QPR v Reading player ratings

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QPR remain without a home win in the league since the opening day of the season. Here’s how we rated the players in the 1-1 draw with Reading.

Alex Smithies: 8

QPR’s best player by quite some distance. Smithies was rarely called upon in the first half, but he made several excellent stops in the second and a last-ditch tackle to deny Garath McCleary. All this after alarm bells rang just before kick-off when he appeared to receive treatment for a back injury.

James Perch: 6

Solid enough on his return to the starting line-up after injury.

Nedum Onuoha: 6

Deployed in the centre of defence and looked more comfortable than at right-back. Survived a few shaky moments in the first 15 minutes though.

Grant Hall: 6

Substituted after 35 minutes with what looked like a nasty thigh injury. He had been having a steady game.

Joel Lynch: 5

Once again lined up as a makeshift left-back and was given plenty of problems while offering nothing of note going forward. Should have done better in the build up to Reading’s goal.

Ariel Borysiuk: 7

A lively, battling display from the Pole. Kept things simple in midfield.

Karl Henry: 6

Anonymous for much of the game. With Borysiuk putting in a shift, surely Rangers could have done with a midfielder who could offer more with the ball than Henry.

Pawel Wszolek: 7

Scored his first goal for the club with a neat finish, having used his pace to find space behind the Reading backline. A decent all-round display.

Tjaronn Chery: 5

Failed to make an impact and his set-pieces were also unusually poor.

Olamide Shodipo: 6

Set up QPR’s goal but looked a shadow of the player who performed so well in his cameo at Fulham.

Sebastian Polter: 6

A typical display that QPR fans have become so accustomed to. Polter battled, pressed and was a nuisance with his never-say-die attitude. His footwork let him down on several occasions though and he was unable to divert a good headed chance on target.

Steven Caulker: 6

Replaced the unfortunate Hall early on and was caused problems by McCleary and Danny Williams.

Conor Washington: 6

A lively presence when introduced early in the second half. But Washington, Polter and Idrissa Sylla (who came on late in the game) looked like they didn’t quite know how to set up when all three were deployed.