Everton midfielder Royston Drenthe admitted he had mixed emotions after their draw at QPR.

The Dutch midfielder fired the Blues ahead on 31 minutes with a rasping left-footed strike from 25 yards.

But five minutes later he conceded the free kick from which Bobby Zamora netted the hosts' equaliser.

"I think my goal was a good thing," Drenthe told evertonfc.com. "But I feel a bit guilty so I have regular feelings.

"It was a good beginning for us in the match, but I think their number seven, (Adel) Taarabt, had a really good performance.

"That's where I got the yellow card. If I let him walk there, you never know what's going to happen. But from that free kick, they scored to make it 1-1.

"I thought I could get the ball with my right foot but he is so quick and he got the better of me this time. I think with the way he was playing, they deserved that goal."