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Premier League

Jan 1, 2015 at 3pm UK

QPR Queens Park Rangers
1-1
Swansea Swansea City

Fer (20')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bony (92')

Player Ratings: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Swansea City

By Alex Meyers, Reporter | 01 January 2015

Sports Mole rates the best and worst players in the Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City at Loftus Road.

Swansea City came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw against Queens Park Rangers in their first Premier League match of the New Year.

QPR goalkeeper Robert Green handled a shot from Wayne Routledge outside of his box in the opening minutes, but escaped without a booking.

The hosts then took the lead thanks to Leroy Fer's powerful strike into the corner from range.

Routledge was sent off late on for the Swans, but they grabbed a point in stoppage time when Wilfried Bony turned and fired an effort into the top corner.

Here, Sports Mole has rated the performances of each of the players on show at Loftus Road.

Leroy Fer of QPR celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City at Loftus Road on January 1, 2015 © Getty Images

QPR:

Goal

Robert Green: Should have been sent off just six minutes into the match for handling the ball outside of his box. Made a number of important saves to keep his team ahead, but could do nothing about Bony's late strike. (6/10)

Defence

Mauricio Isla: Got forward well down the right all afternoon and even tested the keeper with a stinging drive from range. (7/10)

Steven Caulker: Made a number of vital interceptions throughout the afternoon and was strong in the challenge against Emnes and Gomis. (7/10)

Richard Dunne: Played as well as his defensive partner Caulker and made some important blocks. (7/10)

Clint Hill: Decent game in the left-back slot, but allowed the Swansea forwards to get in behind quite easily in the early stages. (7/10)

Midfield

Eduardo Vargas: Struck the post in the first half and caused plenty of problems for the Swansea defence, but faded as the game wore on. (6/10)

Joey Barton: Tough-tackling display as ever from the midfielder who never shied away from a challenge in the centre of the pitch. (6/10)

Karl Henry: Solid outing in the midfield, but allowed Bony far too much space to escape him and score in stoppage time. (6/10)

Leroy Fer: Scored a stunning goal for QPR in the first half and came close with a couple of decent chances after the break. (8/10)

Attack

Charlie Austin: The striker was not at his devastating best, but came close with a header that struck the post after the break. He had two slight glimpses of goal in the first half, with efforts that were well-blocked by the opposition defence. (6/10)

Bobby Zamora: Missed a big chance to score in the first half when he headed over the bar from close range. Aside from that, his link-up play was good and he provided a decent outlet for his side. (6/10)

Substitutes

Junior Hoilett: Came on for the final seven minutes and didn't have much chance to impress. (6/10)

Wilfried Bony of Swansea City runs back after scoring an injury time goal to level the scores at 1-1 during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City at Loftus Road on January 1, 2015 © Getty Images

SWANSEA:

Goal

Lukasz Fabianski: Had no chance of saving Fer's goal, but made some important stops to keep his side in the game. (7/10)

Defence

Neil Taylor: Given plenty of problems by Vargas and Isla and was caught out on a couple of occasions by the Chilean duo. (6/10)

Ashley Williams: Played well and kept a good eye on Austin throughout the match. Was rarely beaten in the air and made some very important challenges. (7/10)

Federico Fernandez: Headed the ball poorly into the path of Fer, who lashed home the opening goal. Was not overly troubled at the back, but should have scored in the second half, when he nodded wide from a free kick. (6/10)

Angel Rangel: Was unable to get too involved in his side's attacks and faced a tough afternoon down his flank. (6/10)

Midfield

Leon Britton: Battled well in the centre of the midfield and used possession well throughout the match. (6/10)

Ki Sung-yueng: Looked impressive when in possession all afternoon and it was his pass that set up Bony for the equaliser. (8/10)

Nathan Dyer: Had a quiet afternoon in the Swansea attack and struggled to get involved. Was eventually replaced by Emnes on the hour mark. (6/10)

Wayne Routledge: Involved in many of his side's best moves and he was denied early on when Green handled his shot outside the box. He wasted a couple of good chances to score afterwards and was shown a debatable red card in the final minutes. (6/10)

Gylfi Sigurdsson: Could not have his usual impact on the match and although he delivered some decent set pieces, he did not see enough of the ball. (6/10)

Attack

Bafetimbi Gomis: Was heavily involved in the first half, but after some good build up play, his finishing let him down badly. (5/10)

Substitutes

Wilfried Bony: Came on with less than 20 minutes to go and immediately got involved with a free kick that was well saved by Green. His team looked far better after his arrival and he snatched them a priceless point with a brilliant stoppage-time equaliser. (8/10)

Marvin Emnes: Played well and offered plenty of threat after replacing Dyer on the hour. He came close on a couple of occasions when he headed an effort wide, before seeing a shot cleared off the line. (7/10)