English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 20, 2014
West Bromwich Albion LLLDW 2
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Queens Park Rangers LWLWL 3
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WBA202
QPR123
MATRADE Loftus Road · 17,560 att.

Match Report

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Charlie Austin hat trick seals comeback win for QPR over West Brom

Charlie Austin returned from suspension to steal the show with a hat-trick as QPR recovered from two goals down at home to West Brom to win 3-2 and move out of the Premier League bottom three.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
11
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
4
56.6
Possession
43.4
16
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
291
Accurate Passes
222
434
Passes
337
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
3
29
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.2
90
Long Balls
85
27
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
8
11
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
30
Effective Clearances
64
30
Clearances
64

Head to Head

WBA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

QPR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robert GreenG
  2. 4Steven CaulkerCD-L
  3. 22Richard DunneCD-R
  4. 13Yun Suk-YoungLB
  5. 15Nedum OnuohaRB
  6. 20Karl HenryCM-L
  7. 8Joey BartonCM-R
  8. 10Leroy FerLM
  9. 24Eduardo VargasRM
  10. 25Bobby ZamoraCF-L
  11. 9Charlie AustinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Matt PhillipsSUB
  2. 6Clint HillSUB
  3. 19Niko KranjcarSUB
  4. 5Rio FerdinandSUB
  5. 23Junior HoilettSUB
  6. 12Alex McCarthySUB
  7. 17Jordon MutchSUB

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 6Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 23Gareth McAuleyCD-R
  4. 15Sébastien PocognoliLB
  5. 2Andre WisdomRB
  6. 8Craig GardnerAM
  7. 17Graham DorransLM
  8. 7James MorrisonRM
  9. 9Brown IdeyeF
  10. 27Silvestre VarelaAM-L
  11. 29Stéphane SessegnonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Youssouf MulumbuSUB
  2. 18Saido BerahinoSUB
  3. 5Claudio YacobSUB
  4. 16Cristian GamboaSUB
  5. 13Boaz MyhillSUB
  6. 25Craig DawsonSUB
  7. 4Chris BairdSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Joleon Lescott (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon with a headed pass following a corner.
  2. 20' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, West Bromwich Albion 2. Silvestre Varela (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon with a through ball.
  3. 24' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, West Bromwich Albion 2. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 30' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Clint Hill replaces Yun Suk-Young because of an injury.
  5. 39' Richard Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 48' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bobby Zamora with a headed pass following a corner.
  7. 67' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Junior Hoilett replaces Eduardo Vargas.
  8. 69' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Saido Berahino replaces Brown Ideye.
  9. 80' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Niko Kranjcar replaces Bobby Zamora.
  10. 86' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 3, West Bromwich Albion 2. Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joey Barton with a cross following a corner.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Cristian Gamboa replaces Sébastien Pocognoli.

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