English League Championship

FT Monday, April 2, 2018
Norwich City DLDWL 1
–
Queens Park Rangers DWWDL 4
1st2ndT
NOR101
QPR134
MATRADE Loftus Road · 14,053 att.

Match Report

Matt Smith inspires QPR to convincing home victory over Norwich

Matt Smith inspires QPR to convincing home victory over Norwich

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NOR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

QPR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alex SmithiesG
  2. 6Joel LynchCD-L
  3. 5Nedum OnuohaCD-R
  4. 3Jake BidwellLB
  5. 2Darnell FurlongRB
  6. 30Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 11Josh ScowenLM
  8. 21Massimo LuongoRM
  9. 17Matt SmithF
  10. 7Luke FreemanAM-L
  11. 14Ryan ManningAM-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Angus GunnG
  2. 31Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 6Christoph ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 3James HusbandLB
  5. 2Ivo PintoRB
  6. 23James MaddisonAM
  7. 8Mario VrancicLM
  8. 4Harrison ReedRM
  9. 9Nélson OliveiraF
  10. 11Josh MurphyAM-L
  11. 14Wes HoolahanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 38' Own Goal by Ryan Manning, Queens Park Rangers. Queens Park Rangers 0, Norwich City 1.
  2. 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.
  3. 41' Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' James Husband (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 56' Joel Lynch (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 68' Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 75' Substitution, Norwich City. Jamal Lewis replaces James Husband.
  10. 77' Grant Hanley (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Idrissa Sylla replaces Matt Smith.
  12. 80' Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 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.
  14. 81' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Pawel Wszolek replaces Luke Freeman.
  15. 89' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Eberechi Eze.

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