Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers both recorded their second goalless draw in four days, in difficult conditions at the Kassam Stadium.
Rangers had the clearest chance of the first half, when U’s keeper Jamie Cumming brilliantly denied Paul Smyth’s bending effort.
Oxford’s best opportunity fell to Stan Mills, who latched on to Myles Peart-Harris’s inviting cross but side-footed over from close range.
One worry for QPR was an injury to 19-year-old Esquerdinha, who was stretchered off after 64 minutes.
Matt Bloomfield’s debut as Oxford boss on Saturday, against Bristol City, also ended 0-0 and they remain four points adrift of safety after this latest draw.
They went close twice early on, with Sam Long just clearing the crossbar and Mills shooting narrowly wide.
QPR, frustrated when Cumming saved superbly from Smyth, then had to regroup after the lengthy stoppage while Esquerdinha received treatment, leading to nine minutes of time added on.
And they had an opportunity to win it during that period as Daniel Bennie stretched to meet a low cross but couldn’t get a telling touch and the ball flew past the post.
Rangers’ second goalless draw extends their time without conceding a goal to 270 minutes, but doesn’t help them narrow the gap on the top six.
For Bloomfield, back-to-back home games without scoring might go down as a missed opportunity to kickstart his reign.