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Tom Cannon gets in a shot for Stoke City at QPR Queen’s Park Rangers are now without a home win in nine games after Ben Gibson’s own goal earned them a point against Stoke. The Championship’s bottom club trailed to Tom Cannon's eighth goal of the season but had numerous chances to pick up their first victory at Loftus Road. Zan Celar’s woeful penalty miss caused further unrest among the home fans but Gibson inadvertently turned the ball past the excellent Viktor Johansson in the Stoke goal to ensure the spoils were shared. Rangers, who remain rooted at the bottom, survived a scare late in the game as Bae Jun-ho seemed to have scored a superb winner only to be pulled back for a handball offence as he got the ball under control. Relive Saturday's Championship action Despite the clash of two Catalan managers, the fans were served a traditional English league game, full of chances, mistakes and goalmouth action. Paul Smyth fired two early opportunities over the bar for the home side, who have gone 12 games without a win, and Marti Cifuentes's side soon fell behind when Cannon grabbed his seventh league goal, and eight in all competitions, in the 24th minute. QPR defender Jimmy Dunne lost possession to Eric Bocat, and when he fed Cannon, the striker cut in from the left and found the far corner with a fine strike. Rangers had a great chance to hit back instantly as Smyth went past Bocat and was clipped from behind as he raced into the area, but Celar’s stuttering run-up and awful side-footed attempt sent the ball well wide. Stoke keeper Johansson, not for the first time this season, then came to the rescue as QPR stepped up the pressure. The big Swede had already produced a fine full-length save to deny Koki Saito just before the penalty, and in the second half he produced a point-winning performance for Narcis Pelach’s team. Stoke carved the Rs open early in the second half as Cannon and Million Manhoef both went close to restoring their lead, but it was the luckless home side that really pushed for the winner. Johansson brilliantly kept out Sam Field and then saw Harrison Ashby’s effort deflect onto a post before he was finally beaten by his own man. A Saito corner flashed through a crowd of players and the unsighted Gibson’s hurried attempt to clear saw him miscue into his own net. Rangers keeper Paul Nardi had to be sharp to turn Cannon's fierce drive onto the post, while Jun-ho was penalised for a handball just before he had crashed in what seemed to be a winner. Rangers staged a big finish and Alfie Lloyd had one last golden chance to win it, only for Johansson to turn his shot against the post. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 23rd November 2024 at 17: 21 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Narcis Pelach Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Narcis Pelach Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions QPR have won just two of their last six league games against Stoke City (D1 L3), failing to score in four of those matches. Stoke City have won just one of their last seven away league games against QPR (D4 L2), with both of their losses across that time coming via a 4-2 scoreline.   QPR have spent just 5. 2% of their Championship matches leading this season, 9% fewer than any other side (Plymouth second-fewest with 14. 3%). Stoke City have lost just one of their last eight Championship matches (W3 D4), having lost five of their previous six games before this run. No player has more Championship assists this season than Stoke’s Bae Jun-Ho (5), with three of those assists coming from corners, the joint most of any player along with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing. Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Stoke City 1. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Stoke City 1. Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Ashby with a cross. Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Harrison Ashby (Queens Park Rangers). Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Attempt missed. Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Lloyd. Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Jimmy Dunne is caught offside. Substitution, Stoke City. Michael Rose replaces Million Manhoef. Attempt saved. Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Andersen. Foul by Thomas Cannon (Stoke City). Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card. Hand ball by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City). Thomas Cannon (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers). Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.