Richard Kone headed the hosts ahead early on, but Dom Jefferies brought the Imps level on the half hour after a crisp counter-attacking move.

But Finnish international Kamara grabbed the three points when he turned in the box and struck with just ten minutes to go, as QPR head into the international break on a high.

Stéphan said: “It's a big win for us. We knew it could be a tough game and it was tough.

"The way that they play, it's always a fight against them and it was important to take control quickly at the beginning of the game. And that's what the players did perfectly in the first 20 or 25 minutes.

"We had full control but unfortunately after just one little mistake we conceded and the game changed a little bit in five or six minutes as they created momentum.

"We needed to speak with a lot of calm at half-time just to reassure the players. Even if the first five or six minutes of the second half were a little difficult it was important to restart with the same desire to be dominant, to control the game and control the ball.

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"They kept their confidence and continued to play in the same way and they scored a beautiful second goal – not only the finish, and not only the pass from Ilias Chair, but all the movement for me was perfect from the beginning of the situation."

The Hoops had struggled in a 4-1 defeat at Southampton last weekend, before a disappointing draw at home to Burnley in midweek left them in danger of losing touch with the play-off spots.

But thanks to Kamara, who joined in the summer from Rennes, they’re now just five points behind league leader Birmingham City in a congested top half of the Championship table.

“We wanted to learn from the last game and be a little more clinical,” Stéphan added.

“That’s why I’m happy for these lads – they showed some improvement and they continue to develop themselves as a team. It’s very interesting because I don’t think we have reached the full potential of this team because we can make better decisions in the final third to create more.”

QPR will return from the international break with a trip to the Den to face London rivals Millwall in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off on 21 November.