Match ends, Hull City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
HullHull City1QPRQueens Park Rangers1
Hull City and QPR played out a fairly flat draw at the KC Stadium.
Charlie Austin gave the visitors the lead when he headed home a Massimo Luongo corner for his sixth of the season.
Michael Dawson levelled for the hosts before the break with a header from Tom Huddlestone's free-kick.
The two teams cancelled one another out in the second half, with Rangers forward Tjaronn Chery missing the best chance for a winner when he fired over.
Sone Aluko forced a save from Rangers keeper Rob Green inside the first minute and then just failed to connect with a low Andy Robertson cross as the Tigers started on the front foot.
QPR grew into the game and took the lead when Austin, who failed a medical with Hull in 2013, headed home from Luongo's corner.
The hosts responded well to going behind and were level before the break after Huddlestone's free-kick was met by the head of Dawson.
After a quiet start to the second half the R's should have retaken the lead when Chery somehow managed to put his shot over from close range after being found by Matty Phillips' cross.
Both sides made substitutions in a bid to inject some energy into the game but a point apiece was a fair result for two teams relegated from the Premier League last season.
Hull City boss Steve Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside:
"It was a bit of a struggle. I thought for the first 20 minutes we did ok. Their goal seemed to set us back a bit and it was difficult and we found it hard going.
"We couldn't really play with the intensity that we needed to play with against a decent QPR team.
"We've got no divine right to turn over QPR and to be fair to them they've come here and played very, very well and made life difficult for us."
QPR boss Chris Ramsey:
"We played well today but we know we've got more up our sleeve.
"In your heart you would take a point at Hull, it's a big club, good players, good manager.
"We would have wanted at least four points out of the last two games but a point here is a good point."
Line-ups
Hull
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1McGregor
- 21Dawson
- 4BruceSubstituted forAkpomat 65'minutes
- 6Davies
- 2Odubajo
- 8Huddlestone
- 11Clucas
- 26Robertson
- 17DiaméSubstituted forEl Mohamadyat 76'minutes
- 24AlukoSubstituted forMaloneyat 69'minutes
- 9Hernández
Substitutes
- 5Taylor
- 7Meyler
- 15Maloney
- 16Jakupovic
- 19Akpom
- 20Hayden
- 27El Mohamady
QPR
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Green
- 24Perch
- 5Onuoha
- 26Angella
- 15Konchesky
- 18Faurlin
- 20Henry
- 7Phillips
- 21LuongoSubstituted forDoughtyat 87'minutes
- 8CherySubstituted forMackieat 76'minutes
- 9Austin
Substitutes
- 4Hall
- 11Gladwin
- 12Mackie
- 14Emmanuel-Thomas
- 16Doughty
- 25Smithies
- 28Tözsér
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Attendance:
- 16,651
Match Stats
Home TeamHullAway TeamQPR
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home12
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Hull City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
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Michael Doughty (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Moses Odubajo (Hull City).
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Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Matthew Phillips tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Doughty replaces Massimo Luongo.
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Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Hernández.
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Gabriele Angella (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Dawson (Hull City).
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Matthew Phillips.
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Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Gabriele Angella.
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Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abel Hernández.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Ahmed Elmohamady replaces Mohamed Diamé.
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jamie Mackie replaces Tjaronn Chery.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Karl Henry.
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Attempt missed. Karl Henry (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
Substitution
Substitution, Hull City. Shaun Maloney replaces Sone Aluko.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
