Post by londonranger on Aug 21, 2021 15:15:09 GMT
cpoint against Barnsley at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
The striker beat keeper Brad Collins from Yoann Barbet's cross after Ilias Chair had brought Rangers back into the game with an individual effort.
Having done the double in the previous two seasons, the Yorkshire side had gone ahead early as Dominik Frieser beat the offside trap and drilled the ball past Seny Dieng.
Captain Cauley Woodrow then scored his 50th goal for the club, but they were pushed back as Rangers dominated after the break and Austin's goal earned a deserved draw.
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Rangers boss Mark Warburton made four changes for the game, three of them enforced, with Lee Wallace and Lyndon Dykes injured and Moses Odubajo suspended following his red card against Middlesbrough.
Austin was restored in attack, having scored seven times in previous matches against Barnsley - his best tally against any club - but he was starved of worthwhile service in the first half when the home side failed to produce a meaningful effort on target
Barnsley repeated the high-press tactic which helped carry them to the play-offs last term, but their slick first-time passing following Frieser's opener was also a headache for Rangers, who fell further behind when Callum Styles' cut-back presented Woodrow with a chance he could not miss.
Cauley Woodrow
Cauley Woodrow slots home his 50th goal for Barnsley from close range
So dissatisfied was Warburton with what he was seeing that he took George Thomas and Andre Dozzell off after 35 minutes and had to make another change at the interval with Jimmy Dunne replacing Jordy de Wijs in defence.
Dunne went close when he rose highest from a corner and headed just wide of the post and another dead-ball delivery saw Austin force a fine reaction save from Brad Collins.
Rangers kept pressing forward and Chair turned Toby Sibbick as he cut in from the left before firing into the roof of the net to give them renewed hope.
Woodrow missed a chance to settle it, shooting wide after being picked out by a long ball, and Barnsley's hopes of a first away league victory under Markus Schopp were dashed as Austin found space in the box to beat Collins for the equaliser - the 153rd league goal of his career.
Barnsley captain Cauley Woodrow told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"First half, we could have been 3-0, 4-0 up, but if you don't take your chances, the longer it goes on, the tougher it gets.
"They were flying before this game and I think we gave a good performance and were all over them at times. It's frustrating not to come out with a win.
"If you look at our performance, it was a progression. It's a journey we're on at the moment, playing a totally new style under the new manager and the longer the season goes on, the better we're going to get."
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text
Home TeamQPRAway TeamBarnsley
Possession
Home66%Away34%
Shots
Home13Away12
Shots on Target
Home6Away4
Corners
Home6Away9
Fouls
Home3Away15
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Scores, Results & Fixtures
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST 2021
QPR
2
Barnsley
2
FT
Blackburn
1
West Brom
2
53 mins
Bournemouth
2
Blackpool
0
52 mins
Cardiff
0
Millwall
0
53 mins
Coventry
0
Reading
1
50 mins
Derby
0
Middlesbrough
0
52 mins
Fulham
2
Hull
0
47 mins
Luton
0
Birmingham
3
49 mins
Preston
1
Peterborough
0
50 mins
Sheff Utd
0
Huddersfield
0
52 mins
Stoke
0
Nottm Forest
0
54 mins
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The striker beat keeper Brad Collins from Yoann Barbet's cross after Ilias Chair had brought Rangers back into the game with an individual effort.
Having done the double in the previous two seasons, the Yorkshire side had gone ahead early as Dominik Frieser beat the offside trap and drilled the ball past Seny Dieng.
Captain Cauley Woodrow then scored his 50th goal for the club, but they were pushed back as Rangers dominated after the break and Austin's goal earned a deserved draw.
Follow Saturday's EFL action as it happens
Rangers boss Mark Warburton made four changes for the game, three of them enforced, with Lee Wallace and Lyndon Dykes injured and Moses Odubajo suspended following his red card against Middlesbrough.
Austin was restored in attack, having scored seven times in previous matches against Barnsley - his best tally against any club - but he was starved of worthwhile service in the first half when the home side failed to produce a meaningful effort on target
Barnsley repeated the high-press tactic which helped carry them to the play-offs last term, but their slick first-time passing following Frieser's opener was also a headache for Rangers, who fell further behind when Callum Styles' cut-back presented Woodrow with a chance he could not miss.
Cauley Woodrow
Cauley Woodrow slots home his 50th goal for Barnsley from close range
So dissatisfied was Warburton with what he was seeing that he took George Thomas and Andre Dozzell off after 35 minutes and had to make another change at the interval with Jimmy Dunne replacing Jordy de Wijs in defence.
Dunne went close when he rose highest from a corner and headed just wide of the post and another dead-ball delivery saw Austin force a fine reaction save from Brad Collins.
Rangers kept pressing forward and Chair turned Toby Sibbick as he cut in from the left before firing into the roof of the net to give them renewed hope.
Woodrow missed a chance to settle it, shooting wide after being picked out by a long ball, and Barnsley's hopes of a first away league victory under Markus Schopp were dashed as Austin found space in the box to beat Collins for the equaliser - the 153rd league goal of his career.
Barnsley captain Cauley Woodrow told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"First half, we could have been 3-0, 4-0 up, but if you don't take your chances, the longer it goes on, the tougher it gets.
"They were flying before this game and I think we gave a good performance and were all over them at times. It's frustrating not to come out with a win.
"If you look at our performance, it was a progression. It's a journey we're on at the moment, playing a totally new style under the new manager and the longer the season goes on, the better we're going to get."
Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text
Home TeamQPRAway TeamBarnsley
Possession
Home66%Away34%
Shots
Home13Away12
Shots on Target
Home6Away4
Corners
Home6Away9
Fouls
Home3Away15
View Comments13
Scores, Results & Fixtures
SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST 2021
QPR
2
Barnsley
2
FT
Blackburn
1
West Brom
2
53 mins
Bournemouth
2
Blackpool
0
52 mins
Cardiff
0
Millwall
0
53 mins
Coventry
0
Reading
1
50 mins
Derby
0
Middlesbrough
0
52 mins
Fulham
2
Hull
0
47 mins
Luton
0
Birmingham
3
49 mins
Preston
1
Peterborough
0
50 mins
Sheff Utd
0
Huddersfield
0
52 mins
Stoke
0
Nottm Forest
0
54 mins
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As It Stands