West Bromwich Albion<\/a> continued their strong start to the 2026\/27 Championship<\/a> campaign with a 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers<\/a> at The Hawthorns on Saturday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Baggies had gone 1-0 down in the match after Rumarn Burrell raced clear through on goal and his shot cannoned off Max O’Leary and hit Chris Mepham before bobbling into the back of the net.<\/p>\n Callum Styles, starting in an unnatural position at right-back, cut inside from the right to score a sublime goal to level the score just three minutes after the opener.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, neither side were able to find a winning goal in the end and had to settle for a point a piece, which is far from a bad result for either team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the second half, it was the away team who had the best chances to grab a second goal to win the match, but they failed to get past O’Leary between the sticks.<\/p>\n QPR had several opportunities to fire the ball into the corner and past the former Bristol City goalkeeper, but their two biggest chances were not hit with enough power or accuracy, giving the stopper a chance to keep them out.<\/p>\n O’Leary did not have to do anything spectacular to keep the shots out, but he deserves credit for them all the same, and James Morrison may be concerned by the lack of creativity from his team in the second 45.<\/p>\n Vs QPR<\/p>\n<\/th>\n Callum Styles<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n Minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Big chances created<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Duels won<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 8\/13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Tackles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Interceptions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Possession lost<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 17x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Dribbled past<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2x<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n Styles scored a brilliant goal to drag his side back into the match, to his credit, but he was also often too wasteful with the ball at his feet, giving away possession the best part of 20 times.<\/p>\n The versatile defender, who typically plays at left-back, was a strong performer for the Baggies, yet he was also one of the reasons why the hosts found themselves under pressure because of some of his mistakes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Whilst Styles deserves praise for his superb strike to equalise, the best player on the park for West Brom was a star who is slowly becoming their new version of James Morrison, from his playing days.<\/p>\n\n Why West Brom were fortunate to avoid defeat against QPR<\/strong>
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