Wycombe bottom despite draw with QPR

Published on: 19 December 2020

Jason McCarthy also scored an own goal in Wycombe's 2-2 draw with Preston two weeks ago

Teenage substitute Anis Mehmeti's first senior goal rescued a point for Wycombe against QPR.

Rangers had looked set for their first-ever league win at Adams Park after home defender Jason McCarthy put through his own net in the first half.

But the Chairboys squandered the game's best opportunities before 19-year-old Mehmeti fired past Seny Dieng two minutes from time.

Despite Mehmeti's strike, Wycombe slipped to the foot of the table, while QPR remain in 19th place.

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Wycombe's top scorer Scott Kashket almost put them ahead in the opening stages, after latching on to Adebayo Akinfenwa's knockdown only to be denied by the legs of Dieng.

However, Ryan Allsop was the busier goalkeeper as QPR settled into the game, palming away Rob Dickie's header and tipping a 30-yard drive from Geoff Cameron behind.

But Allsop was beaten just before the half-hour mark when Ilias Chair whipped a deflected cross to the near post and McCarthy, sliding in to clear the ball, could only bundle it across the line.

Wycombe responded by applying sustained pressure and former Rangers winger David Wheeler tested Dieng again with a header on the stroke of half-time.

The home side should have levelled after the break after Dieng parried a shot from the lively Daryl Horgan, but although the rebound sat up perfectly for Kashket, he somehow headed over with the keeper helpless.

QPR rarely looked likely to score a second, although Niko Hamalainen and Bright Osayi-Samuel both fired over on the counter-attack.

Wycombe finally secured the point their efforts deserved when 189-year-old Mehmeti, who had only been on the field for 10 minutes, cut in from the left and beat Dieng from the edge of the area.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsWycombe

    1AllsopBooked at 86mins2Grimmer12Knight26McCarthy3JacobsonBooked at 51mins19McClearySubstituted forOnyedinmaat 66'minutes7Wheeler22FreemanSubstituted forMehmetiat 76'minutes17Horgan20Akinfenwa11KashketSubstituted forIkpeazuat 76'minutes

Substitutes

    9Ikpeazu10Bloomfield21Charles23Onyedinma25Samuel27Parker31Stockdale33Mehmeti

QPR

    13Dieng2Kane4Dickie6Barbet25HämäläinenBooked at 90mins20Cameron12Ball11Osayi-Samuel22CarrollSubstituted forWillockat 76'minutes10ChairSubstituted forBonneat 81'minutes9Dykes

Substitutes

    7Bonne19Thomas21Willock23Masterson26Bettache29Kelman32Kelly37Adomah39De Silva

Referee:Gavin WardMatch StatsHome TeamWycombeAway TeamQPRPossessionHome45%Away55%ShotsHome15Away11Shots on TargetHome7Away5CornersHome5Away8FoulsHome17Away10Live TextPost update

Match ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.

90'+5'Full Time

Second Half ends, Wycombe Wanderers 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.

90'+5'Post update

Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+5'Post update

Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).

90'+3'Post update

David Wheeler (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'Post update

Dominic Ball (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).

90'+2'Booking

Niko Hämäläinen (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Niko Hämäläinen (Queens Park Rangers).

90'+2'Post update

Josh Knight (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Wycombe Wanderers).

88'goalGoal!

Goal! Wycombe Wanderers 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Anis Mehmeti (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Jacobson.

86'Post update

Foul by Dominic Ball (Queens Park Rangers).

86'Post update

Fred Onyedinma (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

86'Booking

Ryan Allsop (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

86'Post update

Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Joe Jacobson.

85'Post update

Attempt blocked. Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

85'Post update

Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Source: bbc.com

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