Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

45': Aiden McGeady
71': Jordan Hugill

FT
2 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

36': Kazenga Lua Lua
78': Luke Freeman

Preston North End 2-1 Queens Park Rangers

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
1': Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).
4': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
7': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
7': Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Lynch.
7': Offside, Preston North End. Chris Maxwell tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
8': Attempt saved. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Smith with a headed pass.
11': Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).
11': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
12': Foul by Callum Robinson (Preston North End).
12': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers).
13': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
14': Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Offside, Preston North End. Aiden McGeady tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
17': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers).
17': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
19': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
19': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers).
21': Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End).
22': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Huntington tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
24': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
25': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
25': Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
26': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt blocked. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
27': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
27': Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Attempt saved. Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
30': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. James Perch tries a through ball, but Pawel Wszolek is caught offside.
30': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
31': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Horgan with a cross.
31': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
31': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
31': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt saved. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pawel Wszolek with a headed pass.
33': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Luke Freeman tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
36': Goal! Preston North End 0, Queens Park Rangers 1. Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
38': Hand ball by Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers).
39': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
41': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Jake Bidwell tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
41': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).
41': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
43': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
45': Goal! Preston North End 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Greg Cunningham.
45'+2': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
46': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
47': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
48': Foul by Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers).
48': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End).
51': Attempt missed. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Huntington.
52': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Maxwell.
53': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
53': Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Joel Lynch tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
59': Offside, Preston North End. Alan Browne tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
60': Offside, Preston North End. Callum Robinson tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
61': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
62': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers).
62': Kazenga Lua Lua (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt blocked. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
64': Attempt missed. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
64': Offside, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
66': Foul by Tom Clarke (Preston North End).
66': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Matt Smith.
68': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Darnell Furlong.
69': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers).
71': Attempt blocked. Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Horgan.
71': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pawel Wszolek.
71': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daryl Horgan with a cross.
71': Goal! Preston North End 2, Queens Park Rangers 1. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
73': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jamie Mackie replaces Kazenga Lua Lua.
74': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
77': Foul by Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers).
77': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).
78': Thomas Spurr (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Second yellow card to Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) for a bad foul.
80': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Daryl Horgan.
82': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
85': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
86': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Daryl Horgan.
88': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a headed pass.
88': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
88': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
89': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
89': Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joel Lynch.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Queens Park Rangers 1.

Statistics

QPR		PNE
12	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	10
1	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	4
48.8	Possession	51.2
10	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
212	Accurate Passes	232
324	Passes	329
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	26
0.1	Cross %	0.3
73	Long Balls	74
22	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	31
35	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,848

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-4-3)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
17	Thomas Spurr
5	Tom Clarke
11	Daniel Johnson
8	Alan Browne
3	Greg Cunningham
7	Daryl Horgan
25	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson
14	Aiden McGeady

Preston North End Substitutes:

Simon Makienok, Tom Barkhuizen, Andrew Boyle, Jermaine Beckford, Anders Lindegaard, Stevie May, Paul Gallagher.

Queens Park Rangers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Alex Smithies (GK)
24	James Perch
6	Joel Lynch
5	Nedum Onuoha
2	Luke Freeman
41	Ryan Manning
3	Jake Bidwell
29	Darnell Furlong
17	Matt Smith
28	Kazenga Lua Lua
15	Pawel Wszolek

Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:

Yeni N'Gbakoto, Massimo Luongo, Matt Ingram, Michael Petrasso, Jamie Mackie, Idrissa Sylla, Sean Goss.

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