On february 2012
Djibril Cisse scored on his QPR debut, but Aston Villa came from two goals down to claim a 2-2 Premier League draw at Villa Park.
The away side moved into a two-goal lead after 30 minutes through Cisse's third Premier League debut goal and a bizarre own goal from Stephen Warnock.
But going two behind belatedly kicked the home side into gear and after Darren Bent halved the deficit on the stroke of half-time, Villa finally fought back to level terms 11 minutes from time courtesy of Charles N'Zogbia's decent low volley.
It was certainly a case of two points dropped for Mark Hughes's side, who missed out on an opportunity to pull further away from the relegation zone while Villa remain in 12th position.
Aston Villa: Given; Hutton,Dunne, Cuéllar, Warnock; Ireland, Petrov, Clark (Bannan, min. 70), N'Zogbia; Keane, Bent.
QPR: Kenny; Young, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Taiwo; Derry (Ephraim, min. 73), Barton, Wright-Philips, Mackie; Hulse (Smith, min. 54), Cissé (Macheda, min. 81).
0-1, min. 11, Cissé. 0-2, min. 28, Warnock (pp). 1-2, min. 44, Bent. 2-2, min. 78, N'Zogbia.
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