Rangers' Czech goalkeeper Jan Stejskal denied impressive Liverpool the chance to close the gap further on the first division leaders.
Stejskal three timed saved his side in a thrill-packed Boxing Day encounter as Liverpool, inspired by the imperious Jan Molby, strolled through a game they largely controlled.
Stejskal started off by brilliantly turning Molby's fierce free-kick onto the bar and then plunged to deny Michael Thomas his first goal for Liverpool since his 1.5 million pound move from Arsenal.
But he excelled himself with a double 25th minute save, first getting a hand to Thomas's low shot, and then somehow stopped Mike Marsh's follow-up.
At the other end Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar was also in unbeatable form, making two fine stops from Simon Barker headers and then dashing out to foil Dennis Bailey after a superb turn had fooled the defence.
But Mark Wright marshalled Liverpool's back four so surely that the Rangers strikers rarely got a look-in in a game that featured plenty of fine football.
Right at the end Roy Wegerle for once wriggled clear of two tackles to fire in a rising shot, but again Grobbelaar was equal to it, twisting in mid-air to turn the ball round the post.
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness accused his team of showing a bit too much festive generosity.
"I'm a bit disappointed because we are not taking three points back with us," said Souness. "I felt that we played very well, especially in the first half. But that's football, and they say Christmas is a time of giving."
Souness was full of praise for QPR's Czech goalkeeper Jan Stejskal, who pulled off some fine saves to prevent Liverpool scoring. "Had it not been for some good saves by their goalkeeper and less than positive finishing from us we could have gone home at half time. He made some excellent saves and kept them in the game".
Rangers manager Gerry Francis, whose side stretched their unbeaten run to five games with this result, said: "It was a tremendous game. If you wanted shots and saves and good football you had it all, the only thing missing was a goal. Although Liverpool have had an indifferent start, they are the leading side of the last couple of decades in terms of winning things, and this was a good measure for us to play them and see how we performed".
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