English Premier League

FT Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Queens Park Rangers LLLLW 3
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Aston Villa WWWLL 3
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QPR123
AVL213
Villa Park · 33,708 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke hat trick helps Aston Villa salvage draw in relegation battle

Christian Benteke scored a hat trick and Aston Villa rallied to secure a 3-3 draw against QPR in a wild crucial game in the Premier League relegation picture.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
36.2
Possession
63.8
11
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
166
Accurate Passes
345
259
Passes
464
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
72
Long Balls
106
34
Accurate Long Balls
53
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
20
Effective Tackles
10
27
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
64
Effective Clearances
20
64
Clearances
20

Head to Head

QPR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 4Ron VlaarCD-R
  4. 18Kieran RichardsonLB
  5. 7Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  7. 16Fabian DelphLM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 40Jack GrealishLF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorRF

QPR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robert GreenG
  2. 4Steven CaulkerCD-L
  3. 15Nedum OnuohaCD-R
  4. 6Clint HillLB
  5. 14Mauricio IslaRB
  6. 8Joey BartonCM-L
  7. 30SandroCM-R
  8. 19Niko KranjcarLM
  9. 7Matt PhillipsRM
  10. 25Bobby ZamoraCF-L
  11. 9Charlie AustinCF-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Matthew Phillips (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby Zamora with a cross.
  2. 10' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph.
  3. 33' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor following a fast break.
  4. 34' Sandro (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 35' Niko Kranjcar (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Armand Traore replaces Mauricio Isla.
  7. 52' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Karl Henry replaces Niko Kranjcar.
  8. 55' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Queens Park Rangers 2. Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthew Phillips with a cross following a corner.
  9. 57' Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Doughty replaces Sandro.
  11. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Joe Cole replaces Jack Grealish.
  12. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matthew Lowton replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  13. 78' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Queens Park Rangers 3. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Phillips.
  14. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Charles N'Zogbia replaces Tom Cleverley.
  15. 82' Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 83' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Queens Park Rangers 3. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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