Richard Kone scored a 15 minute hat-trick as QPR overwhelmed high-flying Swansea City 5-0 at MATRADE Loftus Road - his first goals since April. The Hoops now sit in eighth having only lost one of their last six matches.

Parkin: "I'm really pleased for Kone because he's a player that I really rate and I thought he was terrific during the early weeks of last season, especially when he was combining with [Rumarn] Burrell who unfortunately is out at the moment.

"For QPR those two looked like they had the makings of a really good partnership so yeah the loss of form has been a bit concerning from Kone because I thought that he had the potential to maybe become a Premier League player one day.

"It can still happen but he needs to find consistency in the Championship and yeah, this is an enormous confidence boost for him for the team.

"The manager [Julien Stephan} seemed a little bit downbeat this week but to recover from the Birmingham loss and win so emphatically against a side who've had such a terrific start of the season is a statement win for QPR.

"I've got no doubt that he is a really talented coach. I just wondered if this season was gonna be tail off now because of the injuries that he's had in his squad.

"But yeah, an incredible win for them and Kone could really could be a difference maker for QPR being in those play-offs at the end of season."

Sam Parkin was speaking to BBC Sport England's Ben Marvell.