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QPR goalkeeper Paul Nardi is beaten as Imran Louza's free-kick hits the bar Watford extended their unbeaten home run to 15 matches as they played out a goalless draw with struggling QPR at Vicarage Road. Hornets goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann did superbly to block Zan Celar's crisp close-range volley and Liam Morrison blazed the rebound over as QPR had much the better of the first half. The visitors were also unlucky not to earn a penalty kick when Ryan Porteous swung an arm towards the ball from a dangerous Hoops set-piece. Watford were much improved after the break and went close to a late winner when Imran Louza's free-kick struck the underside of the bar and bounced clear. But the Hoops twice went close to a late winner, with Harrison Ashby skewing a shot wide when one-on-one and Celar crashing a shot against the outside of the right-hand post in a frantic finale. The point was not enough to lift Marti Cifuentes' side out of the relegation places, despite QPR now going three matches unbeaten, but it was an impressive display against an in-form Hornets side who failed to narrow the gap to the automatic promotion places. No Championship side has scored fewer than QPR's tally of 15 league goals this season, and it proved their Achilles heel as they created chances but forced just one save from Bachmann, with Nicolas Madsen side-footing a glorious first-half chance well wide. Watford's defence struggled to cope with set-pieces and were fortunate not to concede a penalty kick before the break when Ryan Porteous swung an arm towards the ball. Hornets boss Tom Cleverley reacted to a below-par display with a double change at the break, bringing on Kwadwo Baah, whose downward header soon drew the first meaningful save from Paul Nardi. The Hoops keeper came off his line smartly to block Giorgi Chakvetadze's close-range strike and then did well to turn Louza's curling effort around the post, with Vakoun Bayo lurking. Yet the visitors withstood the pressure to earn a fourth clean sheet in seven matches and continued to threaten, but could not quite gift Jose Cifuentes a victory in his 50th Championship match in charge. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th November 2024 at 15: 04 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Tom Cleverley Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Tom Cleverley Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Martí Cifuentes Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Watford have won their last two league games against Queens Park Rangers, last winning three in a row between 1998 and 2000. QPR have won three of their last five away league matches against Watford (D1 L1), although they lost 4-0 last season at Vicarage Road. No team have won more points at home in the Championship this season than Watford (22 – W7 D1) with the Hornets aiming to go 13 games unbeaten at home in the EFL for the first time since March 1997 (16). Queens Park Rangers remain the only team in the EFL this season yet to record a victory on a Saturday, drawing seven and losing five of their 12 such games in 2024-25. Giorgi Chakvetadze is Watford’s leading chance creator (39), shot taker (32) and assister (4) in the Championship this season, teeing up Ryan Andrews’ winning goal last time out against Bristol City. Match ends, Watford 0, Queens Park Rangers 0. Second Half ends, Watford 0, Queens Park Rangers 0. Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford). Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers). Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Elijah Dixon-Bonner replaces Koki Saito. Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Zan Celar (Queens Park Rangers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Harrison Ashby with a through ball. Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers). Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers). Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.