Jobe Bellingham was despatched off as Sky Guess Championship leaders Sunderland had been held to a 0-0 draw at QPR.
Bellingham was proven the crimson card 13 minutes into the second half for a crude problem on Zan Celar because the Black Cats midfielder was making an attempt to retain possession after a heavy contact.
Struggling Rangers, one off the underside of the desk of the desk and nonetheless with out a house win this season, had been unable to capitalise on their numerical benefit.
Nonetheless, a second successive goalless draw in opposition to one of many division’s heavyweights – they held Burnley of their earlier match – looks as if one other step in the correct course for Marti Cifuentes’ aspect.
With a lot of gamers already sidelined, Rangers suffered one other blow when key defender Jake Clarke-Salter was dominated out due to a recurring calf drawback.
It meant Sam Area, often a midfielder, was deployed as a centre-back, however QPR defended effectively and created a number of openings.
Sunderland went closest to scoring within the first half when Dan Neil volleyed in opposition to the put up from close to the sting of the penalty space.
Wilson Isidor missed an opportunity for the guests, taking pictures extensive after being discovered by Trai Hume, who additionally fired an effort extensive.
Rangers threatened as effectively within the first half and striker Celar, but to attain since his summer season transfer to west London, missed an early likelihood to place them forward. Paul Smyth linked up properly with Nicolas Madsen and crossed in the direction of Celar, who was unable to type his toes out and clumsily shot extensive of the goal.
QPR additionally threatened from a few Ilias Chair corners, with Area heading straight at goalkeeper Simon Moore and Jimmy Dunne flicking the ball simply extensive.
Chair curled a free-kick over the bar early within the second half, whereas Patrick Roberts went shut on the different finish when he lower in from the correct flank and noticed his left-footed strike deflect narrowly extensive.
Sunderland had been beneath par however nonetheless harmful when attacking and would have hoped to show the screw as the sport went on however they had been dealt a serious blow once they had been lowered to 10 males.
Bellingham’s dismissal galvanised Rangers and Celar fired simply extensive of the far put up earlier than Dunne’s header was saved by Moore.
As QPR tried in useless to interrupt the impasse late on, teenager Kieran Morgan – making his full debut – despatched two strikes extensive and Moore held a harmful cross from substitute Lucas Andersen.
The managers
QPR’s Marti Cifuentes:
“I see my workforce enjoying with huge persona and, regardless of some setbacks, making an attempt to be sturdy and give attention to what we are able to management, which is our performances.
“We contained a workforce like Sunderland to nearly no probabilities. There are quite a lot of positives and my job is to guarantee that we replicate on that.
“No excuses – carry on working till it really works. I am conscious we’re not right here to attract video games, we’re right here to win, however the higher we play the extra probabilities we’ll must win and this efficiency is a step in the correct course.
“We’re lacking the victories, I am conscious of that, however have a look at the progress and belief in what we’re doing.
“We have to do higher, however I see progress within the workforce that hopefully will give us the outcomes we’re chasing.”
Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris:
“We really feel we are able to play higher soccer however to be aggressive on this league we’ve to face many video games and quite a lot of types of play.
“So we’ve to grasp all of the phases of the sport and I believe this was a superb train for us as a result of it was 10 in opposition to 11 for half-hour, away, and we did effectively.
“The gamers had been OK. We have now a core within the workforce who can handle many alternative conditions.
“We weren’t capable of play the sport we wished to play and we are able to have a little bit of frustration, you wish to play a particular approach, however it’s one other clear sheet. It is one other layer for the workforce.”
