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Ahead of QPR vs Ipswich Town at Loftus Road, Layth Yousif takes a trip down memory lane to recall west London heroes in blue and white hoops

FOR many years, on a wall near a bus stop marking the start of the 94 bus route, there was a piece of graffiti extolling one of the greatest goals in football history. 

The evocative red London bus starts outside Acton Green Common and takes in various parts of west London including Shepherds Bush, the home of Queens Park Rangers. 

While a trio of teams from this part of the world continue to make Premier League headlines — Chelsea, Brentford and Fulham — Championship side QPR are attempting to recapture former glories under Gareth Ainsworth. 

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