Antonio German came off the bench to grab a point for QPR in their entertaining clash with promotion-chasing Swansea City at Loftus Road.

It was no more than Rangers deserved for another battling performance in West London, though they had to come back from a goal down when Nathan Dyer finished smartly after a ball from deep hit the back of Matt Hill.

The R's weren't to be beaten, however, and after Adel Taarabt's corner was knocked back by substitute Rowan Vine into the direction of German, he made little mistake to fire home from close range.

QPR had chances to win it, though Matt Connolly's header that was ruled out for offside was as close as they came, as the hosts picked up another welcome point.

Rangers gaffer Neil Warnock was forced into changes for the first time since taking over as boss at the start of the month.

Damion Stewart missed out owing to a one-match suspension for a red card received in the midweek loss at Reading, while Jay Simpson suffered a knock in training yesterday (Friday) that ruled him out of the Swans clash.

That meant Peter Ramage and Akos Buzsaky both came into the starting line-up.

Carl Ikeme was in goal for the R's.

Ramage and Hill started at full-back, while Connolly came into the centre of defence to partner Kaspars Gorkss.

In midfield, Buzsaky and Hogan Ephraim began the game from the flanks, supported by Mikele Leigertwood and Alejandro Faurlin from the middle.

Taarabt played just off Tamas Priskin up front.

There wasn't much to choose between the two sides in the opening minutes, though it was the R's who fashioned two half chances to find an opener.

Ramage nodded a header onto Taarabt just past halfway, before the midfielder controlled the ball and unleashed a low drive from 30 yards that went straight at Dorus De Vries.

Moments later, QPR were on the attack once again. Gorkss played a ball from deep into the path of Buzsaky, who flashed a shot just wide from the edge of the box.

Taarabt then produced a flurry of skills down the right-hand side allowing Buzsaky to flash over a cross that was driven wide from close-range by Priskin, who was under pressure from his defensive opponent.

Swansea, however, were by no means passengers in the match, and they came closest yet the notching a first goal when Shefki Kuqi flicked on for Dyer, whose shot came off the foot of the post and back into play before it was cleared up field.

Soon after, a ball was played from deep over the top of the R's backline and into the path of Dyer, and just as it looked as though he was to have a clean shot at goal, Hill intervened to clear the ball away - albeit with a slightly fortuitous deflection off Ikeme - for a corner kick.

Just before the interval, lovely build up play involving Hill, Leigertwood and Taarabt resulted in Buzsaky cutting in from the left before firing a low shot at De Vries in the City net.

Swansea created a chance of their own as the half came to a close. Mark Gower's pinpoint cross found the head of Kuqi, who headed just over the bar.

Moments later, Kuqi was involved yet again when he raced down the right-hand side of the penalty area before crossing for Guillem Bauza, who drove straight at Ikeme from close range.

As the second half got underway, it was Swansea who were first on the offensive, and Gower forced a smart save from Ikeme when his goal-bound cross from a free-kick had to be tipped over the crossbar.

Play then switched to the other end, and when Leigertwood picked the ball up around 25-yards out, his low drive was collected well by De Vries.

Soon after, David Cotterill fired in a set-piece at Ikeme that he had little trouble in catching for QPR.

The R's keeper was helpless to keep out the Swans' next attempt, however, as they rather fortuitously took a 57th minute lead at Loftus Road.

Bauza's ball from midway hit the back of Hill on the edge of the penalty area, putting Dyer through one-on-one with Ikeme in the R's net. The midfielder made no mistake to tuck to ball away low into the left-hand corner.

Play then switched the other end, where the R's missed a great chance to level.

Rangers substitute Lee Cook's delicious free-kick from the right was nodded goalwards by the unmarked Connolly, who headed just wide with keeper De Vries soundly beaten.

There could be no doubt that the R's were now the stronger force as they looked to level matters.

Following a sustained spell of pressure, they forced a deserved equaliser with just under 15 minutes remaining in W12.

Taarabt played a corner over from the left that was clipped back across goal at the back post from Vine, before German snuck in to smash home.

Buoyed by the equaliser, QPR then wasted no time of searching for a winner.

Faurlin soon received the ball on the edge of the box before he smashed high and wide of the bar.

The R's thought they had won it with five minutes to go.

Taarabt's smashed free-kick bounced up off the wall before Connolly raced around the back to nod in, but the assistant official deemed him to be in an offside position. 

QPR: Ikeme, Ramage, Leigertwood, Buzsaky (Cook 58), Gorkss, Connolly, Faurlin, Hill, Ephraim (Vine 73), Priskin (German 58), Taarabt.

Subs: Balanta, Cerny, Brown, Oastler.

Goals: German (76)

Subs: Cornell, Pratley, Pintado, Trundle.

Goals: Dyer (57)

Bookings: Richards

Referee: Mr C Boyeson

Attendance: 15, 502