Rangers to play it again

QPR and Burnley face a replay after an uninspiring goalless draw in their FA Cup third round tie.

Championship duo fight out goalless draw

QPR and Burnley face a replay after an uninspiring goalless draw in their FA Cup third round tie at Loftus Road. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp, on a scouting mission ahead of next week's Carling Cup semi-final, must have wondered how Premier League rivals Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal succumbed to the Clarets this season. Owen Coyle's side were hit by injuries and suspensions and could not even fill the substitutes' bench as they battled for a share of the spoils. Christian Kalvenes made his first appearance since the end of October while Joey Gudjonsson and Steven Thompson were also recalled. Rangers' three new signings Wayne Routledge, Gary Borrowdale and Heidar Helguson were left out. There were patches of neat football but neither team looked threatening in the opposition's final third. Rangers created the clearer chances. Samuel Di Carmine forced Burnley keeper Brian Jensen to block at his near post after he broke the offside trap to latch on to Damion Stewart's through ball in the 20th minute. Mikele Leigertwood mis-hit a far-post volley just before the half-hour mark. The midfielder's shot went out for a throw when he really should have scored. In between, Wade Elliott struck the crossbar with a thunderous volley from the edge of the area after the home side failed to clear a corner. A flag from the referee's assistant averted the danger for Rangers as the ball rebounded loose. Chances were equally hard to come by in the second half. Gorkss looped a shot on to the roof of the net from 20 yards after 52 minutes. Chris Eagles fluffed his lines for Burnley when he ran the ball out of play as he tried to round Radek Cerny when one-on-one with the Rangers keeper.

Team Name	Queens Park Rangers	Burnley
Possession	51%	49%
Goals	0	0
Shots On Target	0	2
Shots Off Target	8	5
Blocked Shots	2	2
Corners	4	4
Fouls Conceded	12	8
Offsides	1	3
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0