Jonathan Kodjia was the match-winner again as Aston Villa secured victory against QPR in the Championship.
The impressive Kodjia, who scored both of Villa's goals against Norwich at the weekend, bagged his 18th strike of the campaign to move the hosts within nine points of the play-off places.
Villa's seventh win in eight games was done the hard way as they failed to build upon Kodjia's fifth-minute goal playing a side that had won just one of their last six games on the road, and Steve Bruce's side often lived dangerously before emerging with the points.
The hosts made a blistering start and posted an early indication of their danger when Albert Adomah smashed a 20-yard shot against the post in only the third minute with goalkeeper Alex Smithies well beaten.