Jamie Mackie scored for the second match in a row to help QPR rescue a point in a 1-1 Premier League draw against fellow promoted side Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium here on Tuesday.
Scotland winger Mackie struck shortly before the hour mark after latching on to a misplaced defensive header from Swansea's Leon Britton and firing home.
Swansea had taken a 14th-minute lead through Danny Graham's sixth goal of the season, when the forward was given time and space to control a Wayne Routledge cross before beating Paddy Kenny, although QPR were convinced he handled in the build-up.
Graham appeared to be denied a penalty late in the game when he went down in the box under a challenge from Armand Traore, with referee Lee Probert rejecting Swansea's appeals to the despair of the home fans.
The draw left both sides hovering above the relegation zone.
QPR manager Neil Warnock was disappointed his side did not come away with victory and criticised Probert for not disallowing Graham's goal.
"We got the stuffing knocked out of us," Warnock told Sky Sports.
"The referee saw it was handball but said it was not intentional. It was a crucial decision, a big decision like that. You've got to know the game."
Warnock, asked to comment on Probert's performance, added: "He was consistent right from the first minute to the last."
Unsurprisingly Graham, whose goal was his sixth in 11 games, disagreed with Warnock and said he should have had a penalty.
"It definitely was not deliberate (handball)," he said. "I think we had a good claim for a penalty in the second half, which we were unfortunate not to get."
Source: AFP
