LONDON. Ipswich Town conquers Queens Park Rangers 1-0 after C. Chaplin scored just 1 goal (75′). Ipswich Town was much better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,790 spectators.​ The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the assistance of Shaun Hudson and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.99 degrees Celsius or 75.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Queens Park Rangers

0 - 1

Ipswich Town

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 81 Attack 120
  • 37 Dangerous attack 64
  • 36 Ball safe 51
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 5
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ipswich Town had a superior ball possession 62% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ipswich Town was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match.​

Queens Park Rangers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town shot 16 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Queens Park Rangers received 4 yellow cards (Paul Smyth, Ilias Chair, Samuel Field and Jack Colback). On the other side, Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (Massimo Luongo).

Match Timeline

Paul Smyth- Yellow
20'
21'
Massimo Luongo- Yellow
38'
Harry Clarke- sub ->Janoi Donacien
Jack Colback- sub ->Chris Willock
46'
Ilias Chair- Yellow
51'
Sam Field- Yellow
55'
67'
75'
Conor Chaplin(goal)
82'
Omari Hutchinson- sub ->Nathan Broadhead
82'
Kayden Jackson- sub ->Wes Burns
90'
90'
Marcus Harness- sub ->Conor Chaplin
90'
Jack Colback- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Queens Park Rangers stays with 3 points to occupy the 17th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Ipswich Town has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).

Ipswich Town will host Watford on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
6.4
D
Steve Cook 5.England
6.7
D
Morgan Fox 15.Wales
7.1
M
Sam Field 8.England
7.3
67' 55'
M
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
M
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
6.3
20'
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
6.7
90'
M
K. Paal 22.Suriname
6.7
F
Chris Willock 7.England
6.9
46'
F
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
6.9
51'
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Joe Walsh 32.England
D
Ziyad Larkeche 21.France
D
Joe Gubbins 28.England
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
6.7
67'
M
Taylor Richards 18.England
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
M
Stephen Duke-McKenna 24.Guyana
90'
M
Jack Colback 4.England
6.8
46' 90'

Queens Park Rangers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gareth Ainsworth decided to play with the following team: Lyndon Dykes, Asmir Begović (6.6), Osman Kakay (6.4), Steve Cook (6.7), Morgan Fox (7.1), Paul Smyth (6.3), Andre Dozzell (6.7), Samuel Field (7.3), Kenneth Paal (6.7), Chris Willock (6.9), Sinclair Armstrong (6.8) and Ilias Chair (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Rayan Kolli (6.6), Joe Walsh, Elijah Dixon-Bonner (6.7), Ziyad Larkeche, Joseph Gubbins, Taylor Richards, Albert Adomah, Stephen Duke-McKenna and Jack Colback (6.8).

Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Rayan Kolli (injured) and Elijah Dixon-Bonner (injured).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: Chris Willock for Jack Colback (46′), Samuel Field for Elijah Dixon-Bonner (67′) and Andre Dozzell for Stephen Duke-McKenna (90′).

Best player: Samuel Field​

The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Samuel Field.

His rating is (7.3) with 24 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
7.6
D
Leif Davis 3.England
7.8
D
Luke Woolfenden 6.England
6.9
D
Cameron Burgess 15.Australia
7.1
D
Janoi Donacien 44.Saint Lucia
6.7
38'
M
Samy Morsy 5.Egypt
7.5
M
Wes Burns 7.Wales
6.9
82'
M
Conor Chaplin 10.England
8.2
90' 75'
M
Massimo Luongo 25.Australia
6.9
21'
M
Nathan Broadhead 33.Wales
6.5
82'
F
George Hirst 27.England
7.0
90'
Substitutes
G
C. Slicker 13.Scotland
D
Dominic Ball 12.England
D
Harry Clarke 2.England
6.6
38'
M
Marcus Harness 11.England
90'
M
Omari Hutchinson 20.Jamaica
82'
M
Jack Taylor 14.Republic of Ireland
M
Lee Evans 8.Wales
F
Freddie Ladapo 9.England
90'
F
Kayden Jackson 19.England
82'

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

Kieran McKenna played with: Václav Hladký (7.6), Janoi Donacien (6.7), Luke Woolfenden (6.9), Cameron Burgess (7.1), Leif Davis (7.8), Sam Morsy (7.5), Massimo Luongo (6.9), Wes Burns (6.9), Conor Chaplin (8.2), Nathan Broadhead (6.5), George Hirst (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcus Harness, Dominic Ball, Harry Clarke (6.6), Freddie Ladapo, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Jack Taylor, Kayden Jackson, Cieran Slicker and Lee Evans.

Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of Harry Clarke (injured).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Janoi Donacien for Harry Clarke (38′), Nathan Broadhead for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (82′), Wes Burns for Kayden Jackson (82′), George Hirst for Freddie Ladapo (90′) and Conor Chaplin for Marcus Harness (90′).

Best player: Conor Chaplin​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ipswich Town was Conor Chaplin.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 27 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​