Struggling Sheffield Wednesday earn first home point of the season against QPR

Sheffield Wednesday earned their first home point of the season as they recorded a 1-1 Championship draw with QPR at Hillsborough.

Dominic Iorfa’s header put the Owls in front in the first half but Nicolas Madsen’s penalty cancelled it out early in the second.

Both Henrik Pedersen and Julien Stephan named an unchanged XI from their respective victories in the English second tier last weekend.

Thousands of Wednesday fans held black and gold scarves aloft on the 10th minute in protest of owner Dejphon Chansiri, symbolising his 10 years in charge of the club.

The visitors had the first chance of the afternoon with Rumarn Burrell heading at goal but goalkeeper Ethan Horvath got down well to keep him out.

At the other end, Bailey Cadamarteri had a strike towards goal but his effort trickled comfortably wide.

Captain Barry Bannan sent in a dangerous free-kick and the ball sailed just wide after getting a touch from a QPR head.

Richard Kone had a sight of goal from the edge of the Wednesday penalty area but Horvath was not majorly troubled by the effort.

The Owls broke the deadlock in the 30th minute. Bannan whipped in a brilliant free-kick deep from the left and goalkeeper Paul Nardi could not get a hand on it, which left defender Iorfa to nod into an empty net.

The hosts dominated the rest of the half; first on-loan defender Harry Amass had a go at goal but Nardi was equal to the effort.

Cadamarteri then headed the ball over the crossbar after some good work down the left by Svante Ingelsson.

Liam Palmer cut in from the right-hand side and Nardi produced a great save to push his effort over, while Cadamarteri headed over from the resulting corner in the last chance before the break.

QPR made the perfect start to the second half as they equalised after 48 minutes.

Cadamarteri was penalised for a handball in the box from a Rangers corner and Madsen made no mistake from the penalty spot.

Substitute Karamoko Dembele whistled in a powerful strike from range but his effort went just wide of the target as the Rs ramped up the pressure.

Wednesday could have retaken the lead when Bannan cleverly drilled in a low free-kick but Palmer could not make any contact in front of goal.

Neither side could claim a winner in the last few moments of the game and the spoils were shared.