QPR boss Mark Hughes drew positives from a debut defeat to Newcastle United.

Leon Best proved the matchwinner for Toon.

Hughes said of his players: "I was pleased with their application, they gave me everything they had, obviously we've been done with a little bit of individual skill in our own box.

"In terms of our play I think we created a number of reasonable chances and on another day those will go in for us. It would have been ideal obviously if we could have got something out of the game because overall I felt we deserved something.

"It's a hard place to come, we understand that, it was never going to be easy so that's why I'm encouraged by what I saw today."

He added: "We haven't had that much opportunity to work on our attacking play, it was more this week about making sure our shape was good and everybody knew what was expected of them and I think you could see that in our play.

"We were nice and solid, and everyone was working in relation to one another and that augurs well for the future and I think the longer we have the opportunity to work with the guys and given their application today, they'll only improve."