Match ends, Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.
SunderlandSunderland0QPRQueens Park Rangers0
Sunderland ended a six-game losing streak in the Championship with a 0-0 draw against strugglers QPR.
The visitors pushed for a winner late on as Black Cats goalkeeper Anthony Patterson stopped efforts from Sinclair Armstrong and Chris Willock.
Willock had earlier saw a cross-turned-shot hit the crossbar in a game of few chances.
But neither side could make the breakthrough as the points were shared at the Stadium of Light.
The Hoops remain a point clear of the relegation places with eight games left of the season, while Sunderland, who are without since beating Plymouth on 10 February - are 12th.
QPR made the better start of the two sides, but it was Adil Aouchiche whose cross clipped the away side's crossbar early on.
Lucas Andersen almost caught Patterson off his line, but the Potters keeper was able to scramble the ball away, before Ilias Chair shot wide for the R's in the first half.
Patterson was again called into action as QPR made the bigger push for a much-needed three points, but substitute Sinclair and Willock were unable to find a way through.
The Londoners remain two places clear of the relegation places after fellow relegation scrappers Birmingham, Huddersfield and Sheffield Wednesday all dropped points.
Sunderland boss Mike Dodds:
"People are going to say it's a point and it stops the chain of events we've had for the last six games, but the performance I was really disappointed with.
"Both first half and second half I felt we huffed and puffed but had no real quality in the game.
"I've got to keep working with them, they're a group that need help. A large part of that responsibility is myself.
"I think you will naturally get some help when you get bodies back, but I thought that was a real naive performance."
QPR boss Marti Cifuentes:
"The game was more or less what we wanted, we didn't allow Sunderland to get a shot on goal for 95 minutes.
"I don't think we created as much as we would have liked, but maybe enough to get a goal, or two goals. I think Patterson was great in saving two situations.
"(They were) very good saves, but overall very disappointed about not getting the victory."
Line-ups
Sunderland
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Patterson
- 32HumeBooked at 73mins
- 5Ballard
- 33Hjelde
- 28Styles
- 24Neil
- 7Bellingham
- 14MundleSubstituted forBurstowat 78'minutes
- 22Aouchiche
- 17BaSubstituted forRiggat 58'minutes
- 9Silva SemedoSubstituted forEkwahat 57'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Pembélé
- 11Burstow
- 30Bishop
- 31Rigg
- 39Ekwah
- 46Dack
- 48Kelly
- 50Jones
- 51Bainbridge
QPR
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Begovic
- 3DunneBooked at 45mins
- 5S Cook
- 6Clarke-Salter
- 22Paal
- 4Colback
- 14HaydenSubstituted forFieldat 84'minutes
- 7WillockBooked at 87mins
- 25AndersenSubstituted forSmythat 84'minutes
- 10ChairSubstituted forHodgeat 63'minutes
- 9DykesSubstituted forArmstrongat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Field
- 11Smyth
- 12Frey
- 15Fox
- 16Hodge
- 20Cannon
- 21Larkeche
- 30Armstrong
- 32Walsh
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Attendance:
- 41,478
Match Stats
Home TeamSunderlandAway TeamQPR
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home0
- Away5
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away16
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Second Half ends, Sunderland 0, Queens Park Rangers 0.
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Mason Burstow (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
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Hand ball by Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
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Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Steve Cook.
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Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
Booking
Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers).
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Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.
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Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Smyth.
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sam Field replaces Isaac Hayden.
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Lucas Andersen.
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Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Joe Hodge is caught offside.
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Foul by Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland).
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Asmir Begovic (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Sunderland had no shots on target, Rangers had five. Still we have to get them in to win games. All the teams around us lost apart from Huddersfield who also drew.
Keep at it R's you're doing well!
Predicted 4 games ago that we may not win another game this season. Seen nothing to change my mind.
This team is worse than the one which got relegated from this division 6 years ago.
It's not long since Clarke, Roberts, Diallo, Stewart, Pritchard, Evans etc were tearing up this division.
Even Rotherham would fancy their chances against us.
Have bought dross - albeit young dross.
Other results went well for us too and goal difference will be worth a point.
A team above could still free fall and be relegated.