English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Queens Park Rangers
  • 2': Koki Saito
  • 29': Richard Kone
  • 33': Karamoko Dembele
  • 45'+3': Amadou Salif Mbengue
FT
4 - 1
Leicester City
  • 82': Silko Thomas

About

Queens Park Rangers are hosting Leicester City 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.
  • 2': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Leicester City 0. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
  • 5': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 5': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 8': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 10': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 17': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
  • 20': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 20': Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 23': Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 24': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  • 27': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 27': Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
  • 29': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Leicester City 0. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 3, Leicester City 0. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
  • 35': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
  • 39': Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Richard Kone is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Nicolas Madsen with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 0. Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Steve Cook replaces Jake Clarke-Salter.
  • 47': Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 47': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 54': Attempt saved. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ben Hamer (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 55': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 55': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Varane with a headed pass.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
  • 59': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rumarn Burrell is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karamoko Dembélé.
  • 62': Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 62': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City).
  • 63': Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Jordan James.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 63': Substitution, Leicester City. Aaron Ramsey replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu with a cross.
  • 67': Handball by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 69': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
  • 70': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jonathan Varane.
  • 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Abdul Fatawu.
  • 75': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Isaac Hayden replaces Jonathan Varane.
  • 75': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sam Field replaces Nicolas Madsen.
  • 77': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 77': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Penalty conceded by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 82': Penalty missed! Still Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 0. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 82': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 1. Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Foul by Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 83': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
  • 83': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Karamoko Dembélé (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 85': Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  • 85': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kwame Poku replaces Karamoko Dembélé.
  • 85': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Koki Saito.
  • 89': Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 89': Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Offside, Leicester City. Aaron Ramsey is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+1': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Amadou Mbengue.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+4': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 4, Leicester City 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 1
55.3 Possession 44.7
9 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 6
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
332 Accurate Passes 248
418 Passes 329
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 64
20 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 5
43 Effective Clearances 33
43 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,500

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 (4-4-2)

No. Name
29 Ben Hamer (GK)
6 Jake Clark-Salter
3 Jimmy Dunne
18 Rhys Norrington-Davies Yellow Card
27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
24 Nicolas Madsen
40 Jonathan Varane
14 Koki Saito
7 Karamoko Dembele
22 Richard Kone
16 Rumarn Burrell
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Paul Nardi, Paul Smyth, Michael Frey, Isaac Hayden, Kwame Poku, Kieran Morgan, Steve Cook, Liam Morrison, Sam Field.

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
4 Ben Nelson
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
14 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
22 Oliver Skipp
6 Jordan James
9 Jordan Ayew Yellow Card
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Hamza Choudhury, Silko Thomas, Louis Page, Jeremy Monga, Wout Faes, Olabade Aluko, Asmir Begovic, Julián Carranza, Aaron Ramsey.

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