QPR 2-2 Birmingham
by Kadeem Simmonds
at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium

ALL eyes will be on Queens Park Rangers starlet Ebere Eze this summer, and rightfully so.

But there’s another young talent on QPR’s books and he has just as bright a future as his teammate.

Bright Osayi-Samuel set up QPR’s second goal after combining with Eze and was a pain in Birmingham’s side all afternoon.

That Scott Hogan denied the attacker from grabbing the headlines on Saturday afternoon shouldn’t take away from his overall performance.

The 22-year-old’s vision to slip in Angel Rangel in the first half, who subsequently squared it for Jordan Hugill — whose finish was chalked off for offside — was just a glimpse of what he can do on the ball.

It was fitting that he was the one to set up Hugill for his goal in similar fashion, crossing from the right for the striker on loan from West Ham to tap in at the near post.

He almost won the R’s the game with a fierce shot which stung the palms of Lee Camp in the Blues goal, but ultimately the 2-2 scoreline was a fair reflection of the game.

Hogan gave the away side the lead midway through the first half, only for Marc Pugh and Hugill to score a goal a piece within the space of four minutes to give QPR a one-goal lead.

And the Birmingham ace nabbed his second of the game with 10 minutes remaining.

Eze thought he’d scored the winner but couldn’t find the height to delicately chip Camp, with that chance being the last either side had to secure all three points.