LONDON. Queens Park Rangers tops Birmingham City 2-0 after I. Chair scores a double.
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who had the assistance of Peter James Kirkup and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 5 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 124
- 27 Dangerous attack 59
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 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. Queens Park Rangers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Birmingham City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Birmingham City was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Queens Park Rangers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Birmingham City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (A. Dozzell). On the other side, Birmingham City received 1 yellow card (I. Sunjic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Queens Park Rangers will have 15 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Birmingham City will stay with 12 points like Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host Preston North End on the 2nd of October with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (9 draws).
Birmingham City will host Nottingham Forest on the 2nd of October with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (9 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
64'
54'
34', 64'
Queens Park Rangers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Mark Warburton decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Robert Dickie , Jimmy Dunne , Yoann Barbet , Moses Odubajo , Dominic Ball , Andre Dozzell , Christopher Willock , Ilias Chair , Lyndon Dykes and Charlie Austin .
The home team had on the bench: Jordy de Wijs, Andre Gray , Luke Amos , Albert Adomah , Joe Walsh, Osman Kakay and George Thomas.
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: A. Dozzell for L. Amos (64′), C. Austin for A. Adomah (72′) and L. Dykes for A. Gray (72′).
Best player: Ilias Chair
The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Ilias Chair.
His rating is with 2 goals, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Birmingham City – Formation
Birmingham City
Also Birmingham City adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Lee Bowyer played with: Matija Šarkić , Marc Roberts , Harlee Dean , Dion Sanderson , Maxime Colin , Ryan Woods , Ivan Šunjić , Jérémie Bela , Tahith Chong , Troy Deeney and Scott Hogan .
They had on the bench: Riley McGree , Connal Trueman, Alfie Chang, Jordan Graham, George Friend, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Chuks Aneke .
Substitutions
Birmingham City made 3 changes: T. Deeney for L. Jutkiewicz (57′), S. Hogan for C. Aneke (71′) and M. Roberts for R. McGree (71′).
Best player: Jérémie Bela
The player that probably impressed the most for Birmingham City was Jérémie Bela.
His rating is with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Cardiff City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-4
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-2
- Hull City – Blackpool – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Sheffield United – 2-0
- Preston North End – Stoke City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Birmingham City – 2-0
