Charlton 1-0 QPR

All eyes were on Ravel Morrison – but it was a shocking pitch that stole the headlines.

Right at the death Johnnie Jackson rose at the back post to meet a corner and head down and in to break Rangers hearts.

It was a cruel twist in a game that deserved no goals on corrugated grass that saw the ball bounce and bobble in all directions defying anyone to control it.

The West Ham loanee’s twists, turns and deft flicks were the nearest thing to skill, but even he was mugged by the notorious surface.

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Just before the winner he miscued from five yards when it was easier to convert from Armand Traore's low centre and before that, Morrison wasted a glorious chance to mark his Rs debut when he hopelessly skewed wide from Kevin Doyle’s cut back.

In fact, Doyle barely touched the ball before getting subbed off, and in truth, the Rangers attack was toothless.

The best chance of the game was squandered by Modibo Maiga who latched on to a hopeless kick out, only to mis-control and allow the ball to dribble out of play on the byline.
Against a side still in the bottom three Rangers mustered not a shot on target despite three changes to the side that lost at home to Reading last week.

The blast Richard Dunne let fly at Benoit Assou-Ekotto last week, was heard by their boss.

Harry Redknapp dropped the Spurs loanee and moved Clint Hill to the left-back spot, with Nedum Onuoha in the centre.

Even so, Jordan Cousins hit the foot of the Rs post from 20 yards early on, and the man with the longest name in the Championship took the shortest route to the other stick from the rebound.

In all fairness to Reza Ghoochannejhad the ball came back to him at pace, but even so Rs breathed a sigh of relief.

Morrison was a foot away from connecting with a header in the centre, and Aaron Hughes provided a second cross the new ma could only hook over.

On 27 minutes, Nedum Onuoha weaved his way past three defenders into the box, and went down over an outstretched leg.

No penalty, said the ref, despite the baying from 3,200 away fans.

No goal either, no points, and no win in the last four matches made worse by the news both Leicester and Burnley in the automatic slots pulled further away.

QPR, 4-4-1-1: Green; Hughes, Dunne, Onuoha, Hill; Hoilett (Keane 59), Carroll (Benayoun 81), Jenas, Traore; Morrison, Doyle (Maiga 70); subs not used: Murphy, Henry, Suk-Young, O’Neil