English League Championship

FT Thursday, January 1, 2026
Norwich City DWDWL 2
–
Queens Park Rangers WLWDL 1
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NOR022
QPR011
MATRADE Loftus Road · 17,452 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
48.3
Possession
51.7
11
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
262
Accurate Passes
288
387
Passes
404
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.1
91
Long Balls
66
27
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
8
18
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
8
33
Effective Clearances
27
33
Clearances
27

Head to Head

NOR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

QPR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Paul NardiG
  2. 5Steve CookCD-L
  3. 3Jimmy DunneCD-R
  4. 18Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 27Amadou Salif MbengueRB
  6. 15Isaac HaydenCM-L
  7. 24Nicolas MadsenCM-R
  8. 11Paul SmythLM
  9. 7Karamoko DembeleRM
  10. 16Rumarn BurrellCF-L
  11. 22Richard KoneCF-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vladan KovacevicG
  2. 33José CórdobaCD-L
  3. 15Ruairi McConvilleCD-R
  4. 14Benjamin ChriseneLB
  5. 35Kellen FisherRB
  6. 16Jacob WrightAM
  7. 7Pelle MattssonLM
  8. 23Kenny McLeanRM
  9. 9Josh SargentF
  10. 29Oscar SchwartauAM-L
  11. 10Matej JurásekAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 46' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Norwich City 1. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matej Jurásek with a cross.
  3. 56' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kwame Poku replaces Karamoko Dembélé.
  4. 57' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito replaces Paul Smyth.
  5. 61' Substitution, Norwich City. Lucien Mahovo replaces Ben Chrisene.
  6. 61' Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Oscar Schwartau.
  7. 65' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kieran Morgan replaces Isaac Hayden.
  8. 72' Substitution, Norwich City. Tony Springett replaces Josh Sargent.
  9. 72' Substitution, Norwich City. Jack Stacey replaces Matej Jurásek.
  10. 72' Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Richard Kone.
  12. 82' Jack Stacey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Substitution, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Jacob Wright.
  14. 90'+6' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Norwich City 2. Jovon Makama (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden following a fast break.
  15. 90'+9' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Norwich City 2. Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

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