Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Matt Smith inspires QPR to convincing home victory over Norwich
Matt Smith inspires QPR to convincing home victory over Norwich
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, Norwich City. James Husband tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
- 7': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers).
- 7': Harrison Reed (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
- 9': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
- 12': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 13': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Matt Smith.
- 14': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
- 14': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers).
- 15': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Offside, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic tries a through ball, but Josh Murphy is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 21': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
- 22': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
- 22': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Freeman.
- 23': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
- 25': Foul by Darnell Furlong (Queens Park Rangers).
- 25': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers).
- 29': Attempt saved. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Smith with a headed pass.
- 33': Attempt missed. Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 34': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
- 35': Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
- 37': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Lynch.
- 38': Own Goal by Ryan Manning, Queens Park Rangers. Queens Park Rangers 0, Norwich City 1.
- 39': Foul by James Husband (Norwich City).
- 39': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Norwich City 1. Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Smith.
- 40': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers).
- 40': James Husband (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': James Husband (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.
- 44': Foul by Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City).
- 44': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers).
- 45'+1': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 45'+2': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 45'+2': Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Norwich City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Norwich City 1.
- 47': Foul by Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers).
- 47': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 48': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 49': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 49': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers).
- 51': Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
- 54': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Husband.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Norwich City 1. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Scowen.
- 56': Foul by Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers).
- 56': Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Josh Scowen (Queens Park Rangers).
- 57': James Maddison (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Josh Murphy (Norwich City).
- 59': Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 3, Norwich City 1. Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Smith with a headed pass.
- 62': Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Ivo Pinto (Norwich City).
- 64': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 66': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
- 66': Attempt missed. Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
- 68': Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Husband.
- 71': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 72': Attempt missed. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Offside, Norwich City. Grant Hanley tries a through ball, but James Maddison is caught offside.
- 73': Foul by Harrison Reed (Norwich City).
- 73': Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 75': Substitution, Norwich City. Jamal Lewis replaces James Husband.
- 76': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
- 76': Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Matt Smith.
- 78': Attempt missed. Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Massimo Luongo following a set piece situation.
- 79': Eberechi Eze (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
- 80': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 4, Norwich City 1. Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Pawel Wszolek replaces Luke Freeman.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Manning (Queens Park Rangers).
- 81': Josh Murphy (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
- 85': Attempt saved. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Maddison.
- 88': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Queens Park Rangers).
- 88': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 90': Hand ball by Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers).
- 90': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Hanley.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
- 90'+2': Idrissa Sylla (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
- 90'+3': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Massimo Luongo tries a through ball, but Idrissa Sylla is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 4, Norwich City 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 4, Norwich City 1.
Statistics
 NOR |
QPR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 56.5 | Possession | 43.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 291 |
| 489 | Passes | 372 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 30 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,053
Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,053
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Queens Park Rangers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Smithies (GK) |
| 6 | Joel Lynch  |
| 5 | Nedum Onuoha |
| 3 | Jake Bidwell |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 30 | Eberechi Eze |
| 11 | Josh Scowen |
| 21 | Massimo Luongo |
| 17 | Matt Smith |
| 7 | Luke Freeman |
| 14 | Ryan Manning |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
| 31 | Grant Hanley |
| 6 | Christoph Zimmerman |
| 3 | James Husband |
| 2 | Ivo Pinto |
| 23 | James Maddison |
| 8 | Mario Vrancic |
| 4 | Harrison Reed |
| 9 | Nélson Oliveira |
| 11 | Josh Murphy |
| 14 | Wes Hoolahan |
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