QPR v Reading

QPR 2

FT 90 +6
HT 1-1

Pavel Pogrebnyak grabbed the winner for Reading as they twice came back from a goal down to beat QPR in the third round of the Capital One Cup.

Junior Hoilett finished a solo run with a shot into the bottom corner to put the hosts ahead before Kaspars Gorkss headed in a leveller.

Djibril Cisse's powerful shot put QPR back in front only for Nicky Shorey's free-kick to haul Reading level again.

League Cup fourth-round draw:

Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Swindon v Aston Villa
Wigan v Bradford
Leeds v Southampton
Norwich v Tottenham
Liverpool v Swansea
Chelsea v Manchester United
Reading v Arsenal

Pogrebnyak flicked in a winner and even had a penalty saved as Reading won.

QPR keeper Julio Cesar kept out the injury-time spot-kick, awarded when Stephane Mbia fouled Pogrebnyak, but there was too little time left for the home side to make the most of it as the visitors held on to book their place in the last 16.

The two sides went into the match in the bottom two places in the Premier League and with just one win - from the last round of the Capital One Cup - from their outings so far this season.

QPR boss Mark Hughes made four changes, including giving summer signing Mbia his debut and Kieron Dyer his first start for 13 months.

Midfielder Dyer, like the home side, made a lively start as QPR quickly seized the upper hand.

They were rewarded for their early play when Hoilett struck with a lovely solo goal as he left several defenders in his slipstream before firing a low shot past keeper Alex McCarthy.

However, QPR barely had time to settle against a Reading side who had made seven changes, including giving Jimmy Kebe his first start of the season after his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Hoillett gave QPR the lead but it was to little avail

Shorey swung in a free-kick which was met with a firm header by Gorkss, who did not celebrate scoring against his former club.

Both sides had chances either side of half-time as Kebe had a shot blocked, while QPR midfielder Jamie Mackie had an effort saved by McCarthy.

The game swung from end-to-end and it was the peripheral Cisse who eventually made his presence felt with a stunning strike which gave McCarthy no chance.

Reading again hit back almost immediately when Shorey's 25-yard free-kick went in off the underside of the crossbar.

The visiting side were eventually rewarded for their refusal to be shrugged off when Jay Tabb cut the ball back for Noel Hunt, who fed Russian Pogrebnyak to produce a deft finish for Reading's third.

Pogrebnyak was not made to pay for his stoppage time penalty miss as the Royals progressed to a home tie against Arsenal in the next round.

QPR manager Mark Hughes: "To lose it in the manner we did is disappointing but it is understandable to a certain extent given the changes and the injuries we have at the back.

"We haven't had that continuity at the back, which you need to bang results out.

"It is difficult at the moment because we're playing guys at different levels of fitness and we're trying to get everyone up to speed. That will come but we're just not there at the moment."

Reading manager Brian McDermott: "Our identity as a team is what you saw, what we're about, and I know if we perform at that level and that tempo with the way we pass the ball with pace then we are going to be more than capable in this league. No problem.

"I felt we needed to strip the team back to what we're about, really. In the last couple of games our tempo has been slow and we haven't been getting crosses into the box or creating too many chances.

"We really stripped the side back. We had good conversations in the dressing room and we wanted to get a result and we did that."

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (5)

Queens Park Rangers

33 Julio Cesar
06 Hill
15 Onuoha
07 Park Ji-sung (Zamora - 67' )
14 Granero
18 Dyer (Nelsen - 65' )
32 Faurlin (Diakite - 87' )
40 M'bia Booked
09 Cisse Booked
12 Mackie
23 Hoilett

Substitutes

01 Green
17 Nelsen
02 Diakite
04 Derry
11 Wright-Phillips
28 Ehmer
25 Zamora

Reading

21 McCarthy
03 Shorey
06 Mariappa (Morrison - 79' )
17 Gorkss
24 Cummings
04 Karacan
14 Kebe Booked (McCleary - 69' )
16 Tabb
19 Robson-Kanu Booked
07 Pogrebniak
10 Hunt

Substitutes

41 Taylor
02 Gunter
15 Morrison
11 McAnuff
09 Le Fondre
12 McCleary
18 Church

Ref: East

Att: 11,562

Match Stats

Possession 53 47

Shots

13 9

On target

6 5

Corners

3 5

Fouls

10 12

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +5:53 Full time

Full Time The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

90:00 +5:19

Pavel Pogrebnyak is caught offside. Free kick taken by Esteban Granero.

90:00 +3:35

Unfair challenge on Jamie Mackie by Nicky Shorey results in a free kick. Esteban Granero crosses the ball in from the free kick. Djibril Cisse takes a shot from 12 yards. Jay Tabb gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Esteban Granero. Free kick taken by Soares Julio Cesar. Jay Tabb gets a block in.

90:00 +2:41 Penalty

Placed penalty taken by Pavel Pogrebnyak saved by Soares Julio Cesar. QPR 2-3 Reading.

90:00 +1:11

Pavel Pogrebnyak fouled by Stephane Mbia, the ref awards a Penalty.

88:05

Jem Karacan challenges Bobby Zamora unfairly and gives away a free kick. Soares Julio Cesar restarts play with the free kick.

86:55 Substitution

Substitution (QPR) makes a substitution, with Samba Diakite coming on for Alejandro Faurlin.

84:14

Ryan Nelsen restarts play with the free kick.

84:14 Booking

Booking Hal Robson-Kanu goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

84:06

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Esteban Granero by Hal Robson-Kanu.

83:22

Hal Robson-Kanu produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the target.

82:26

Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Noel Hunt misses to the right of the target.

80:43

The assist for the goal came from Hal Robson-Kanu.

80:43 Goal scored

Goal - Pavel Pogrebnyak - QPR 2 - 3 Reading Pavel Pogrebnyak fires in a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. QPR 2-3 Reading.

79:51

Esteban Granero produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.

77:05 Substitution

Substitution Sean Morrison on for Adrian Mariappa.

77:05

Bobby Zamora fouled by Jem Karacan, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Esteban Granero.

75:38 Goal scored

Goal - Nicky Shorey - QPR 2 - 2 Reading Nicky Shorey scores a goal direct from the free kick from long range to the top right corner of the goal. QPR 2-2 Reading.

74:54

Hal Robson-Kanu takes a shot. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jay Tabb by Esteban Granero. Djibril Cisse gets a block in.

71:43 Booking

Booking Djibril Cisse goes into the book.

70:48 Goal scored

Goal - Djibril Cisse - QPR 2 - 1 Reading Djibril Cisse finds the net with a goal from outside the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal. QPR 2-1 Reading.

70:00

Djibril Cisse is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Alex McCarthy restarts play with the free kick.

68:52 Substitution

Substitution Jimmy Kebe goes off and Garath McCleary comes on.

67:32

The official flags Pavel Pogrebnyak offside. Soares Julio Cesar restarts play with the free kick.

66:22 Substitution

Substitution Bobby Zamora replaces Ji-Sung Park.

64:17 Substitution

Substitution Ryan Nelsen replaces Kieron Dyer.

60:46

Direct free kick taken by Nedum Onuoha.

60:46 Booking

Booking Jimmy Kebe receives a yellow card.