Jobe Bellingham was despatched off as Sky Wager Championship leaders Sunderland had been held to a 0-0 draw at QPR.
Bellingham was proven the pink card 13 minutes into the second half for a crude problem on Zan Celar because the Black Cats midfielder was attempting to retain possession after a heavy contact.
Struggling Rangers, one off the underside of the desk of the desk and nonetheless and not using a residence win this season, had been unable to capitalise on their numerical benefit.
Nevertheless, a second successive goalless draw towards one of many division’s heavyweights – they held Burnley of their earlier match – looks as if one other step in the fitting course for Marti Cifuentes’ facet.
With numerous 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 nicely and created a number of openings.
Sunderland went closest to scoring within the first half when Dan Neil volleyed towards the put up from close to the sting of the penalty space.
Wilson Isidor missed an opportunity for the guests, capturing broad after being discovered by Trai Hume, who additionally fired an effort broad.
Rangers threatened as nicely within the first half and striker Celar, but to attain since his summer season transfer to west London, missed an early probability to place them forward. Paul Smyth linked up properly with Nicolas Madsen and crossed in direction of Celar, who was unable to kind his ft out and clumsily shot broad 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 broad.
Chair curled a free-kick over the bar early within the second half, whereas Patrick Roberts went shut on the different finish when he reduce in from the fitting flank and noticed his left-footed strike deflect narrowly broad.
Sunderland had been under 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 broad 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, teen Kieran Morgan – making his full debut – despatched two strikes broad and Moore held a harmful cross from substitute Lucas Andersen.
The managers
QPR’s Marti Cifuentes:
“I see my team playing with big personality and, despite some setbacks, trying to be strong and focus on what we can control, which is our performances.
“We contained a workforce like Sunderland to nearly no probabilities. There are plenty of positives and my job is to ensure that we replicate on that.
“No excuses – keep on working until it works. I’m aware we’re not here to draw games, we’re here to win, but the better we play the more chances we’re going to have to win and this performance is a step in the right direction.
“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 need to do better, but I see progress in the team that hopefully will give us the results we’re chasing.”
Sunderland’s Regis Le Bris:
“We feel we can play better football but to be competitive in this league we have to face many games and a variety of styles of play.
“So we’ve got to grasp all of the phases of the sport and I feel this was a very good train for us as a result of it was 10 towards 11 for half-hour, away, and we did nicely.
“The players were OK. We have a core in the team who can manage many different situations.
“We weren’t in a position to play the sport we wished to play and we will have a little bit of frustration, you wish to play a selected approach, but it surely’s one other clear sheet. It is one other layer for the workforce.”
