Half-time: QPR 0 Nottingham Forest 0 – tense first half at Loftus Road
By
David McIntyre 29/04/2017
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QPR were denied by a fantastic double save from Jordon Smith in the early stages at Loftus Road.
Smith dived low to his left to stop a shot from Pawel Wszolek after the Pole had evaded two challenges, and Conor Washington then directed the loose ball towards Matt Smith, whose header was clawed away by the Forest keeper.
Rangers keeper Alex Smithies also produced a fine save, tipping over an effort from the dangerous Mustapha Carayol.
Smith has been the busier keeper so far though, also keeping out shots from Ryan Manning and Massimo Luongo.
QPR made two changes for the game against fellow strugglers Forest, with Wzsolek and Manning coming in for Jamie Mackie and Sean Goss.
Rangers, not yet safe from the threat of relegation, are still without the injured Grant Hall.
QPR: Smithies; Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Bidwell; Wszolek, Luongo, Manning, Freeman; Washington, Smith.
Subs: Ingram, Sylla, Ngbakoto, Furlong, Mackie, LuaLua, Furlong.