Cardiff City were held to a scoreless bore draw against QPR as their winless run stretched to five matches.
It was hardly a festive treat at Cardiff City Stadium as both sides served up an insipid, uninspired contest which saw just one shot on target courtesy of the visitors.
The Bluebirds will argue that they had the better of the opportunities, but the glaring fact is they have gone another 90 minutes without registering a single shot on target. There is only so long there can be encouraging signs without any end product.
Mark Hudson desperately needs a win and, ideally, a run of them. All bark and no bite, it was Boxing Day disappointment for Cardiff fans in the Welsh capital.
The big team news was that Rubin Colwill was named to start his first game since August. A big boost for City, who wanted to add more creativity and be more positive in their approach in search of much-needed points.
And it was he who got City fans off their feet for the first time at Cardiff City Stadium, when he bludgeoned a 30-yard free-kick towards goal before seeing it whistle just past Seny Dieng's post.
But after that, the game slowed down. It was not a first half for the ages, let's just say that, although there were moments for both sides.
Tim Iroegbunam proved a thorn in City's side and Ryan Wintle was booked after the half-hour mark for bringing down the midfielder, who was bearing down on Cardiff's goal. Kenneth Paal stepped up and hit a lovely, left-footed free-kick which had Ryan Allsop worried, but it whistled past the post.
Cardiff's two best opportunities came just before the half-time whistle, in fact, and the busy Callum Robinson was instrumental in both.
The first came when Wintle whipped in an inch-perfect cross towards the
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