English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Queens Park Rangers
  • 28': Bright Osayi-Samuel
FT
1 - 1
Middlesbrough
  • 19': Chuba Akpom

About

Queens Park Rangers are hosting Middlesbrough at MATRADE Loftus Road, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
  • 3': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 7': Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Osman Kakay.
  • 11': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 11': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
  • 12': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 12': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Grant Hall.
  • 13': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by George Thomas (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 16': Foul by Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 16': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Grant Hall is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
  • 17': George Thomas (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
  • 18': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Luke Amos.
  • 19': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Middlesbrough 1. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 22': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 22': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
  • 25': Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Osman Kakay with a cross.
  • 28': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1. Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Offside, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 29': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Offside, Middlesbrough. Djed Spence tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
  • 33': Offside, Middlesbrough. George Saville tries a through ball, but Djed Spence is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
  • 36': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Osman Kakay.
  • 37': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Lee Wallace.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Grant Hall (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Tavernier with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
  • 41': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Luke Amos (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osman Kakay.
  • 45': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Anfernee Dijksteel.
  • 45': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Marcus Tavernier.
  • 45'+1': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 45'+6': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Thomas with a cross.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 46': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Wallace.
  • 50': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by George Saville.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Osman Kakay with a cross.
  • 55': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Grant Hall because of an injury.
  • 56': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
  • 56': Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 57': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Tom Carroll replaces George Thomas.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Wallace.
  • 64': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Morsy replaces Djed Spence.
  • 65': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
  • 65': Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Geoff Cameron.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Morsy with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 70': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Tom Carroll (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes.
  • 70': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 71': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
  • 71': Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Geoff Cameron (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 72': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Ilias Chair.
  • 74': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Robert Dickie tries a through ball, but Lyndon Dykes is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Osman Kakay.
  • 79': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 82': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Morsy tries a through ball, but Marvin Johnson is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bright Samuel.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chuba Akpom.
  • 84': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Morsy tries a through ball, but Marcus Tavernier is caught offside.
  • 84': Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).
  • 85': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Yoann Barbet (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Carroll with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 87': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 88': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Yoann Barbet (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
6 Saves 1
43.4 Possession 56.6
7 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
147 Accurate Passes 210
252 Passes 335
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
7 Accurate Crosses 7
22 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.4
77 Long Balls 80
26 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 18
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 8
24 Effective Clearances 11
24 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
13 Seny Dieng (GK)
6 Yoann Barbet
4 Robert Dickie
3 Lee Wallace
24 Osman Kakay
10 Ilias Chair
20 Geoff Cameron
8 Luke Amos
9 Lyndon Dykes
11 Bright Osayi-Samuel
19 George Thomas
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Todd Kane, Thomas Carroll, Aramide Oteh, Dominic Ball, Paul Smyth, Conor Masterson, Liam Kelly.

MID Middlesbrough (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
4 Grant Hall
17 Paddy McNair
2 Anfernee Dijksteel Yellow Card
16 Jonathan Howson
22 George Saville
7 Marcus Tavernier
3 Marvin Johnson
29 Djed Spence
10 Chuba Akpom
9 Britt Assombalonga
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Lewis Wing, Aynsley Pears, Marcus Browne, Dael Fry, Sam Morsy, Hayden Coulson, Marc Bola.

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