

Outstanding finishes from Mikey Johnston and Grady Diangana helped West Bromwich Albion secure a controversial draw at Queens Park Rangers on an emotional night at Loftus Road.
After paying tribute to the club’s former great Stan Bowles before kick-off, the Rs took the lead in their first home game since the death of the ex-England striker when former Baggies midfielder Sam Field tucked home following a handling error from goalkeeper Alex Palmer.
But Albion turned the game around in the space of two minutes as Johnston’s sensational strike brought them level before Diangana’s classy finish put them in front at half-time.
Palmer then saved Michael Frey’s poor penalty before he feathered Field’s header onto the arm of the covering Cedric Kipre, who pushed the ball over the bar from close range.
None of the officials seemed to realise what had happened with no action taken, other than awarding QPR a corner.
Frey had a goal disallowed for offside as the Rs piled forward and got their reward nine minutes from time when Field grabbed his second after a scramble following a corner.
QPR almost stole it when Steve Cook’s goal-bound overhead kick was nodded over from under his own bar by Darnell Furlong, but the point takes them one point clear of the relegation zone while the Baggies stay fifth.
More to follow.
Line-ups
QPR
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Begovic
- 3Dunne
- 5S Cook
- 6Clarke-SalterSubstituted forFoxat 80′minutes
- 22PaalSubstituted forDykesat 80′minutes
- 14HaydenSubstituted forHodgeat 60′minutes
- 8Field
- 11Smyth
- 25AndersenSubstituted forWillockat 72′minutes
- 10Chair
- 12Frey
Substitutes
- 7Willock
- 9Dykes
- 15Fox
- 16Hodge
- 19Dixon-Bonner
- 20Cannon
- 21Larkeche
- 30Armstrong
- 32Walsh
West Brom
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24PalmerBooked at 55mins
- 2Furlong
- 4Kipré
- 15Pieters
- 20ReachSubstituted forÁvila Gordónat 60′minutes
- 35YokusluSubstituted forChalobahat 79′minutes
- 27Mowatt
- 31FellowsSubstituted forAjayiat 54′minutes
- 11DianganaSubstituted forSwiftat 79′minutes
- 23JohnstonSubstituted forWeimannat 79′minutes
- 7J Wallace
Substitutes
- 6Ajayi
- 14Chalobah
- 17Weimann
- 19Swift
- 22M’Vila
- 25Marshall
- 26Ávila Gordón
- 32Malcolm
- 33Griffiths
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
- Attendance:
- 16,818
Live Text
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Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
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Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, West Bromwich Albion 2.
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Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
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Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
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Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam Field.
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Foul by Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers).
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Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Paul Smyth.
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Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
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Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
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Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
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Attempt blocked. Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Andreas Weimann.
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Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
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Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Steve Cook with a headed pass following a corner.
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Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
