QPR manager Luigi De Canio insists he can keep the team in the Championship despite seeing them slip to the bottom of the table.

Rangers lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace yesterday despite leading through a Damion Stewart effort at the break and are now four points of safety.

But De Canio said: "It is very big job but with what we've showed in the past and what we did in the first half I have faith that we can get out of this position."

Rangers wilted in the second half and were clearly lacking in confidence. De Canio admits this is the biggest hurdle facing the strugglers.

"The worst aspect of the defeat is the way it hits the team's confidence. When players start to lose self esteem that is when the difficulty starts," De Canio added.

"At the moment this is our worst adversary. The main disappointment was we failed to convert our chances in the first half when we deserved a bigger lead."