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Gareth Ainsworth inspired a remarkable turnaround for QPR.

Caretaker Rangers boss Ainsworth, who took over from Paulo Sousa on Thursday, admitted: "I was a little flustered when we went 2-0 down - but the lads really deserved that win."

First Gavin Mahon headed Etienne Esajas's corner into his own goal.

Then Damion Stewart felled Leon Clarke in the box for Marcus Tudgay to convert the spot-kick.

But Rowan Vine and Mahon levelled, before Stewart's bullet header wrapped it up late on.

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While QPR owner Flavio Briatore keeps going through managers like Alan Sugar firing TV apprentices, the solution may well be right under his nose in caretaker Gareth Ainsworth.

The player-coach guided Rangers to their most exciting win of the season at Loftus Road.

Though the modest Ainsworth refused to confirm anything beyond taking charge for the rest of the season he did say pointedly: 'I did enjoy it and I'm a very proud man.

'This result was down to the fantastic work of the lads.

'Though we did go 2-0 down and were losing at half time there were no problems in our dressing room - while there were raised voices from Wednesday's.'

Ainsworth would surely be a better bet than Dennis Wise, who has no exceptional track record as a league boss and Paul Ince, sacked by Blackburn, who has never managed at Championship level.

Rangers did it the hard way, missing six exceptional chances in the first half that included shots against the post by Wayne Routledge and Heidar Helguson.

But they found themselves a goal down on 35 minutes when Gavin Mahon got the last touch for an own goal after Etienne Esajas had whipped the ball in from the right.

Wednesday were 2-0 up on 52 minutes after Damion Stewart tripped Leon Clarke and Marcus Tudgay converted the spot kick for his 14th goal of the season.

But Rowan Vine slid in the first Rangers' reply in the 62nd minute, seven minutes after appearing from the bench and they levelled on 73 minutes when Mahon this time scored at the right end from a Lee Cook centre.

And it was a similar move that produced the winner from another villain turned hero in Stewart as he headed in from Cook's centre on 87 minutes.

Wednesday boss Brian Law had no sympathy for his team, snapping: 'If my players are turning their heads towards holiday mode - they'll regret that.

'We defended like a pub team and I'm not going to accept that.'

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QPR caretaker manager Gareth Ainsworth says that he never lost faith in his players, despite having to come from two goals down to beat Sheffield Wednesday.

The 35-year-old has been put in temporary charge of the team after Paulo Sousa was controversially sacked last week.

Although they were on top in the first-half, the Hoops went into the break behind against the run of play, but Ainsworth revealed that the dressing room were still in high spirits at the interval.

"It was down to a fantastic bunch of lads in the dressing room," he said.

"We dominated the first half and could have been three or four up. All the raised voices at half-time came from Sheffield Wednesday's dressing room.

"We kept calm, knew we were doing the right things and, although I had a little flutter at 2-0 down, I still had faith."

Ainsworth refused to comment on speculation that co-owner Flavio Briatore picked the team for the match.

Goals from Rowan Vine, Gavin Mahon and Damion Stewart turned the match around after the break as the Owls surrendered a comfortable lead.

Sheffield Wednesday boss Brian Laws lambasted his team, accusing them of acting unprofessionally and promised some stern treatment for absent-minded players.

He said: "We were fortunate to be two goals up. We started nervously and defended like a pub team.

"There were poor performances and they never stopped. Defensively that was the worst I've seen. It was like the Keystone Kops.

"If you do go 2-0 up you should never let it go like that. You could see the writing on the wall and it bitterly disappoints me.

"I'm not going to accept that. If they have switched their minds to holiday mode then they will regret it.

"QPR had more desire to be on the end of balls than we did and it showed with their last two goals. Too many people thought the job had already been done."