Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Reading: Stalemate keeps QPR and Reading in deep trouble - Sport - Scotsman.com QPR and Reading both remain without a win in the Barclays Premier League this season after cancelling each other out at Loftus Road. The result did little to help either team, with Rangers remaining five points from safety - although they did climb off the bottom of the table for 24 hours at least - and Reading only a point ahead. Reading began with much more urgency than Mark Hughes" side and Jobi McAnuff's dangerous cross had be to cleared from in front of the near post by home defender Anton Ferdinand, before Noel Hunt saw his shot deflected just wide.Djibril Cisse had Rangers" first decent effort in the 12th minute with a shot just over the angle of post and bar. But Reading took a deserved lead in the 16th minute from a Nicky Shorey corner. Sean Morrison headed against the bar and Gorkss volleyed in his first Premier League goal. The home fans began to vent their frustration, though QPR would have scored but for a stunning save by Alex McCarthy, who pushed Esteban Granero's free kick onto the bar, with Jose Bosingwa firing the rebound just over. Reading seemed content to sit on their lead after the break and QPR began to pile on the pressure, with Junior Hoilett and Cisse both seeing shots blocked. They were rewarded when Cisse took one touch to control a cross by Bosingwa and beat Sean Morrison before finding the bottom corner. McCarthy was then equal to Adel Taarabt's 25-yard shot, diving to his right to push it away. As QPR looked the more likely to find a winner, Taarabt thought he had had found it when he was played clean through by Cisse in the 83rd minute. but McCarthy stuck out a hand and a foot to divert the shot behind. The striker had run off to celebrate and held his head in his hands but, great save though it was, he really should have scored.