football, switching the ball from right to left with relative ease - much to the delight of the vocal R's faithful.

Moments later, QPR went their closest yet to taking the lead. Taarabt was again in the thick of the play, bending in a pinpoint centre from a free-kick on the right that was diverted towards goal by a Scunthorpe defender, with Murphy scurrying across to excellently tip the ball away for a corner kick.

Rangers weren't made to wait too much longer for that opening strike, however, and they took a 17th minute lead from an unlikely source.

Taarabt played the architect, sending over a sweeping corner from the left that was expertly met by Orr, who leapt superbly to head the ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

Just less than ten minutes later, QPR should have doubled their advantage in W12.

Taarabt and Orr combined well before the latter produced a devastating cross from the right onto the head of Helguson, whose nodded effort forced a stunning save from the Iron keeper.

It was all one-way traffic, with QPR fans especially marvelling in the individual technique of Taarabt, who was greeted with chants of 'he's just too good for you'.

Soon after, Scunthorpe created their only recognisable chance of the first half. Faurlin lost possession when under pressure in the middle of the park, before Jonathan Forte eventually found himself clean through on goal.

The striker had what seemed like an eternity of time before trying to dink an effort over the onrushing Kenny, but his shot went harmlessly over the crossbar.

Play then switched to the other end, where QPR deservedly doubled their lead ahead of the break in some style.

Taarabt found possession down the left and played a magnificent lobbed through pass to Helguson.

The Icelandic striker controlled the ball fantastically well with his first touch, before lobbing Murphy in immeasurable style with his second to put the Hoops in firm control.

As the second half got underway, the Iron were unfortunate not to reduce the arrears when Martyn Woolford swung at goal a free-kick that looked to be heading for the bottom right-hand corner from 25 yards, though Kenny was alert to tip the ball around his post to safety.

However, Rangers were soon back on the attack, and after Derry turned superbly in midfield, he sped at the United defence before smashing a low effort straight at the keeper.

Minutes later, the R's almost added a third strike.

Taarabt won a free-kick after being felled 30-yards out on the left-hand touchline before sending over a dangerous cross towards the back stick for Gorkss, who saw his headed effort clip the top of the bar on its way over the net.

QPR were knocking on the door, and when Helguson was awarded a free-kick just short of the penalty box after he was pushed over, Taarabt's eventual free-kick was well held by Murphy.

How Rangers were not further in front was hard to believe, especially when they missed arguably their greatest chance to net after half time.

The lively Ephraim took control of the ball out wide on the left, and when his in-swinging centre was met in the area by the unmarked Helguson, he could only nod wide of the goal.

Unbelievably Helguson was then gifted with an even easier opportunity to add to the R's advantage.

However, it was a chance that he couldn't take. Ephraim and Taarabt's neat one-two set the former free down the left-hand channel, and when the QPR wing wizard found Helguson six yards from the target, he could only scoop an effort agonisingly over the net.

R's boss Neil Warnock decided to freshen things up in the 74th minute, bringing on Akos Buzsaky for Taarabt, who was given a rapturous applause from the field of play for another outstanding display.

And it was Buzsaky who almost netted with his first few touches, taking possession of the ball on the left-hand edge of the box before his curling effort was tipped superbly to safety by the keeper.