Blackpool 1-1 Queens Park Rangers: Gary Madine penalty earns point for hosts

Gary Madine has scored two goals in his past four appearances

Blackpool came back from a goal down to secure a point in an entertaining clash against QPR.

The home side had the ball in net inside six minutes but Kenny Dougall's header was wrongly ruled out for offside because Gary Madine, who had been in an offside position, touched the ball when it had already crossed the line.

The R's took the lead before the break through Chris Willock's beautifully-struck curling effort from the edge of the area.

Madine smashed a penalty in after QPR goalkeeper Seny Dieng had fouled Jordan Gabriel in the penalty area, and substitute Sonny Carey nearly won it for the hosts but his shot struck the outside of the post.

The point means Mark Warburton's men will spend the international break in sixth place, while the Seasiders are in 10th but just one point behind.

To their credit, both teams ended the game looking for a winner in difficult conditions on the north west coast.

Blackpool will rightly feel aggrieved that Dougall's early goal was incorrectly ruled out and will perhaps feel that the visitors should have been reduced to 10 men when Dieng brought Gabriel down in the area and was only shown a yellow card.

QPR largely played on the counter-attack but made the absolute most of one of their rare forays forward in the first half when Willock took advantage of Gabriel allowing him to cut inside to curl a super effort in.

Carey hit the outside of the post and Dieng had to be alert on a couple of occasions as the home side went in search of a winner, but it was the R's who had the final chance to take all three points when Scotland striker Lyndon Dykes blazed a late shot over the crossbar.

QPR host Luton after the international break in a fortnight, while the Tangerines travel to Swansea when they return to action on the same day.