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Played
March 3, 2012 3:00 PM GMT
Loftus Road Stadium — London
Referee: K. Friend
Attendance: 18033
March 3, 2012 3:00 PM GMT
Loftus Road Stadium — London
Referee: K. Friend
Attendance: 18033
36′
B. Zamora
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| QPR | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.95 | 6.50 | 3.00 | 2.88 | 11.00 | 2.85 | 3.00 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 3.25 | 3.10 | 1.30 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 1.10 | 3.30 | 3.25 |
| Everton | 2.45 | 2.20 | 2.45 | 7.00 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 12.00 | 2.47 | 2.30 |
Top of the Match
Royston Drenthe
Everton
Everton
Royston Drenthe
Everton
Everton
Flop of the Match
Shaun Wright-Phillips
QPR
QPR
Shaun Wright-Phillips
QPR
QPR
Goal.com Rating 
Fans' Rating QPR 1-1 Everton: Zamora cancels out Drenthe opener as Rangers fight back to earn point
The home side were unlucky not to grab victory at Loftus Road against David Moyes' men, with the score draw keeping the Hoops just above the relegation zone
By Jay Jaffa at Loftus Road
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QPR halted a run of three consecutive home defeats thanks to a Bobby Zamora header on Saturday, but the home side will be left disappointed by the 1-1 draw with Everton after giving a strong second-half performance that was deserving of all three points.
Royston Drenthe's long-range strike on the half hour mark was as much as Everton deserved following a dominant start to proceedings. However, once Zamora drilled his header past Tim Howard five minutes later, Mark Hughes' men made all the running.
The striker's equaliser was his second goal for his new club and the relief felt amongst the fans was justified given their recent slide towards the relegation zone.
It was Everton who took just three minutes to fashion the first chance of the game. Tim Cahill was first to a loose ball in the box following a free-kick from wide but his left-footed volley struck the middle of Paddy Kenny's crossbar.
Though the away side controlled possession better in the opening stages, QPR highlighted their threat through a volley of their own. Akos Buzsaky's well-struck but misguided shot from outside the box was helped on by Shaun Derry but his deft touch saw the ball just drift wide.
Set-pieces took on an expected prominence with Buzsaky delivering teasing crosses from wide, but the home side wasted a number of opportunities, Clint Hill the most guilty - heading over the crossbar when it seemed easier to score.
Buzsaky continued his encouraging start following his recall to the midfield and his low free-kick from 20 yards required a good first save from Tim Howard.
Both sides traded set piece chances and Drenthe's deep cross from the right flank was flicked on by Sylvain Distin into the path of John Heitinga. The Dutch defender failed to get a firm touch and his nudge at goal was gathered by Kenny on the line.
QPR's left flank summed up the good and the bad from their first half performance. While Armand Traore was menaced by Drenthe's trickery, Adel Taarabt found space to cross for the arriving Shaun Wright-Phillips. The diving winger's header connected well but just zipped by Howard's left-hand post.
Then on the half-hour mark came the opening goal. Marouane Fellaini robbed QPR of possession in midfield and Steven Pienaar collected the ball and shifted it inside to Drenthe.
In the middle of the pitch and 30 yards out, the Dutch winger travelled forward, jinked onto his left foot and smashed a low drive into Kenny's bottom corner.
But QPR still offered a danger to David Moyes' side and as Drenthe was booked for a poor tackle on Taarabt near the byline, Buzsaky trotted over and sent yet another quality delivery into the six-yard box.
Zamora made the cross his own, finding the space to guide a powerful header beyond Howard and level the game.
The goal came as a relief to the majority of the Loftus Road crowd, but the hosts didn't sit on their laurels, instead pushing on as they looked to complete a turnaround.
In a frenzy of goalmouth action QPR managed to hit both posts yet still fail to score. First, Taarabt ran onto a cut-back on the left-hand corner of the box and curled his effort past Howard and onto the far post.
The rebound ensured the chance was still alive though and as Zamora squared his pass to Buzsaky, everyone in attendance was convinced the second home goal would arrive. To great surprise, though, the Hungarian inexplicably contrived to guide his tap-in off the foot of the post.
The moment of slapstick finishing proved to be costly though, as Rangers failed to conjure a chance as clear cut again.
Though the break came at a bad time for Hughes' outfit, QPR continued to look the better side after the break and Derry's back-post volley whistled wide of Howard's goalmouth.
Taarabt, who was having one of his better days, showed pace and intent to glide down the left and into the box. His left-footed shot across Howard was well hit but lacked accuracy.
