“Nicolas Madsen converts from the penalty spot to give QPR a shock early lead against the run of play.”
Pivotal“Jarrod Bowen levels the match for West Ham moments after a flurry of substitutions reshaped both sides.”
Pivotal
West Ham United
Queens Park Rangers
Outstanding performance
Queens Park Rangers•GoalkeeperWest Ham dominated the ball and territory throughout, racking up 65% possession and 60 dangerous attacks to QPR's 24, but it was the visitors who struck first through Nicolas Madsen's penalty on 18 minutes. QPR, sitting deeper and compact, frustrated the hosts for long spells despite being heavily outshot 12-7 and conceding four big chances to their two. A triple substitution swing just after the hour mark finally broke the deadlock for West Ham, with Jarrod Bowen levelling in the 70th minute to cap a rapid double change from both benches. The match boiled over late with six bookings in a tense finish, capped by the extraordinary sight of Bowen saving a QPR penalty in stoppage time to preserve the point his side had clawed back.
How entertaining was this match?
Joel Piroe takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Arne Engels takes a header, but it's saved.
Jarrod Bowen takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Penalty saved by Jarrod Bowen.
Yellow card shown to Richard Kone.
Amadou MbengueYellow CardYellow card shown to Amadou Salif Mbengue.
Jarrod Bowen takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Edvin Austbo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jimmy Dunne attempts a header but misses the shot.
Amadou Salif Mbengue comes on for Kwame Poku.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Valentin Mariano Castellanos Gimenez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Jarrod Bowen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Joel Piroe takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jarrod Bowen takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Jarrod Bowen takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Goal! Jarrod Bowen scores to make it 1-1.
Tariq Lamptey is on, and Boy Kemper is off.
On comes Richard Kone, off goes Rayan Kolli.
On comes Joel Piroe, and off goes Manor Solomon.
Lewis Orford is substituted for Divine Mukasa.
Glen Kamara receives a yellow card.
Yellow card issued to Felipe Rodrigues Da Silva of Morato.
Offside.
Max Kilman receives a yellow card.
Harvey Vale comes on for Paul Smyth.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Rayan Kolli takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Pablo Felipe Pereira de Jesus is on, and Tomas Soucek is off.
On Edvin Austbo, off Kyle Walker-Peters.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Ronnie Edwards takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Rayan Kolli's right-footed shot is saved.
Corner awarded.
Valentin Mariano Castellanos Gimenez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Boy KemperYellow CardYellow card shown to Boy Kemper.
Jimmy Dunne takes a header shot, but it misses the target.
Nicolas MadsenNicolas Madsen takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Nicolas Madsen scores, making it 0-1.
Arne Engels receives a yellow card.
Jarrod Bowen takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Ruebyn Ricardo.
West Ham can leapfrog back into the Championship's top two spots with a win over London rivals QPR, who arrive winless in four but unbeaten on the road all season. A pre-match tribute to late goalkeeping great Ludek Miklosko adds poignancy to a rare top-flight reunion between these two clubs.
