The former Newcastle United midfielder earned a valuable point for the R's at the Madejski Stadium, cancelling out Garath McClearly's effort with a 78th-minute strike - which he dedicated to the injured Alejandro Faurlin.

The 31-year-old unveiled a QPR shirt with the number 32 on the back in tribute to the Argentine, and Redknapp is proud of Barton's all-round influence on the team.

"I have to say that Joey has been fantastic," he told the club's official website. "He has been the driving force behind the team this season."

The West London outfit moved to within a point of Burnley at the summit of the Championship following the result.

Redknapp's men host Charlton Athletic at Loftus Road in a fortnight, with the international break halting domestic fixtures next weekend.

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Premier League Table

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Sunderland	15	9	4	2	25	11	14	31
2	Sheffield United Sheff Utd	15	10	3	2	19	7	12	31
3	Leeds United Leeds	15	8	5	2	24	9	15	29
4	Burnley	15	7	6	2	18	6	12	27
5	Watford	16	8	2	6	25	24	1	26
6	West Bromwich Albion West Brom	15	6	7	2	16	9	7	25
7	Middlesbrough	15	7	3	5	23	17	6	24
8	Millwall	15	6	5	4	18	13	5	23
9	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	15	6	4	5	19	17	2	22
10	Bristol City	15	5	7	3	20	19	1	22
11	Swansea City Swansea	15	5	4	6	11	10	1	19
12	Derby County Derby	15	5	4	6	19	19	0	19
13	Stoke City Stoke	15	5	4	6	18	19	-1	19
14	Norwich City Norwich	15	4	6	5	23	22	1	18
15	Sheffield Wednesday Sheff Weds	15	5	3	7	17	25	-8	18
16	Oxford United Oxford Utd	15	4	5	6	17	18	-1	17
17	Plymouth Argyle Plymouth	16	4	5	7	17	28	-11	17
18	Coventry City Coventry	15	4	4	7	20	21	-1	16
19	Hull City	15	3	6	6	16	20	-4	15
20	Preston North End Preston	15	3	6	6	15	23	-8	15
21	Luton Town Luton	15	4	3	8	17	26	-9	15
22	Cardiff City Cardiff	15	4	3	8	14	23	-9	15
23	Portsmouth	15	2	6	7	16	28	-12	12
24	Queens Park Rangers QPR	15	1	7	7	12	25	-13	10