Video: Dunne own goal costs Villa three points at QPR

QPR 1-1 Aston Villa

Richard Dunne’s own goal curse struck once again as QPR rescued a point at the death against Aston Villa at Loftus Road.

Dunne turned Stephen Warnock’s attempted clearance into his own half in stoppage time at the end of the game after Barry Bannan had put the visitors in front early in the second half.

The Honey Monster had something of an unfortunate habit of turning the ball into his own net while in his Manchester City days (today’s was his ninth own goal in the Premier League – a record) and his latest effort took away somewhat from the aura of invincibility that has surrounded him since his miraculous performance in Moscow earlier this month.

Apart from his own goal, however, Dunne was superb and a worthy winner of the man of the match award.

In truth, justice was done with the QPR equaliser as Aston Villa’s opening goal came from a penalty which should never have been awarded.

Bannan converted calmly from the spot after Armand Traore was adjudged to have pushed Gabriel Agbonlahor in the penalty area, but the contact, if there was any, was minimal and certainly not worthy of a penalty kick.

To rub salt in the wounds, Traore was dismissed at the end of normal time for a second bookable offence, having been given a yellow for his original challenge on Agbonlahor, but QPR had the last laugh with the late, late equaliser.