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  • Rowlands (72 pen)
  • Brunt (56)
  • Date:2007-03-10
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Loftus Road Stadium
  • Attendance:15188
  • Referee:Woolmer, KA

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89mins

Tommy Spurr is booked for unsporting behaviour.

84mins

Lee Cook is booked for unsporting behaviour.

81mins

Steven MacLean is being taken off, David Graham has come on in his place.

72mins

Martin Rowlands takes a penalty for QPR and scores!.

69mins

Frankie Simek goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

68mins

Inigo Idiakez is replaced by Gareth Ainsworth.

60mins

Dexter Blackstock is being taken off, Marc Nygaard has come on in his place.

56mins

Goal!! Sheff Wed have scored with Chris Brunt putting it in the back of the net.

52mins

The referee has booked Adam Bolder.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by K Woolmer

42mins

Richard Wood goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

31mins

Martin Rowlands goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

27mins

Steve Watson is replaced by Kenny Lunt.

23mins

The referee has booked Steve Watson.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, March 10th, the match has kicked off.


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Match Report

Marc Nygaard came off the substitute's bench to rescue a vital point for QPR - as they remained just above the Championship relegation zone.

But John Gregory's side have now gone five games without a win, and time is running out with just 10 matches left.

They were dominant in the first half and looked desperate to turn around their dreadful run of recent form.

Striker Dexter Blackstock, returning from a one-match suspension, appeared to be the main threat and had a great chance after just six minutes.

A piece of trickery from Lee Cook forced former Rangers defender Frank Simek into a slip, and the cross was met by Blackstock only for Iain Turner to pull off a stunning save.

Cook himself was also at his best in the early stages, and he showed his class with an audacious 35-yard pot-shot which caught Turner off his line and hit the bar six minutes later.

The goalkeeper fared better on 15 minutes when he again stopped a looping Blackstock header from Martin Rowlands' cross.

Spanish midfielder Inigo Idiakez was making his Rangers debut following his one-month loan deal switch from Southampton, and he also looked to get in on the act.

A renowned free-kick specialist, the 33-year-old forced Turner into saves from long-range set-pieces on 26 minutes and just before half-time.

But Rangers had gone even closer on 29 minutes, when veteran Paul Furlong shot inches wide after being teed up by Michael Mancienne.

So after barely letting Wednesday get a look-in during the first half, it was a real hammer-blow when the visitors took the lead 11 minutes after the break.

A defensive calamity cost Rangers as a Simek throw was almost ignored by their back-line, leaving Chris Brunt for a simple tap-in at the back post.

It gave the visitors new-found confidence, and Brunt fired over from a similar position again on 63 minutes.

But then Rangers introduced Danish striker Nygaard to inject some life back into their afternoon. On 70 minutes, he saw an effort blocked on the line after he had got on the end of a Cook corner.

And just a minute later, Nygaard went through on goal only to be brought down by Richard Wood for a penalty, which Rowlands converted.

But Rangers have their goalkeeper Lee Camp to thank for this vital point after he pulled off a stunning save from Brunt on 78 minutes.

Queens Park Rangers

Sheffield Wednesday

Corners

109

Fouls

1414

Goal attempts

94

Shots off target

31

Offsides

23

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