QPR boss Mark Hughes faces a "must win" game against Southampton next weekend following his side's frustrating 1-0 defeat at Stoke on Saturday.
Hughes was left to rue missed chances as the wait for a first victory of the season continued.
With the winless Rs bottom of the table on just four points after 11 games, five points adrift of safety, the pressure is mounting on Hughes, who has described next Saturday's clash with second-bottom Southampton at Loftus Road as "huge".
Asked if it was a must-win match, Hughes said: "Yes, it is a huge game.
"It was always going to be in fairness, just by virtue of where we are in the league.
"We have to make sure this week that we build up to it correctly in terms of our preparation, which I thought we did really well this week, as we always do.
"We understood exactly the problems we were going to face (against Stoke) and we will do the same leading into the Southampton game and make sure we get three points."
Hughes had been satisfied with his team's performance in many ways, suggesting the defensive lapse for the goal was one of very few in the game, but stressed that they had to make the most of their chances.
Writing on his Twitter account, QPR owner Tony Fernandes - who has publicly backed Hughes over the past few weeks and was watching from the stands yesterday - made it clear in his assessment that next weekend's match against the Saints was "must win".
Fernandes said: "We got to cut out errors. One error cost us and we got to take our chances.
"Team played as planned. Must win next win (sic). No panic. Table is compressed.
"Defense was awful now fairly solid. Midfield strong. Got to score now."
He added: "Love everything about QPR. Nothing comes easy but the pain will be worth in (sic).
"We are in for the long run. We live and learn. Doing our best."
