English League Championship

FT Friday, April 3, 2026
Watford WDLWD 1
–
Queens Park Rangers LLLWW 2
1st2ndT
WAT011
QPR112
MATRADE Loftus Road · 17,532 att.

Team Stats

15
Fouls
20
4
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
2
53.8
Possession
46.2
7
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
249
394
Passes
335
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
8
17
Crosses
17
0.1
Cross %
0.5
64
Long Balls
56
32
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
9
14
Tackles
14
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
30
21
Clearances
30

Head to Head

WAT leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

QPR · 4-4-2

  1. 13Joe WalshG
  2. 37Ronnie EdwardsCD-L
  3. 3Jimmy DunneCD-R
  4. 18Rhys Norrington-DaviesLB
  5. 27Amadou Salif MbengueRB
  6. 40Jonathan VaraneCM-L
  7. 21Kieran MorganCM-R
  8. 11Paul SmythLM
  9. 20Harvey ValeRM
  10. 26Rayan KolliCF-L
  11. 22Richard KoneCF-R

WAT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 3Saba GoglichidzeCD-L
  3. 6Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 29Jeremy PetrisLB
  5. 4Kévin KebenRB
  6. 17Pierre EkwahCM-L
  7. 15Edoardo BoveCM-R
  8. 8Giorgi ChakvetadzeLM
  9. 66Nestory IrankundaRM
  10. 10Imran LouzaCF-L
  11. 9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Edoardo Bove (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Watford 0. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Smyth with a headed pass.
  3. 29' Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 30' Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Bennie replaces Rayan Kolli.
  6. 49' Pierre Ekwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Nestory Irankunda.
  8. 57' Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Edoardo Bove.
  9. 57' Substitution, Watford. Nampalys Mendy replaces Pierre Ekwah.
  10. 61' Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 62' Saba Goglichidze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 63' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Watford 0. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  13. 72' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito replaces Paul Smyth.
  14. 73' Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  15. 79' Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kwame Poku replaces Harvey Vale.
  16. 84' Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 85' Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Saba Goglichidze.
  18. 85' Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Watford 1. Imrân Louza (Watford) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  19. 87' Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+1' Kwame Poku (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Imrân Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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