Chair’s goal rescues point for QPR
Ilias Chair’s 75th-minute equaliser rescued a point for stuttering QPR after Matt Ingram suffered what looked like a potentially serious injury.
Former R’s keeper Ingram was carried off on a stretcher with his head in a brace midway through the second half.
He landed heavily after a far-post collision with Albert Adomah and play was halted for around 12 minutes while Ingram received attention from the medical staff of both clubs.
It resulted in a league debut for 19-year-old keeper Harvey Cartwright, who was powerless to stop Chair cancelling out Marcus Forss’ first-half goal.
Following back-to-back defeats, promotion-chasing Rangers, who would have gone third in the Championship table had they won, produced another poor performance.
Striker Forss opened the scoring on 26 minutes with his first goal since being signed on loan from Brentford.
Alfie Jones got his head to Callum Elder’s corner and Forss’ close-range effort hit the underside of the bar and bounced over the line.
Rangers, beaten by bottom side Barnsley last Saturday and by Millwall in midweek, again struggled to create clear-cut chances – and were not helped by the absence of injured striker Lyndon Dykes.
Charlie Austin’s header well wide was the best they could muster until the final moments of the first half, when Chris Willock fired the ball across the face of goal and Adomah was just unable to add the finishing touch.
Rangers continued to struggle in the second half but equalised with their first significant attack after Ingram’s injury.
Moses Odubajo, on as a substitute, swung in a cross from the left and Chair nudged the ball past Cartwright from five yards out.
Keane Lewis-Potter missed a great chance to restore Hull’s lead when he shot wide after finding himself through on goal.
At the other end, Willock sent one effort over the bar and saw another gathered by Cartwright.
QPR briefly thought they had gone ahead when Adomah netted after Cartwright had parried Chair’s shot, but the veteran winger was offside.
QPR: Dieng, Sanderson, Dunne, Barbet, Adomah, Field, Hendrick, Amos (Odubajo 69), Willock, Chair, Austin (Gray 90).
Subs not used: Marshall, Gray, Thomas, Dozzell, Ball.
20/02/2022 @ 9:16 am
A poor performance? a diabolical one is more like it. I know anyone can beat anyone in this league but if we think we are promotion contenders, we need to see a shrink, Unable to defend and unable to score more than one (if at all). and thats with what we are supposed to have the 3 of the most potent goalscorers in this league.