David Moyes reacted by throwing on Nikica Jelavic and Leon Osman for Cahill and the impressive Drenthe, but as the Toffee's shape moved to a 4-4-2, QPR began to expose more holes.
The game was finely poised and with 20 minutes remaining, there was a sense that the next goal would be the winner. Jelavic buried a shot past Kenny from an offside position, but the Croatian's effort was a rarity as the game came to a close void of any real goalscoring opportunity.
Taarabt's withdrawal seemed a bizarre move from Hughes, given the Moroccan was the home side's creative fulcrum and indeed his substitution marked the conclusion to the threat of QPR's play.
With Everton happy to return to Merseyside with a point, Kevin Friend was left to blow for full-time and end a dogged encounter at 1-1, as QPR stay above the relegation zone, for now at least.
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Royston Drenthe's long-range strike on the half hour mark was as much as Everton deserved following a dominant start to proceedings. However, once Zamora drilled his header past Tim Howard five minutes later, Mark Hughes' men made all the running.
The striker's equaliser was his second goal for his new club and the relief felt amongst the fans was justified given their recent slide towards the relegation zone.
It was Everton who took just three minutes to fashion the first chance of the game. Tim Cahill was first to a loose ball in the box following a free-kick from wide but his left-footed volley struck the middle of Paddy Kenny's crossbar.
Though the away side controlled possession better in the opening stages, QPR highlighted their threat through a volley of their own. Akos Buzsaky's well-struck but misguided shot from outside the box was helped on by Shaun Derry but his deft touch saw the ball just drift wide.
Set-pieces took on an expected prominence with Buzsaky delivering teasing crosses from wide, but the home side wasted a number of opportunities, Clint Hill the most guilty - heading over the crossbar when it seemed easier to score.
Buzsaky continued his encouraging start following his recall to the midfield and his low free-kick from 20 yards required a good first save from Tim Howard.
Both sides traded set piece chances and Drenthe's deep cross from the right flank was flicked on by Sylvain Distin into the path of John Heitinga. The Dutch defender failed to get a firm touch and his nudge at goal was gathered by Kenny on the line.
QPR's left flank summed up the good and the bad from their first half performance. While Armand Traore was menaced by Drenthe's trickery, Adel Taarabt found space to cross for the arriving Shaun Wright-Phillips. The diving winger's header connected well but just zipped by Howard's left-hand post.
Then on the half-hour mark came the opening goal. Marouane Fellaini robbed QPR of possession in midfield and Steven Pienaar collected the ball and shifted it inside to Drenthe.
In the middle of the pitch and 30 yards out, the Dutch winger travelled forward, jinked onto his left foot and smashed a low drive into Kenny's bottom corner.
But QPR still offered a danger to David Moyes' side and as Drenthe was booked for a poor tackle on Taarabt near the byline, Buzsaky trotted over and sent yet another quality delivery into the six-yard box.
Zamora made the cross his own, finding the space to guide a powerful header beyond Howard and level the game.
The goal came as a relief to the majority of the Loftus Road crowd, but the hosts didn't sit on their laurels, instead pushing on as they looked to complete a turnaround.
In a frenzy of goalmouth action QPR managed to hit both posts yet still fail to score. First, Taarabt ran onto a cut-back on the left-hand corner of the box and curled his effort past Howard and onto the far post.
The rebound ensured the chance was still alive though and as Zamora squared his pass to Buzsaky, everyone in attendance was convinced the second home goal would arrive. To great surprise, though, the Hungarian inexplicably contrived to guide his tap-in off the foot of the post.
The moment of slapstick finishing proved to be costly though, as Rangers failed to conjure a chance as clear cut again.
Though the break came at a bad time for Hughes' outfit, QPR continued to look the better side after the break and Derry's back-post volley whistled wide of Howard's goalmouth.
Taarabt, who was having one of his better days, showed pace and intent to glide down the left and into the box. His left-footed shot across Howard was well hit but lacked accuracy.
David Moyes reacted by throwing on Nikica Jelavic and Leon Osman for Cahill and the impressive Drenthe, but as the Toffee's shape moved to a 4-4-2, QPR began to expose more holes.
The game was finely poised and with 20 minutes remaining, there was a sense that the next goal would be the winner. Jelavic buried a shot past Kenny from an offside position, but the Croatian's effort was a rarity as the game came to a close void of any real goalscoring opportunity.
Taarabt's withdrawal seemed a bizarre move from Hughes, given the Moroccan was the home side's creative fulcrum and indeed his substitution marked the conclusion to the threat of QPR's play.
With Everton happy to return to Merseyside with a point, Kevin Friend was left to blow for full-time and end a dogged encounter at 1-1, as QPR stay above the relegation zone, for now at least.
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