QPR boss Marti Cifuentes bemoaned his team’s “unacceptable” defending from set-pieces after their 2-1 defeat at home to Cardiff.

Struggling Rangers have consistently conceded from set-pieces this season and did so twice more against the Bluebirds.

Paul Smyth equalised for the hosts to cancel out Dimitrios Goutas’ opener, but Rangers’ defensive shortcomings were badly exposed again as Perry Ng scored the winner.

Cifuentes, who took over at the end of October, said: “We knew that they were a good team from set-pieces and then they score from that situation.

“We got good momentum in ...