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Post Match: Queens Park Rangers
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West Ham drew 1–1 with QPR at the London Stadium. Jarrod Bowen cancelled out Nicolas Madsen's penalty, then had a late spot kick saved by the QPR goalkeeper.
No-Guff Summary
- West Ham drew 1–1 with QPR at the London Stadium.
- Jarrod Bowen equalised after Nicolas Madsen's penalty had put QPR ahead.
- QPR goalkeeper Pierce Charles saved Bowen's late penalty.
- Tomáš Souček played the first half on his return from a five-month injury absence and said he needs more playing time to regain sharpness.
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Souček says referee admitted QPR penalty error after draw
Tomáš Souček says the referee told him after West Ham's 1–1 draw with QPR that awarding the visitors' first-half penalty was a mistake. That is Souček's account of their conversation, not an independent confirmation from referee Ruebyn Ricardo.
Souček told Sky Sports he thought he had won the ball in his challenge on Paul Smyth. Nicolas Madsen scored from the resulting penalty. Souček said Ricardo would not explain the decision to him during the match and that it had a big impact on him and the team. West Ham recovered to take a point, but his frustration with the decision plainly had not gone away.
Sources
- Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) — West Ham drew 1-1 with Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship at London Stadium on Friday 9 October 2026.
- Football League World (opens in a new tab) — Argues that West Ham were right to feel aggrieved by QPR’s penalty and reports Souček’s account that referee Ruebyn Ricardo admitted after the match that he had made a mistake.
- West Ham Zone (opens in a new tab) — Reports Soucek said referee Ruebyn Ricardo told him after the match that he was wrong to award QPR a penalty.
- Sky Sports (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Tomas Soucek says referee Ruebyn Ricardo told him he was wrong after awarding QPR a penalty for Soucek’s challenge.