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West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers: FA Cup stats & head-to-head
Valentin 'Taty' Castellanos' first West Ham goal spared his new side more woe as the Hammers edged past Queens Park Rangers in extra time in the FA Cup third round.
The Argentine, who joined from Lazio on Monday, headed in Crysencio Summerville's cross to seal West Ham's first win since 8 November.
But while the result prevented their crisis deepening, the performance offered little suggestion a much-needed upturn in form to escape relegation from the Premier League is imminent.
The Hammers started poorly and after Summerville fired in deep in first-half stoppage time they relinquished initiative in the second half.
Championship side QPR, encouraged by 9,000 supporters who had made the trip across London, grew in confidence and were rewarded when Richard Kone glanced in Karamoko Dembele's cross.
West Ham will be QPR's biggest challenge – Stephan
'Let's be honest, we're the outsiders' – QPR boss Julien Stephan
QPR head coach Julien Stephan says there is a "huge difference" between the Premier League and the Championship and he expects Sunday's FA Cup trip to West Ham to be his side's biggest challenge of the season.
The Hammers are on a wretched run of form having lost five of their past six matches, leaving Nuno Espirito Santo's team seven points adrift of top-flight safety after 21 league matches.
The 2005-06 FA Cup finalists have not won for more than two months and are in need of a bounce after damaging defeats to relegation rivals Wolves and Nottingham Forest.
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