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Lloyd Doyley celebrates his first Watford goal.
The unlikely figure of Lloyd Doyley inspired Watford to a 3-1 victory over QPR and lifted them into the Coca-Cola Championship play-off places.
Doyley, who joined the Hornets aged 11 and made his debut more than eight years ago, marked his 269th appearance with his first senior goal.
The full-back's team-mates joke he has never even scored in training, but he cancelled out Patrick Agyemang's opener for Rangers like an accomplished striker with a flying header before the break.
And Doyley, who turned 27 last week, was celebrating further when he had a hand in a goal for Don Cowie before Tom Cleverley wrapped up the win in stoppage time.
Victory was especially sweet for Watford in a clash between the division's haves and have nots - the Hornets are now two points above their rivals even though the gulf between them off the pitch remains huge.
QPR are still bankrolled by their billionaire owners while Watford, by contrast, are facing the threat of administration - and the 10-point penalty which goes with it - unless they can urgently raise funds.
Chairman Jimmy Russo, who has had to lend the club £1million to see them through the month, denied before the game that he needs to sell players in January.
But England Under-21 goalkeeper Scott Loach is thought to be on Tottenham's radar while big earner Nathan Ellington is also likely to move on.
