QPR 1-1 Millwall: Wallace and Dickie hit fine strikes in draw

Jed Wallace's 38th goal for Millwall put them ahead at Loftus Road

Millwall's 32-year wait for a win at QPR continues after Jed Wallace's superb opener was cancelled out by Rob Dickie's equally-fine strike.

Wallace put the visitors ahead early on when he brought down a clearance and then fired into the top corner.

But QPR centre-back Dickie responded when he drilled in a shot from 25 yards out.

Both sides went close in the second half, with QPR's Chris Willock seeing a shot saved and Maikel Kieftenbeld shooting over for Millwall.

The Lions have now failed to win on their last 12 visits to QPR - their last victory on Rangers territory coming in February 1989.

Wallace raised hopes of ending that run when he produced an inch-perfect finish.

But Dickie matched it, eating up the yards until he was closed down, at which point he clipped a shot across Millwall keeper Bartosz Bialkowski and into the far corner.

Bialkowski denied both Charlie Austin and Willock from outside the box, either side of the break, as Rangers attempted to turn the screw.

At the other end, Kieftenbeld whistled a shot narrowly over and the introduction of former QPR forward Matt Smith could not break the deadlock in Millwall's favour.

QPR manager Mark Warburton said:

"We started slowly - they were the better team and deserved the lead.

"We knew what was coming - they get the ball forward quickly and are dangerous with their physicality. We didn't deal with it well in the first 15 minutes.

"But when we started to play towards the end of the first half we hurt them.

"I think both teams tired towards the end. It's the first game and a big occasion with an intense atmosphere."

Millwall manager Gary Rowett said:

"I'm not displeased. We navigated the game well and defended well.

"[QPR midfielder Stefan] Johansen maybe just started to dictate the game a little bit. We needed to get closer and disrupt that flow that he started to produce for QPR.

"We certainly tried to but I felt we ran out of energy when we most needed it. I think we'll get better as the games go on."