Hasselbaink bemoans Chery’s late miss

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink bemoaned a late miss by Tjaronn Chery after QPR’s 1-1 draw at home to Wolves.

After coming on for his debut, new signing Conor Washington found space on the left and teed up his fellow substitute only for Chery to fire against the post.

“In the first half I think we needed to score again and make it 2-0,” Hasselbaink admitted.

“Yes, they were on top of us in the second half, but in the first half we caused them a lot of trouble. We also had a really good chance in the last minute to score and make it 2-1.

“I would have backed Chery every day of the week to score. Nine times out of 10 he would score that, but this time he didn’t.”

Rangers made the perfect start, going ahead when Sebastian Polter headed in Matt Phillips’ second-minute free-kick – the German striker’s fourth goal in five matches.

But Wolves equalised through James Henry’s deflected shot two minutes into the second half and were then the better side.

It means Hasselbaink is still waiting for his first home win since taking over as QPR manager.

The Dutchman said: “The important thing for us is that we keep working hard and keep doing things right.

“I’m very happy with the performance of my players and the way we slotted together, especially in the first half.

“In the first half we looked very, very good – and Wolves are certainly not a mug of a team.

“It wasn’t the result we would have wanted, but I’m very happy with the players.”