But Laws' hopes of reaching that landmark were dashed with eight minutes remaining when Kaspars Gorkss headed in substitute Alejandro Faurlin's corner to seal Ranger's first victory at Wednesday since 2004.

It was rough justice on Wednesday, who played their part in an absorbing encounter.

However, the match could have been all over as a contest in the opening 10 minutes had the visitors not spurned their opportunities.

Akos Buzsaky blazed over the bar when well-placed after seven minutes, but QPR broke the deadlock three minutes later.

Moroccan international Adel Taarabt, a thorn in Wednesday's side all afternoon, played a lovely reverse pass into the path of striker Jay Simpson.

The striker, on loan from Arsenal and a target for Wednesday before the season started, beat the offside trap before lashing a left-foot piledriver beyond the helpless Lee Grant.

It was Simpson's seventh league goal in 12 appearances for QPR and his classy finish demonstrated exactly why Laws had courted him during the summer.

QPR could have been out of sight minutes later after Taarabt fed Wayne Routledge, who was in acres of room on the right, but the winger's venemous drive clipped the foot of the post before rolling to safety.

Laws' team were all at sea but equalised against the run of play after 13 minutes with their first meaningful attack.

Midfield playmaker Darren Potter dispossessed Ben Watson in the middle of the park before playing an exquisite through ball to Jermaine Johnson.

The Jamaican international still had a lot to do but he coolly slotted home for his fifth goal of the campaign.

Wednesday finally found their feet in the contest and only a last-ditch challenge from Gorkss prevented Luke Varney from forcing Radek Cerny into action.

Midway through the first half, Varney brilliantly evaded the challenges of Fitz Hall and Mikele Leigertwood before thumping a shot against the upright from an acute angle. Hall picked up an injury in the collison and had to be replaced by Matthew Connolly.

A deft back-heel from Taarabt after 35 minutes found Watson, who's ferocious effort from distance was superbly parried by Grant.

QPR wasted a glorious chance to go ahead for a second time on the stroke of half time, as the lively Taarabt found Routledge, but he was denied by a smart stop from Grant, who expertly made the block.

Johnson continued to look the most likely matchwinner for the hosts after the break and the tricky winger cut inside Leigertwood before rifling an effort straight at Cerny.

Potter curled a free-kick inches wide for Wednesday in the 56th minute after a foul on Marcus Tudgay on the edge of the area as the hosts upped the tempo.

But QPR refused to lie down and Taarabt blasted a left-foot drive into the side netting when well-placed while Simpson was denied by the agility of Grant.

Yet again Wednesday were thwarted by the woodwork, as Tommy Miller's long-ranger beat Cerny all ends up but rebounded off the post.

Laws brought on Sean McAllister and contract rebel Richard Wood, who was jeered by the home suporters, for Miller and Frank Simek respectively.

Wood's every touch was booed by the home contingent.

"The crowd reaction tells you that they are disappointed with him and he has to take that," said Laws. "No it isn't going to help his confidence, so he has got to sort himself out and make some decisions quickly.

"If he wants to really be here then he has got to sort that out."

With quarter of an hour remaining, Routledge superbly pulled the ball back from the byline for the on-rushing Watson, but he failed to connect with the inviting centre.

Laws replaced the tiring Johnson with Leon Clarke in the 76th minute and the burly forward almost made an immediate impact.

He powered his way into the penalty area before unleashing a fierce left-foot shot which Cerny could only push round the post.

Despite Wednesday dominating large portions of the second period, their static defence were caught napping with eight minutes left when Gorkss stooped to nod in Faurlin's flag-kick.

Laws said: "It wasn't even a corner.

"I thought the referee was so inconsistent with his decisions. We were all scratching our heads with some of the decisions he was making.

"They were ludicrous, but I suppose he was consistent with inconsistency! Corners and free-kicks were given when they shouldn't have been.

"I really don't want to talk about the referee too much. He can't swallow all the blame because at the end of the day it was a basic defensive corner."

Laws has plenty to ponder before the club's trip to second-from-bottom Ipswich a week on Saturday. His men have claimed just two league wins from their last 11 matches and are hovering only three points above the drop zone.

There is no shame in losing to QPR, who are top-two material, but Wednesday urgently require a victory to steady the ship.