Sunderland 2 QPR 2: Highlights after Seny Dieng’s equaliser plus Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms goals
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Alex Neil’s side took a two-goal lead in the first half courtesy of finishes from Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms.
The hosts looked like they would see the game out before Ilias Chair’s free-kick halved the deficit.
Dieng then headed home an equaliser after coming up for a corner in stoppage-time.
Here’s how the game played out.
RECAP: Sunderland 2 (Stewart, 31) (Simms, 40) QPR 2 (Chair, 87) (Dieng, 90+2)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Ballard (O’Nien, 9), Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Evans, Neil (Embleton, 88), Clarke, Pritchard (Wright, 88), Simms, (Roberts, 60) Stewart
- Subs: Bass, Wright, Alese, O’Nien, Embleton, Diamond, Roberts
- QPR XI: Dieng, Kakay, Dickie, Dunne, Hamalainen, Johansen (Dozzell, 75), Field, Adomah (Roberts, 45), Shodipo (Armstrong, 81), Chair, Dykes
- Subs: Walsh, Gubbins, Masterson, Dozzell, Roberts, Bonne, Armstrong
56’ Big chance
QPR are still creating chances and looked like they may pull one back there.
Sunderland conceded possession in their own half before Roberts played a one-two with Chair and side-footed his shot wide from close range.
54’ Over from Kakay
Another shot off target from the hosts as Kakay’s long-range effort goes over the bar.
50’ Chances at both ends
Neil spoke before this game about trying to attack and taking the risk of leaving space at the back.
We saw that there as Stewart set up Simms in the box before the latter’s effort was blocked by Hamalainen.
QPR then broke forward before the ball was worked to Roberts on the edge of Sunderland’s box but Cirkin was able to make a block.
47’ Chair move to the flank
Chair has now moved to the left for QPR with Roberts playing behind Dykes up front.