QPR will sense an opportunity against Rovers, according to Tony Mowbray, but he believes his side can travel with confidence after back-to-back wins.

Rovers made mathematically sure they will be playing Championship football next season after just a second away win since October at Nottingham Forest last weekend.

They head to a QPR side looking to do the same, sitting eight points above the dropzone, with four games remaining.

The Rs won for just the second time in 14 games with an impressive 4-0 victory over Swansea on Saturday, and back in front of their own fans, Mowbray believes the hosts, and their fans, will be in confident mood.

He said: “We have to go there and be professional. We have beaten Derby and Nottingham Forest in our last two matches, two teams whose ambition it would be to get out of this division.

“They have squads capable of doing that.

“They have been two decent results and performances in there for us, worked very hard and I’m confident we can go to QPR and make life difficult for them.

“We have to understand they have just had a great result, they are at home and the crowd will be buoyant and probably see Blackburn Rovers not as one of the bigger teams in this league, they will feel it’s an opportunity, and we have to go there and perform as we know we can.”

John Eustace chalked up a first win since taking caretaker charge, following the sacking of Steve McClaren last month.

And Mowbray added: “I’ve watched that game and they were very good.

“The game was put to bed in the first 20 minutes. I don’t think they’re mathematically safe and will be scrambling for points and looking over their shoulder and will be desperate to find another result and positive performance.”

Eustace has taken four points from his three matches in charge, but Mowbray says a repeat of his side’s performance in the win at Nottingham Forest would put them in with a great chance of a third win in a row.

“I look at the games before the manager changed, and look at his selections since and the players he is using now. There have been some changes,” the boss said.

“It’s about the players on the pitch and not the coach I would suggest. You study his philosophy, what shape he’s playing since he’s come in, how many formations, because every manager wants to make an impact when they take over.

“He’s changed a few things, had a defeat, a draw and a victory. He will be hoping for another victory but we have to apply ourselves as we did at Forest and see if we can get a positive result.”