Millwall and QPR played out a 1-1 draw on a night where all eyes were on the hosts’ pre-match anti-discrimination display.
After Millwall supporters booed players for taking a knee on Saturday, both sets of players displayed unity in the fight against racism by linking arms and holding up an anti-racism banner.
After the gesture went off without incident, the first-half paled into insignificance with only a Troy Parrott shot and a long-range Shaun Williams effort of any note.
The second-half saw QPR break the deadlock in the 53rd minute as Ilias Chair’s superb strike from outside the box gave Bartosz Bialkowski no chance.
Millwall upped their game after a triple substitution just past the hour mark but not before QPR went close again – Dominic Ball’s curling strike that was parried away by Bialkowski who also did well to deny Lyndon Dykes.
The Lions eventually got their equaliser through Jon Dadi Bodvarsson in the 70th minute as the QPR backline failed to clear a cross with the forward’s effort deflecting past QPR keeper Seny Dieng.
Millwall looked the more likely to grab a winner late on but failed to really test Dieng – though they did have a late penalty appeal for handball waved away.