London: Queens Park Rangers secured an immediate return to the Premier League - and a promotion windfall of at least 80 million pounds ($135 million) - by beating Derby 1-0 in the League Championship playoff final thanks to a last-minute goal by Bobby Zamora.
QPR played the final 31 minutes with 10 men following Gary O'Neil's straight red card for a cynical last-man foul but in a rare foray forward, Harry Redknapp's team grabbed the winner when Zamora pounced on a poor defensive clearance and sidefooted home a finish.
The match is the most lucrative in world football due to the money clubs earn from being in the Premier League.
QPR, who are promoted along with Leicester and Burnley, had finished fourth in the regular season - a place below Derby.
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