Both teams had been thumped 5-0 on the opening day last weekend, and set out not to endure a repeat on Saturday afternoon.

The Canaries, though, will feel they could have recorded a first win under new manager Chris Hughton after taking the lead on 11 minutes through Simeon Jackson, which was cancelled out when Bobby Zamora slotted home a rebound after a controversial penalty decision from referee Mark Clattenburg.

Both managers had made the expected changes, as Norwich - thrashed at Fulham - handed debuts to defenders Javier Garrido and Sebastien Bassong. Zamora and Armand Traore started for QPR, after their own 5-0 mauling by Swansea, with former Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa on the bench.

QPR started brightly, testing the reshaped Norwich rearguard with some balls across John Ruddy's penalty area. The Canaries looked to break quickly, but lacked a decisive pass from promising build-up. Norwich got it right on 11 minutes when Jackson nodded the host in front.

The ball was worked from left to right through a series of one-touches by Jackson, captain Grant Holt and then Snodgrass, who freed Anthony Pilkington on the overlap. The former Huddersfield winger clipped the ball back across the six-yard box, where Canada forward Jackson nodded into the net.

The visitors were handed a lifeline on 20 minutes when Bassong tackled Djibril Cisse from behind, the QPR striker collapsing to the floor - and referee Clattenburg pointed to the spot. Ruddy pushed Cisse's lacklustre penalty onto the post, but Zamora was first to the rebound, tucking the ball inside the far post.

QPR made a change at the start of the second half when Clint Hill, who had been in a running battle with Norwich captain Holt, was replaced by Nedum Onuoha.

On 65 minutes, Robert Snodgrass crossed from a free-kick on the right, but Bassong headed wide at the back post. Jackson then just failed to connect with a diving header as the former Leeds man cut another ball back across goal, when he should have picked out Holt in space on the penalty spot.

With 20 minutes left, an unmarked Snodgrass headed a great chance over from Garrido's sweeping cross. Hughton made a double attacking change for the final five minutes, throwing on Steve Morison and Chris Martin in place of Holt and Jackson, but had to settle for a share of the points.