Preston beat 10-man QPR 1-0 at Deepdale on Saturday afternoon, but they were made to wait a long time for Jordan Hugill’s winner. Here’s our player ratings from the game. Preston North End Chris Maxwell – didn’t have to work too hard for his clean sheet. QPR had just two shots, both hit straight at… Read more →
In one of the most remarkable fight-backs in second tier history, 93rd and 94th minute goals saw QPR snatch a remarkable point against West London foes Brentford at Loftus Road. Here’s our player ratings from the game. Queens Park Rangers Alex Smithies – denied Vibe in a relatively quiet first half. Difficult to criticize him… Read more →
In one of the most remarkable fight-backs in second tier history, 93rd and 94th minute goals saw QPR snatch a remarkable point against West London foes Brentford at Loftus Road. Here’s five things from the game. Lively Canos QPR fans taunted Sergi Canos for his haircut, but the winger’s performance certainly had it’s highlights. In… Read more →
Free-flowing Forest swept away an imbalanced QPR side 4-0 thanks to a Tyler Walker brace, which sandwiched goals from Kieran Dowell and Barrie McKay. Here’s our player ratings from the game. Nottingham Forest Jordan Smith – caught crosses well when needed, but it’s fair to say the young stopper has had busier afternoons. 6 Eric… Read more →
Queens Park Rangers broke an unwanted EFL record in unwanted circumstances – a 4-0 defeat to a free-flowing Forest side. Here’s six talking points from the game. QPR’s lack of pace The visitors started the brighter: quick to second balls with a grip on central areas, but when they got into good positions, they lacked… Read more →
Had QPR and Fulham been more ruthless in front of goal, we could potentially be talking about one of the second tier’s highest-scoring matches ever, rather than what looked on paper like a run-of-the-mill 2-1 win for the visitors. That came thanks to goals from Ryan Fredericks and Stefan Johansen, though Conor Washington’s injury-time strike… Read more →
A disciplined team performance helped QPR to a 1-0 win at Reading – but which players stood out? Reading Ali Al-Habsi – poor distribution. Looked frustrated at the number of times he was given the ball unnecessarily. 4 Chris Gunter – a possession system requires full-backs who provide pace and drive, qualities Gunter failed to offer. A couple of… Read more →
A disciplined team performance helped QPR to a 1-0 win at Reading – but what have we learnt from the game? Reading’s controlled start In the first seven minutes, Reading played the game on their own terms. Centre-backs Liam Moore and Joey Van Den Berg took time to get the ball into the middle third, the right… Read more →
Here are The Football Lab’s player ratings for Wolves’ 2-1 win at QPR. Queens Park Rangers Alex Smithies – arguably the best player on the pitch. His string of saves at 2-0 was the main reason QPR went into injury time with a fighting chance. 9 James Perch – ruined the game for his side… Read more →
‘Come on!’ Ian Holloway shouted at his players, frantically beating his chest as if to embody the passion he wanted to see from them. The game was midway through the second half and Helder Costa had swiftly added to Dave Edwards’ opener for Wolves, leaving QPR 2-0 down with a man disadvantage. In the final 10… Read more →