Crystal Palace returned to Championship action following the international break with the visit to Loftus Road against a QPR side who went into the game on the back of two victories.

Palace were without injured John Oster, Nick Carle came back into the midfield for him and Claude Davis is back from injury at the heart of defence with Jose Fonte moving to the bench.

Rangers included Ex Eagles Wayne Routledge and Mikele Leigertwood in their line up with an outside chance of the play offs still on the cards for the West London outfit.

The first chance on goal came the visitors as Shaun Derry had a shot from distance which went wide but at the other end Rangers first chance brought a save from Julian Speroni. A ball played in by Routledge found Liam Miller but the 'keeper turned the effort around the post.

Just before the half hour mark saw an easier save for Speroni when Adel Taarabt had a chance but shot straight at the man between the sticks. Just a minute later he had to be alert as a deflected chance from Di Carmine came across the face of goal with the Rangers players around him ready to make the most of the chance.

Six minutes before the break and a change is forced for Neil Warnock as he sees Clint Hill have to leave the field with an ankle injury and Jose Fonte comes into the centre of defence. Matt Lawrence goes right back and Nathanial Clyne replaces Hill at left back.

The first caution of the afternoon goes to Davis with six minutes of the half remaining when he catches Di Carmine as the two go for the ball. The outcome of an exchange of words in the dugout area sees Rangers boss Paulo Sousa shown to the stands for protesting with the official - he must of thought the challenge deserved harsher punishment.

The opening minute of the second period saw a good chance from Victor Moses as he showed good control on the edge of the box before producing a curling effort which was dipping towards goal before being tipped over the bar by Radek Cerny in the R's goal.

At the other end Routledge pulled a shot wide at the far post for the home side as the game starts a lot brighter than the first forty five minutes.

The home side looked set to go ahead when Taarabt broke clear just before the hour mark.  Di Carmine's ball sent him on his way but once getting past his man he had Speroni to beat, only to put his effort over the bar in amongst the frustrated R's supporters.

Two more chances came Palace's way midway through the half as Anthony Stokes has a shot saved low down by at the foot of the post by Cerny and Shefki Kuqi heads wide from a Moses corner.

Further change from the bench with 12 minutes remaining as Paul Ifill comes into the game at the expense of Stokes.

He is soon in the game but his shot goes wide and the same happens to an effort from Kuqi as the visitors tried for a late winner.

A late change in the forward line for Palace as James Scowcroft replaced Kuqi for the final eight minutes.

A penalty shout was turned down in the final minutes as Rowan Vine tried to push for the winner but a handball shout was waved away and a disappointing London derby finished with neither side able to break the deadlock.

Teams:

QPR Cerny, Gorkss, Delaney, Ramage, Connolly, Leigertwood,Routledge, Miller (Cook 46), Ephraim, Taarabt (Vine 73), Di Carmine (Balanta 85).

Subs Not Used: Stewart, Alberti.

Crystal Palace Speroni, Lawrence, Davis, Clyne, Hill (Jose Fonte 40), Danns, Derry, Carle, Moses, Kuqi (Scowcroft 83), Stokes (Ifill 79).

Subs Not Used: Hills, Rui Fonte.

Booked: Hill, Davis, Lawrence, Moses.

Att: 15,234  Referee :Scott Mathieson (Cheshire).