By Kevin Core BBC Sport

Andrew Johnson scored a hat-trick as Fulham demolished London rivals Queens Park Rangers for their first Premier League win of the season.

The striker pounced after Paddy Kenny spilled a shot from Mousa Dembele after 78 seconds, won a penalty converted by Danny Murphy and struck from six yards.

After the break he collected a Murphy free-kick before slotting home.

Jol hails hat-trick hero Johnson

Clint Dempsey scored after a flick from Bobby Zamora, who added the sixth with a crisp shot into the bottom corner.

Fulham fans will hope the emphatic win will kick-start a campaign which had previously failed to ingite, with four draws and two losses in their opening six Premier League fixtures.

The first Premier League hat-trick by a Fulham player was taken in fine style, but it also exposed a slack defensive display which left QPR manager Neil Warnock fuming on the sidelines.

The tone was set in the second minute when Johnson netted the quickest goal in the Premier League so far this season, when Kenny was unable to cling on to Dembele's shot and the former Everton striker was first to react.

Fulham's first Premier League win of the season

  • Before the game, Fulham were the only Premier League side without a win this season
  • The win against QPR was the first time they had taken the lead this term in the Premier League

The lead was doubled soon after thanks to more good work from Johnson, who battled through to the edge of the box and was clumsily brought down by Kenny - and Murphy stepped up to score.

Johnson, who scored twice in the Cottagers' Europa League win over Odense on Thursday night, has been offered a new two-year contract  at Craven Cottage - and his performance here will have done his position in negotiations no harm.

He grabbed his second seven minutes before the interval, firing home smartly from six yards out after Zamora's cross.

Johnson's hat-trick goal on 58 minutes summed up the visitors' lacklustre showing as he latched on to a cleverly taken free-kick from Murphy and darted through to score.

He then played a crucial role in the fifth, crossing from the left to Zamora who flicked back deftly to allow Dempsey to net.

And Zamora completed the rout himself, lashing in from the right-hand side of the area past a helpless Kenny.

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Warnock had gone into the clash hoping to see his side record back-to-back away wins in the top flight for the first time since 1995, but the only positive note for the visitors was the return of striker Jamie Mackie to first-team action for the first time since his double-leg break in January.

Lineup, Bookings (5) & Substitutions (6)

Fulham

  • 01 Schwarzer
  • 03 JA Riise
  • 05 Hangeland Booked
  • 06 Baird
  • 26 Grygera
  • 04 Sidwell Booked
  • 13 Murphy (Etuhu - 83' )
  • 23 Dempsey
  • 08 Johnson (Ruiz - 75' )
  • 25 Zamora
  • 30 Dembele (Sa - 87' )

Substitutes

  • 38 Etheridge
  • 02 Kelly
  • 14 Senderos
  • 16 Duff
  • 20 Etuhu
  • 09 Sa
  • 11 Ruiz

Queens Park Rangers

  • 01 Kenny
  • 02 Orr
  • 05 Hall Booked
  • 18 Young
  • 35 Ferdinand
  • 04 Derry (Smith - 46' )
  • 07 Taarabt (Campbell - 46' )
  • 11 Faurlin Booked
  • 17 Barton
  • 32 Wright-Phillips Booked
  • 10 Bothroyd (Mackie - 72' )

Substitutes

  • 26 Murphy
  • 15 Perone
  • 14 Buzsaky
  • 09 Campbell
  • 12 Mackie
  • 21 Smith
  • 22 Helguson
Ref: Marriner
Att: 23,766

Match Stats

Shots

19 17

On target

13 10

Corners

4 4

Fouls

10 7

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +3:07 Full time

Full Time The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.

90:00 +2:28

DJ Campbell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.

90:00 +1:34

The official flags Carlos Orlando Sa offside. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.

90:00 +0:42

Alejandro Faurlin takes a shot. Blocked by Steve Sidwell.

89:28

Bradley Orr fouled by Clint Dempsey, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Bradley Orr.

89:09

Bryan Ruiz fouled by Luke Young, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Baird takes the free kick.

88:31

Shot on goal by Clint Dempsey from just inside the area goes over the target.

