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Norwich City vs Queens Park Rangers. Sky Bet Championship.

Carrow RoadAttendance26,563.

Norwich City 1

  • M Núñez (89th minute)

Queens Park Rangers 1

  • A Crnac (49th minute own goal)

Norwich City 1-1 Queens Park Rangers: Marcelino Nunez earns late point for Canaries

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers at Carrow Road on Sunday; Marcelino Nunez's late strike earns a point for Johannes Hoff Thorup's Canaries side.

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Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Norwich City and Queens Park Rangers.

Marcelino Nunez popped up with an 89th-minute equaliser to earn Norwich a deserved point in a 1-1 draw with QPR.

The Canaries looked to he heading for a home defeat until the Chilean midfielder produced an assured finish to cancel out an own goal from Ante Crnac just before the interval.

Rangers had defended bravely to protect their but in the end Norwich's almost incessant attacking paid dividends, allowing Johannes Hoff Thorup's men to pick up their fourth point of the festive period while the visitors only have one to their name.

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Norwich's pressure tells as Marcelino Nunez makes it 1-1 late on at home to QPR.

A tight first half saw Rangers waste an excellent opportunity after just seven minutes when Lucas Andersen fired wide from a good position after being picked out by Kenneth Paal.

Norwich had plenty of the ball after that early scare but failed to seriously trouble keeper Paul Nardi.

The Frenchman comfortably gathered a well-struck shot from Anis Slimane while perhaps City's clearest chance of the half saw Oscar Schwartau lift the ball over after Borja Sainz's cross had only been half cleared.

Marcelino Nunez celebrates after scoring a late equaliser for Norwich against QPR
Image: Marcelino Nunez celebrates after scoring a late equaliser for Norwich against QPR

It looked for all the world as though a quiet opening period would finish goalless until Rangers edged in front through an own goal deep into stoppage time. Paal's inswinging corner from the right was delivered to the near post where it was deflected in off the arm of Crnac after Kenny McLean had leapt to challenge Jimmy Dunne.

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Nardi produced a smart block to deny Sainz from close range as the Canaries started the second period on the front foot, with Shane Duffy then powering McLean's corner against the crossbar.

Sainz also went close, shooting into the side-netting - when he really should have scored - after intercepting a square pass from the keeper.

It was all Norwich in the latter stages and they finally got the equaliser they deserved with one minute of normal time remaining.

Rangers were caught napping at a quick throw and the ball was worked across the faced before Onel Hernandez squared for Nunez to fire home from 10 yards out.

Almost immediately Duffy had a chance to win it for the hosts but lifted the ball over from close range.

The managers

Norwich's Johannes Hoff Thorup:

"Since the last international break about 40 per cent of the goals we have conceded have come from set-pieces and we have to be better at that.

"It is something we are working very hard to improve because it is just not good enough. We can be doing well in a game and then one free-kick, one corner and everything changes.

"That was the case today because we should never have gone at half-time behind - we did well in the first half, created some good chances, but then that goal changes the game completely.

"In the end the guys did all I could ask of them to push for an equaliser and fortunately we got one in the end. To have lost a game like that would have been a disaster."

QPR's Marti Cifuentes:

"I cannot say it was unfair on us but obviously the fact that the goal came so late, and we were so close to taking all three points, is very frustrating. We switched off a bit and it was very costly.

"But overall I was pleased with the way we played - it was a pleasing response to the way we performed at Swansea (a 3-0 defeat) when he were below our normal standards.

"I thought the first half was as well as we have played for a little while and in the second we had to deal with a lot of pressure from a good team and defended well.

"It was a good effort from the team and I am pleased with the attitude they showed."

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