“Chris Mepham turns a Rumarn Burrell effort into his own net after West Brom failed to clear their lines, gifting QPR an unlikely lead.”
Pivotal“Callum Styles restores parity almost immediately, finishing off a move set up by Felix Horn Myhre to make it 1-1.”
Pivotal
West Bromwich Albion
Queens Park Rangers
Outstanding performance
West Bromwich Albion•DefenderWest Brom bossed this one from start to finish, racking up 63% possession, 12 shots to QPR's 4, and 69 dangerous attacks compared to just 29 for the visitors, yet found themselves unable to turn dominance into victory. The Baggies fell behind against the run of play when Chris Mepham turned Rumarn Burrell's saved effort into his own net in the 38th minute, only for Callum Styles to level things up three minutes later with an assist from Felix Horn Myhre. After that whirlwind spell either side of the half-hour mark, the match settled into a stalemate, with the second half producing little in the way of clear-cut chances despite West Brom's continued territorial dominance. QPR will be relieved to escape with a point given they managed just 3 shots on target and were second best for long periods, while West Brom's wastefulness in front of goal - despite creating the better chances - means their push up the table stalls again.
How entertaining was this match?
Ousmane Diakite attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Alfie Lloyd comes on for Leon Scarlett.
Koki Saito is on, and Kwame Poku is off.
Chris Mepham takes a header shot, but it is blocked.
Rumarn BurrellYellow CardYellow card issued to Rumarn Burrell.
Corner awarded.
Isaac Price takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ousmane Diakite comes on for Rabby Inzingoula.
On Barney Stewart, off Aune Heggebo.
Substitution: Jimmy-Jay Morgan comes on for Felix Horn Myhre.
Kealey Adamson is on, and Dennis Cirkin is off.
Rumarn Burrell takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Callum Styles takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kareem Tunde is on, and Toby Collyer is off.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jonathan VaraneYellow CardYellow card shown to Jonathan Varane.
Corner awarded.
Chris Mepham takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Jake Clarke-Salter receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Jayson Molumby attempts a header but misses the shot.
Isaac Price takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Glen Kamara receives a yellow card.
Glen Kamara is on, and Nicolas Madsen is off.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Callum StylesCallum Styles scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Felix Horn Myhre
Goal! Callum Styles scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Felix Horn Myhre.
Chris MephamShot by Chris Mepham results in an own goal.
Shot by Rumarn Burrell with his right foot is saved.
Own goal by Chris Mepham puts the score at 0-1.
Goal! The score is now 0-1.
On comes Leon Scarlett, off goes Paul Smyth.
Aune Heggebo takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Rabby Inzingoula takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Ruebyn Ricardo.
West Brom's early-season charge continues as they welcome an in-form QPR side to The Hawthorns. With both teams unbeaten in their last two and sitting in the Championship's top four, this shapes up as a genuine statement match early in the campaign.
