QPR 0 Sunderland 0: Story of the night as Cats win dramatic Carabao Cup tie on penalties

Sunderland are through to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout win over QPR
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The game finished goalless in normal time, as Rangers substitute Charlie Austin saw a goal ruled out for offside in the final ten minutes.

The match then went straight to penalties, as Aiden McGeady, Ross Stewart and Alex Pritchard converted from the spot.

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QPR defender Yoann Barbet missed the decisive penalty as he blazed his effort off target to send Sunderland through.

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The result led to big celebrations in the away end as 2,731 supporters packed out the away end at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Johnson’s side will now wait for Wednesday’s draw to see who they meet in the last eight of the competition.

Here’s how the game played out:

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RECAP: QPR 0 Sunderland 0 (Sunderland win 3-1 on penalties)

Key Events

  • Sunderland XI: Burge, Winchester, Alves (Doyle, 69) , Wright, Hume (Cirkin, 24), Evans (McGeady, 64), O’Nien, Neil, Gooch (O’Brien, 64), Dajaku (Pritchard, 69), Stewart
  • Subs: Hoffmann, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, O’Brien, Pritchard, McGeady, Wearne, Harris
  • QPR XI: Dieng; Kakay (Dozzell, 72), Dickie, De Wijs, Barbet; Odubajo, Amos (Duke-McKenna, 84); Willock (Adomah, 72), Chair, Gray (Austin, 62); Dykes.
  • Subs: Archer, Drewe, Dunne, Adomah, Ball, Dozzell, Duke-McKenna, Johansen, Austin.

Full-Time: QPR 0 Sunderland 0

90+3’ Stewart back on

The striker has come back on holding his rib.

Play goes on.

90+2’ Stewart down

This doesn’t look good.

Ross Stewart has gone down and looks in some pain.

88’ It’s end to end

Winchester gets forward again but sends a low shot wide.

It’s been reletless.

85’ O’Nien down

O’Nien went down and looked in pain.

Sunderland don’t have any more subs but he will be able to continue.

81’ Goal QPR! But it’s offside!

Big drama after QPR thought they had won it.

First Hoffmann made an excellent save to keep out the ball out from De Wijs’ shot.

Adomah’s shot was blocked on the line before Austin tapped the ball home but the flag went up.

77’ More chances for Sunderland

The visitors are finsihing stongly.

O’Brien won another corner after a probing run and cross down the left but QPR managed to defend it.

Minutes later Winchester sent a shot over the bar from the edge of the box.