QPR manager Mark Hughes has told his team they must begin to pick up points before it is too late.

The R's sit 17th on the Premier League table, equal on points with Blackburn Rovers, and just one ahead of bottom teams Bolton and Wigan Athletic.

With just 12 matches remaining, Hughes has challenged his players to produce some winning form or else they will be back in the Championship.

"We've come through a period where we have probably disappointed ourselves in terms of points we have been able to accumulate given the opposition," he said.

"But possibly the fact we are going up against more accomplished teams may help us in terms of focus.

"We are at the point of the season where we have to get points on the board. We only have 12 games to go.

"Each and every one of them is going to be crucial to us so it is irrelevant really who are up against.

"We have to get points on the board so we have to make sure we're up to the task."

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