Queens Park Rangers steals a 2-1 win against Burnley. HIGHLIGHTS

BURNLEY. Queens Park Rangers overcame Burnley to win 2-1. A goal from C. Martin was decisive in the 87min.

April 23, 2023

BURNLEY. Queens Park Rangers overcome Burnley to win 2-1. A goal from C. Martin was decisive in the 87min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with a goal of Sam Field at the 58′. Then it was a goal in the 77′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Chris Martin gave the win to Queens Park Rangers in the 87′ minute with a goal. Burnley was surely better in terms of ball possession (81%).

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the support of Mark Russell and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Burnley

1 - 2

Queens Park Rangers

! 81 Ball Possession 19

Shots

21 Total 6
6 On Target 5
8 Off Target 1
7 Shots blocked 0

150 Attack 63
81 Dangerous attack 41
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

5 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Burnley was in firm control of the ball 81% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 19% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Burnley was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Queens Park Rangers found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Burnley shot 21 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 2 yellow cards (T. Harwood-Bellis and Scott Twine). On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Sinclair Armstrong and Ethan Laird).

Match Timeline

46'

Jay Rodríguez- sub ->A. Barnes

57'

58'

Sam Field(goal)

60'

S. Armstrong- sub ->Albert Adomah

63'

68'

76'

Benson Manuel(goal)C. Roberts

77'

80'

S. Armstrong- Yellow

85'

87'

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this encounter, Burnley will stay with 92 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will have 47 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will host Bristol City on the 8th of May with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Burnley – Formation

Burnley

Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo

7.0

Connor Roberts 14.Wales

7.1

Jordan Beyer 36.Germany

7.3

T. Harwood-Bellis 5.England

7.1

63'

Ian Maatsen 29.Netherlands

6.7

76'

Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland

7.0

57'

Josh Brownhill 8.England

7.4

Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland

7.6

Benson Manuel 17.Belgium

7.3

77'

Anass Zaroury 19.Morocco

7.3

Ashley Barnes 10.England

6.8

57'

Substitutes

Bailey Peacock-Farrell 15.Northern Ireland

Vitinho 22.Brazil

Charlie Taylor 3.England

Jack Cork 4.England

Scott Twine 11.England

6.2

57'

90'

Michael Obafemi 45.Republic of Ireland

6.2

76'

Jay Rodríguez 9.England

6.5

57'

Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić (7.0), Connor Roberts (7.1), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.1), Jordan Beyer (7.3), Ian Maatsen (6.7), Josh Brownhill (7.4), Josh Cullen (7.6), Manuel Benson (7.3), Jóhann Guðmundsson (7.0), Anass Zaroury (7.3) and Ashley Barnes (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Obafemi (6.2), Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Jay Rodriguez (6.5), Jack Cork, Scott Twine (6.2), Vitinho and Charlie Taylor.

Substitutions

Burnley made 3 changes: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Scott Twine (57′), A. Barnes for Jay Rodriguez (57′) and I. Maatsen for Michael Obafemi (76′).

Best player: Josh Cullen

The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Josh Cullen.

His rating is (7.6) with 93 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers

Seny Dieng 1.Senegal

6.6

K. Paal 22.Suriname

7.3

Rob Dickie 4.England

6.9

Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland

8.4

A. Drewe 29.England

6.8

46'

Albert Adomah 37.Ghana

6.8

60'

Ilias Chair 10.Morocco

6.8

Sam Field 15.England

7.4

58'

Tim Iroegbunam 47.England

6.3

68'

Jamal Lowe 18.Jamaica

6.8

L. Dykes 9.Scotland

7.0

85'

Substitutes

Jordan Archer 13.Scotland

Ethan Laird 27.England

6.9

46'

89'

Luke Amos 8.England

6.4

68'

Chris Willock 7.England

Taylor Richards 20.England

C. Martin 14.Scotland

85'

87'

S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland

6.4

60'

80'

Queens Park Rangers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Gareth Ainsworth played with: Seny Dieng (6.6), Aaron Drewe (6.8), Jimmy Dunne (8.4), Robert Dickie (6.9), Kenneth Paal (7.3), Albert Adomah (6.6), Tim Iroegbunam (6.3), Samuel Field (7.4), Ilias Chair (6.8), Jamal Lowe (6.8) and Lyndon Dykes (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ethan Laird (6.9), Chris Martin, Luke Amos (6.4), Sinclair Armstrong (6.2), Jordan Archer, Chris Willock and Taylor Richards.

Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Ethan Laird (injured).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: A. Drewe for Ethan Laird (46′), Albert Adomah for Sinclair Armstrong (60′), T. Iroegbunam for Luke Amos (68′) and Lyndon Dykes for Chris Martin (85′).