WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion managed to turn the table against Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with an early goal of A. Gray at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, K. Grant gave the win to West Bromwich Albion in the 88′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the help of Nick Greenhalgh and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Rob Lewis. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
54'
75', 88'
90'
West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Sam Johnstone , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Conor Townsend , Darnell Furlong , Jake Livermore , Alex Mowatt , Adam Reach , Grady Diangana , Matt Phillips and Karlan Grant .
The home team had on the bench: Jordan Hugill , Jayson Molumby, Cédric Kipré, Robert Snodgrass, Callum Robinson , Kean Bryan and David Button.
West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of K. Bryan (injured).
Best player: Karlan Grant
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Karlan Grant.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Mark Warburton played with: Seny Dieng , Robert Dickie , Jordy de Wijs , Jimmy Dunne , Moses Odubajo , Dominic Ball , Stefan Johansen , Yoann Barbet , Ilias Chair , Christopher Willock and Andre Gray .
They had on the bench: Andre Dozzell , George Thomas, Joe Walsh, Osman Kakay , Lyndon Dykes , Charlie Austin and Albert Adomah.
Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of O. Kakay (injured).
Best player: Moses Odubajo
The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Moses Odubajo.
His rating is with 34 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 19 Total 5
- 7 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 124 Attack 83
- 61 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. West Bromwich Albion was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (J. Hugill). On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (O. Kakay).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 19 points like Coventry City to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 12 points like Bristol City to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Cardiff City on the 28th of September with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (5 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will host Birmingham City on the 28th of September with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
