Sheffield Wednesday 1 QPR 1 - Carlos Carvalhal frustrated after Owls late penalty appeal falls on deaf ears

Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal felt his side were denied a certain penalty two minutes from time in a 1-1 draw against QPR.
Owls' Barry Bannan tries to find a way through against QPR. Picture: Steve Ellis.Owls' Barry Bannan tries to find a way through against QPR. Picture: Steve Ellis.
Owls' Barry Bannan tries to find a way through against QPR. Picture: Steve Ellis.

The visitors took the lead against the run of play following an impressive strike from Daniel Toszer but Atdhe Nuhiu made amends for his earlier penalty miss with an equaliser soon afterwards.

The home side unsuccessfully appealed for a penalty just a couple of minutes from time when Kieran Lee went to ground under Grant Hall’s challenge.

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Carvalhal said: “I’m very happy with the attitude of the team and I’m very happy with the quality.

FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.
FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.

“We lost a little control for a short period of the game, between the penalty and their goal, but we had a strong reaction and scored to make it 1-1.

“It is very hard when Kieran Lee tells me he was touched on the leg and to me it was a clear penalty.

“It made a big difference, of course. These kind of things are very bad to us because we are losing some points.

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“I would prefer to talk about the game and we had some very good chances to score goals so it was our fault.

FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.
FRUSTRATED: Owls boss Carlos Carvalhal. Picture: Steve Ellis.

“We deserved to win but that is football.”

Lee and Ross Wallace both went close for the hosts early on and Nuhiu had a low shot parried by Smithies.

Wednesday were awarded a penalty soon after the restart following Nedum Onuoha’s foul on Gary Hooper inside the area, but Nuhiu’s spot-kick was saved by Smithies who got down low to his left.

The visitors took the lead when Toszer (57) drilled a first-time shot past Keiren Westwood from inside the D.

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It was 1-1 just six minutes later when Daniel Pudil’s cross from the left picked out Nuhiu, who got between two defenders and found the net with a thumping header.

QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was content with a point and disputed the penalty that was awarded to Wednesday.

He said: “I’m very happy. If you come here and you see the way they’ve been playing here, you know it’s going to be difficult.

“They are a very good side and we were under pressure. We were winning 1-0 and then it is a case of can you see it through?

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“They played well and they will be disappointed to have not got three points.

“The first one was not a penalty and I didn’t see the appeal for a second one properly.

“We need to be able to go to difficult places and come away with points.

“We need to sustain the club in the right way. Of course we want to be in the top six, but you have to be realistic.”

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Sheffield Wednesday: Westwood; Hunt, Lees, Sasso, Pudil; Wallace, Lee, Bannan, McGeady (Joao 62); Nuhiu, Hooper. Unused substitutes: Price, Loovens, McGugan, Bennett, Helan, Lopez.

Queens Park Rangers: Smithies; Hall, Onuoha, Angella, Perch; Phillips, Luongo, Henry, Tozser; El Khayati (Mackie 79), Washington (Polter 73). Unused substitutes: Ingram, Chery, Hoilett, Diakite, Petrasso.

Referee: A Davies (Hampshire).