87:24

Effort on goal by Bryan Ruiz from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

86:04 Substitution

Substitution Carlos Orlando Sa is brought on as a substitute for Moussa Dembele.

85:31

Shot by Jamie Mackie from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

82:26 Substitution

Substitution Dickson Etuhu on for Danny Murphy.

82:16 Booking

Booking Shaun Wright-Phillips receives a caution for dissent.

79:20

Shaun Wright-Phillips has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.

78:50

Joey Barton takes a shot. Mark Schwarzer makes a save.

75:50

Tommy Smith crosses the ball, DJ Campbell has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

75:40

Centre by Shaun Wright-Phillips, clearance made by Chris Baird.

74:05 Substitution

Substitution Andrew Johnson goes off and Bryan Ruiz comes on.

73:01

Assist on the goal came from Clint Dempsey.

73:01 Goal scored

Goal - Bobby Zamora - Fulham 6 - 0 QPR A goal is scored by Bobby Zamora from just inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Fulham 6-0 QPR.

71:32 Substitution

Substitution (QPR) makes a substitution, with Jamie Mackie coming on for Jay Bothroyd.

70:25

Unfair challenge on Andrew Johnson by Anton Ferdinand results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Danny Murphy.

69:35

Clint Dempsey takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.

68:29

Joey Barton delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, save by Mark Schwarzer.

68:29 Booking

Booking Brede Hangeland goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

68:13

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jay Bothroyd by Brede Hangeland.

67:06

Danny Murphy takes the direct free kick.

67:06 Booking

Booking Alejandro Faurlin goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

67:01

Alejandro Faurlin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Clint Dempsey.

64:14

Assist by Bobby Zamora.

64:14 Goal scored

Goal - Clint Dempsey - Fulham 5 - 0 QPR Goal scored by Clint Dempsey from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Fulham 5-0 QPR.

64:10

The ball is sent over by Andrew Johnson,

63:37

Effort from outside the area by Bobby Zamora goes wide right of the goal.

61:39

Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Baird on DJ Campbell. Alejandro Faurlin has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, save by Mark Schwarzer.

60:59 Booking

Booking Fitz Hall receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

58:55

Assist by Danny Murphy.

58:55 Goal scored

Goal - Andrew Johnson - Fulham 4 - 0 QPR Andrew Johnson fires in a goal from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Fulham 4-0 QPR.

58:44

Shaun Wright-Phillips gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steve Sidwell. Danny Murphy takes the direct free kick.

58:14

Corner taken right-footed by Danny Murphy.

58:04

Steve Sidwell takes a shot. Blocked by Joey Barton.

57:49

Short corner worked by John Arne Riise.

57:19

Bobby Zamora takes a shot. Patrick Kenny makes a save.

55:55

Corner from right by-line taken by Danny Murphy.

55:35

Andrew Johnson takes a shot. Fitz Hall gets a block in.

49:00

The ball is sent over by Luke Young, Alejandro Faurlin takes a shot. Mark Schwarzer makes a save.

45:36

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on DJ Campbell by Steve Sidwell. Alejandro Faurlin takes the free kick. Jay Bothroyd takes a shot. Brede Hangeland gets a block in. Shot from outside the area by Shaun Wright-Phillips misses to the left of the goal. Bradley Orr sends in a cross, Close range header by Shaun Wright-Phillips goes wide of the left-hand upright. A cross is delivered by Joey Barton, Chris Baird makes a clearance.

45:19

Unfair challenge on Jay Bothroyd by Chris Baird results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Joey Barton.

45:01

The referee gets the second half started.

45:01 Substitution

Substitution (QPR) makes a substitution, with DJ Campbell coming on for Adel Taarabt.

45:01 Substitution

Substitution Tommy Smith on for Shaun Derry.

45:00 +2:04 Half time

Half Time The ref blows to end the first period.

45:00 +1:44

Shaun Wright-Phillips takes a shot. Save by Mark Schwarzer.

43:24

Unfair challenge on Shaun Wright-Phillips by Moussa Dembele results in a free kick. Luke Young takes the free kick.

42:22

The ball is sent over by Bobby Zamora, clearance made by Bradley Orr.

41:00

Moussa Dembele takes a shot. Anton Ferdinand gets a block in.

