English League Championship

FT Tuesday, December 27, 2016
Queens Park Rangers LLLLL 0
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Brighton & Hove Albion WDWWW 3
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American Express Stadium · 30,176 att.

Match Report

Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Brighton ease to victory over QPR to go top of table

Brighton leapfrogged Newcastle at the top of the Championship with a comfortable 3-0 victory over 10-man QPR at the Amex Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
13
7
Saves
3
43.7
Possession
56.3
12
SHOTS
24
3
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
235
Accurate Passes
352
323
Passes
419
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
12
21
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.5
60
Long Balls
64
20
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
19
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
51
28
Clearances
51

Head to Head

BHA leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 22Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 3Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 21Oliver NorwoodCM-L
  7. 6Dale StephensCM-R
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 11Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 9Sam BaldockCF-L
  11. 17Glenn MurrayCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Jamie MurphySUB
  2. 42Rob HuntSUB
  3. 18Connor GoldsonSUB
  4. 10Tomer HemedSUB
  5. 8Jiri SkalakSUB
  6. 1Niki MäenpääSUB
  7. 14Steve SidwellSUB

QPR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alex SmithiesG
  2. 4Grant HallCD-L
  3. 5Nedum OnuohaCD-R
  4. 3Jake BidwellLB
  5. 24James PerchRB
  6. 21Massimo LuongoCM
  7. 7Ariel BorysiukLM
  8. 8Jordan CousinsRM
  9. 40Idrissa SyllaF
  10. 23Yeni N'GbakotoLF
  11. 15Pawel WszolekRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Abdenasser El KhayatiSUB
  2. 13Matt IngramSUB
  3. 34Osman KakaySUB
  4. 9Conor WashingtonSUB
  5. 12Jamie MackieSUB
  6. 30SandroSUB
  7. 27Olamide ShodipoSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dale Stephens.
  2. 53' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 56' Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the red card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jamie Mackie replaces Ariel Borysiuk.
  5. 68' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Solly March.
  6. 69' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 3, Queens Park Rangers 0. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glenn Murray.
  7. 71' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Glenn Murray.
  8. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jiri Skalak replaces Sam Baldock.
  9. 80' Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 80' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sandro replaces Jordan Cousins.
  11. 81' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Osman Kakay replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.

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