da gbg bet： Shane Long struck nine minutes from time to secure a well deserved point for West Brom after QPR looked to have secured only their second win at Loftus Road this season.
da betcris： The Republic of Ireland international was on hand to covert substitute Peter Odemwingie’s cross to claim a vital point for Roy Hodgson’s side and provide a substantial buffer between them and the Premier League relegation zone. For long periods it looked as if Rangers would be collecting only their second three point haul at home after Heidar Helguson had put them into a 20th minute lead. Chances came and went for both sides with Shaun Wright-Phillips seeing his effort disallowed for offside whilst Albion thought they should have had a penalty for a foul on James Morison. Neil Warnock will be disappointed his side once again failed to turn their chances into goals in what turned out to be a miserable afternoon for the R’s boss who turned 63 on Thursday. Despite dropping two points he will have been purring over the performance of captain Joey Barton who returned from suspension to turn in an inspirational display.
It was the former Newcastle midfielder who provided the cross leading the first goal sending a superbly weighted ball into Helguson who made no mistake from six-yards heading past Ben Foster for his fourth goal in as many games at Loftus Road. The home side were well on top and Wright-Phillips thought he had doubled their lead four minutes later lashing the ball into the top corner only for the goal to be chalked off due to the assistant referees flag. Replays showed the goal should have stood and ultimately it proved crucial as QPR went on to spurn a series of chances that would have made the game safe. The visitors were missing the creative influence of the injured Zoltan Gera but went close through Morison and Jerome Thomas although both failed to test goalkeeper Radek Cerny.
Wright-Phillips then went close again only to see his header beat Foster but sail agonisingly wide of the post and Rangers were made to rue another missed chance. The Baggies were still spoiling after being denied a penalty for Daniel Gabbidon’s foul on Morison as they desperately sought an equaliser. They’d have to wait until the 81st minute for their salvation with Long display the predatory nature that persuaded Hodgson to spend a club record £7.5 million on him in the summer turning Odemwingies cross in from six-yards to seal a vital point.
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