WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion had a surprising win over Queens Park Rangers with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by B. Thomas-Asante (59′) and a goal from G. Diangana (68′). West Bromwich Albion was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was James Bell with the support of Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was Scott Simpson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.55 degrees Celsius or 50.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 16 Total 1
- 4 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 63
- 59 Dangerous attack 20
- 58 Ball safe 39
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 2
Fouls
- 5 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 72% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 1 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Brandon Thomas-Asante). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers received 3 yellow cards (Jimmy Dunne, Jack Colback and Ilias Chair).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion will have 20 points like Cardiff City, Middlesbrough and Southampton to sit in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 8 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
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West Bromwich Albion started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Conor Townsend, Alex Palmer , Cédric Kipré , Kyle Bartley , Erik Pieters , Darnell Furlong , Nathaniel Chalobah , Okay Yokuşlu , Matt Phillips , Jed Wallace , Grady Diangana and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
The home team had on the bench: Alex Mowatt , Jayson Molumby , Pipa , Tom Fellows , Joshua Griffiths, Caleb Taylor , Akeel Higgins, Layton Love and Josh Shaw.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Okay Yokuşlu for Alex Mowatt (54′), Matt Phillips for Tom Fellows (75′), Nathaniel Chalobah for Jayson Molumby (75′), Erik Pieters for Pipa (86′) and Cédric Kipré for Caleb Taylor (86′).
Best player: Grady Diangana
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Grady Diangana.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gareth Ainsworth played with: Asmir Begović , Reggie Cannon , Osman Kakay , Jimmy Dunne , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Andre Dozzell , Jack Colback , Samuel Field , Ilias Chair , Lyndon Dykes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sinclair Armstrong , Albert Adomah, Chris Willock , Paul Smyth , Jordan Archer, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Ziyad Larkeche, Charlie Kelman and Stephen Duke-McKenna.
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: Ilias Chair for Chris Willock (81′), Jake Clarke-Salter for Paul Smyth (46′) and Andre Dozzell for Sinclair Armstrong (71′).
Best player: Reggie Cannon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Reggie Cannon.
His rating is with 7 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Swansea City – Watford – 0-1
- Norwich City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Millwall – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Leicester City – Sunderland – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 0-4
