Who would have thought?
Five defeats and counting for QPR and new boss Ian Holloway - the bells are ringing and not the jingling type but clanging alarms.
Villa always looked a more potent threat in the final third and although Jonathan Kodija saw his first-half penalty brilliantly saved by Alex Smithies - the man in claret had the last laugh.
He got free on the right to crash an almighty blow on Smithies inside post the force of which went straight through the keeper.
In contrast, out-of-form Pawel Wszolek got a toe end to a chance Mark Bunn smothered at the other end - and that was seriously about that for insipid Rangers.
Sure, they put in a shift, and yes, there was a heartening return for Jamie Mackie, back after injury - but the positives were thin on the ground.
The final delivery lacked guile, and that extra, lacking already, needs to be in Ollie's stocking in the next week - or this could be ominous.
Alex Smithies and the 12-yarder
Is there anyone better at saving penalties in the Football League? Kodija became the seventh to be denied by the Hoops gloveman in the last two seasons - and the third this campaign.
As Smithies told GetWestLondon: :"If I go the right way, I expect to save them - or get a hand to them.
Pawel Wszolek doesn't know whether to stick or twist
It might not have shown on TV, but the Pole looks short of confidence. He is never quite in the right place when Rs need him and his crossing from the right wing leaves loads to be desired.
He glances across to the bench for reassurance, and early on was even asking where to stand at defensive corners.
A man on the periphery or what? GWL asks how is this possible of a seasoned Poland international?
It was telling Ollie hauled him off after 62 minutes.
Ross McCormack is a man without a mission
Before you ask what's that got to do with QPR? A brief reminder that Hoops had to settle, if not quite for the bargain basement, certainly cut-price players in the summer.
Remember the former Fulham man last season at Loftus Road and his stunning opening goal in a 3-1 away win? Villa are wondering right now why they paid £12m for the Scotland international.
He's here, he's there - he's everywhere
Note the sliding tackle from Grant Hall in the second half that saved a certain goal. The central defender, now central midfielder covers more grass than the Loftus Road groundsman.
Last season and his player of the year award was not just a one-off.
The verdict
Rangers huff and they puff and no one's house is going to get blown down at this rate.
Ollie needs to go shopping in January, if the club lets him.
