English League Championship

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
Coventry City LLWWL 1
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Queens Park Rangers WLDDL 2
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MATRADE Loftus Road · 17,321 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Coventry's Championship lead cut by QPR defeat

Stuttering Coventry's grip at the top of the Championship loosened further as QPR came from behind to beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
6
Saves
1
62.6
Possession
37.4
9
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
215
505
Passes
301
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
71
Long Balls
74
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
12
29
Effective Clearances
52
29
Clearances
52

Head to Head

COV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

QPR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joe WalshG
  2. 5Steve CookCD-L
  3. 3Jimmy DunneCD-R
  4. 18Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 37Ronnie EdwardsRB
  6. 20Harvey ValeAM
  7. 24Nicolas MadsenLM
  8. 15Isaac HaydenRM
  9. 22Richard KoneF
  10. 11Paul SmythAM-L
  11. 7Karamoko DembeleAM-R

COV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 15Liam KitchingCD-L
  3. 4Bobby ThomasCD-R
  4. 3Jay Da SilvaLB
  5. 27Milan van EwijkRB
  6. 5Jack RudoniAM
  7. 6Matt GrimesLM
  8. 28Josh EcclesRM
  9. 9Ellis SimmsF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 24' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Bennie replaces Karamoko Dembélé because of an injury.
  2. 25' Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Substitution, Coventry City. Romain Esse replaces Ephron Mason-Clark because of an injury.
  4. 53' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Coventry City 1. Josh Eccles (Coventry City) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Rudoni with a cross.
  5. 66' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Coventry City 1. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen with a cross.
  6. 71' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito replaces Paul Smyth.
  7. 71' Substitution, Coventry City. Haji Wright replaces Ellis Simms.
  8. 73' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Coventry City 1. Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  9. 80' Substitution, Coventry City. Yang Min-Hyeok replaces Tatsuhiro Sakamoto.
  10. 84' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sam Field replaces Isaac Hayden because of an injury.
  11. 90'+2' Liam Kitching (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+5' Bobby Thomas (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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