English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 14': Jordan James
FT
1 - 3
Queens Park Rangers
  • 43': Harvey Vale
  • 50': Ben Nelson (OG)
  • 58': Ronnie Edwards

About

Leicester City are hosting Queens Park Rangers at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
  • 5': Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Jordan James (Leicester City).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Morgan.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Ayew (Leicester City).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 11': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Harvey Vale is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 13': Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 13': Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Goal! Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Nelson.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 18': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 19': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 19': Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
  • 25': Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 28': Jordan James (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Smyth.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Smyth with a cross.
  • 43': Goal! Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards with a through ball.
  • 45': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 1.
  • 46': Foul by Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 46': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Kone.
  • 50': Own Goal by Ben Nelson, Leicester City. Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 2.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
  • 58': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
  • 58': Goal! Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 3. Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 60': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Leicester City. Patson Daka replaces Jordan Ayew.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Harry Winks replaces Oliver Skipp.
  • 61': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 61': Foul by Luke Thomas (Leicester City).
  • 61': Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Paul Smyth.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 67': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
  • 67': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 68': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 69': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ben Nelson (Leicester City).
  • 71': Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kwame Poku replaces Rayan Kolli.
  • 72': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jonathan Varane replaces Kieran Morgan.
  • 74': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Dujuan Richards replaces Jordan James.
  • 78': Substitution, Leicester City. Ricardo Pereira replaces Hamza Choudhury.
  • 79': Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 79': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 80': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Dujuan Richards (Leicester City).
  • 81': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 82': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 83': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito replaces Paul Smyth.
  • 85': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Leicester City).
  • 85': Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
  • 89': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
  • 90'+1': Kwame Poku (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 90'+4': Ben Nelson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+4': Dujuan Richards (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Bennie replaces Harvey Vale.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 1, Queens Park Rangers 3.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
38.2 Possession 61.8
14 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
244 Accurate Passes 463
325 Passes 543
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 53
15 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 8
15 Tackles 17
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 9
32 Effective Clearances 26
32 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 27,494

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 44 +46 89
2 Ipswich Town 44 +30 80
3 Millwall 45 +13 80
4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
4 Ben Nelson
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
17 Hamza Choudhury
29 Divine Mukasa
6 Jordan James
22 Oliver Skipp
9 Jordan Ayew
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Joe Aribo, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Dujuan Richards, Harry Winks, Jamaal Lascelles, Jeremy Monga, Fran Vieites, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira.

QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Joe Walsh (GK)
37 Ronnie Edwards
3 Jimmy Dunne Yellow Card
18 Rhys Norrington-Davies
27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
21 Kieran Morgan
15 Isaac Hayden
11 Paul Smyth
20 Harvey Vale
22 Richard Kone Yellow Card
26 Rayan Kolli
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Jonathan Varane, João Henrique, Daniel Bennie, Koki Saito, Kwame Poku, Tylon Smith, Kealey Adamson, Jake Clark-Salter, Ben Hamer.

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