Charles' double save denies West Ham a chance at top spot
Sky Sports Football's QPR highlights draw a fast start, with viewers discussing the late goalkeeping and the penalty decisions.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 324,532 views a day, 14 times a normal first day on this channel (23,013).
Charles makes OUTSTANDING stoppage-time double save! 👏 | West Ham 1-1 QPR | Championship highlights
Jarrod Bowen had a stoppage-time penalty and a chance to send West Ham to the top of the Championship. Pierce Charles kept it out, then made the second save that gives Sky Sports Football's highlights their headline moment. The match finished level.
The upload reached roughly 132,000 views in seven hours, an unusually strong start for the channel's regular videos. Its comment section was already more than eight times as busy as a usual full first day. That burst of attention stands out while the channel's overall daily views are running well below their usual pace.
Viewers are picking apart both the goalkeeping and the officiating. Several focus on Charles' second stop, with one singling out the header after the penalty. Others question the penalty decisions or discuss how the referee's viewing angle might have affected the first call.
The late drama offers a change of pace from Sky Sports Football's other Friday uploads: a South Coast derby history and Ben Ransom's final Lost Grounds episode, visiting former stadium sites around London.
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What viewers say
QPR keeper with miraculous saves at the end .
Fair play@SilvioAndrade-z8rSee it on YouTubeWhat a save that second header is BTW on the penalty at the end
@seeds4life999See it on YouTubeYou can see from the ref's viewpoint that the first pen did look like one. Tricky spot.
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Fair play incredible keeping from Charles
@therealdarkwhale7977See it on YouTubeGreat game, Rs played well , Charles saved the night
@Dee-p2s1mSee it on YouTube
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- Channel
- Sky Sports Football
- Subscribers
- 884,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,781,300
- Channel views, pace per day
- 144,868 (on a normal day: 506,106)
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 132,485 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 324,532
The numbers
The highlights made an unusually fast start for a regular Sky Sports Football upload. The views and comments below show how much attention arrived in the opening hours.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which club did Jarrod Bowen play for immediately before joining West Ham?
Bowen joined West Ham from Hull City in January 2020.