39:45

Shaun Wright-Phillips challenges John Arne Riise unfairly and gives away a free kick. John Arne Riise takes the free kick.

37:07

Assist on the goal came from Bobby Zamora.

37:07 Goal scored

Goal - Andrew Johnson - Fulham 3 - 0 QPR Andrew Johnson scores a goal from close in to the bottom right corner of the goal. Fulham 3-0 QPR.

37:03

Clint Dempsey takes a shot. Blocked by Anton Ferdinand. Bobby Zamora crosses the ball,

36:09

Steve Sidwell produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.

34:23

Bradley Orr crosses the ball, Chris Baird makes a clearance.

33:19

The ball is delivered by Bradley Orr, clearance made by Danny Murphy.

32:21

The ball is sent over by Joey Barton.

31:28

The referee blows for offside. Steve Sidwell restarts play with the free kick.

30:50

Shaun Wright-Phillips fouled by Danny Murphy, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Adel Taarabt.

29:55

Bobby Zamora concedes a free kick for a foul on Anton Ferdinand. Direct free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.

29:42

Centre by John Arne Riise.

27:23

Joey Barton takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Bobby Zamora.

27:07

A cross is delivered by Shaun Wright-Phillips, Zdenek Grygera makes a clearance.

26:50

Andrew Johnson sends in a cross, Anton Ferdinand manages to make a clearance.

24:52

Corner taken left-footed by John Arne Riise from the left by-line, Fitz Hall manages to make a clearance.

23:44

The ball is crossed by Joey Barton, Jay Bothroyd takes a shot. Save by Mark Schwarzer.

21:31

Adel Taarabt takes a short corner.

20:52

Alejandro Faurlin takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Chris Baird.

20:34

Shaun Wright-Phillips takes a shot. Zdenek Grygera gets a block in.

19:14

Assist on the goal came from Andrew Johnson.

19:14 Goal scored

Goal - Danny Murphy - Fulham 2 - 0 QPR Placed penalty scored by Danny Murphy. Fulham 2-0 QPR.

18:20

Patrick Kenny concedes a Penalty for a foul on Andrew Johnson.

17:40

Foul by Jay Bothroyd on Brede Hangeland, free kick awarded. Chris Baird takes the direct free kick.

16:47

Centre by Steve Sidwell, Andrew Johnson has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide left of the goal.

15:08

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Adel Taarabt from the left by-line, clearance made by Zdenek Grygera.

14:57

Bradley Orr sends in a cross, clearance by Zdenek Grygera.

14:36

Bradley Orr sends in a cross, John Arne Riise gets a block in.

12:04

Alejandro Faurlin takes a shot. Blocked by Steve Sidwell.

12:40

Unfair challenge on Luke Young by Moussa Dembele results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Anton Ferdinand.

12:24

The offside flag is raised against Jay Bothroyd. Indirect free kick taken by John Arne Riise.

12:04

Joey Barton takes a shot. Blocked by Steve Sidwell.

11:32

Bobby Zamora is penalised for a handball. Joey Barton restarts play with the free kick.

10:20

Bobby Zamora takes a shot from a long way out clearing the bar.

8:55

The ball is swung over by Andrew Johnson, Clint Dempsey takes a shot. Bradley Orr gets a block in.

7:38

The ball is swung over by Joey Barton, clearance by Moussa Dembele. Shaun Derry has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.

7:15

The ball is sent over by John Arne Riise, Alejandro Faurlin manages to make a clearance.

6:11

Adel Taarabt crosses the ball, clearance by Chris Baird.

4:42

Luke Young takes the free kick.

4:42 Booking

Booking Booking for Steve Sidwell for unsporting behaviour.

4:34

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Adel Taarabt by Steve Sidwell.

1:19

The assist for the goal came from Moussa Dembele.

1:19 Goal scored

Goal - Andrew Johnson - Fulham 1 - 0 QPR A goal is scored by Andrew Johnson from deep inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Fulham 1-0 QPR.

1:19

Moussa Dembele takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.

0:49

Shaun Wright-Phillips takes a shot. Save by Mark Schwarzer.

0:00

The game gets underway.

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