BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE. Queens Park Rangers prevailed over Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with an own goal of Aynsley Pears at the 61′. Then Joseph Hodge scored again for Queens Park Rangers in the 64′ minute. Eventually, Sam Gallagher reduced the distance for Blackburn Rovers (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Blackburn Rovers was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham assisted by Shaun Hudson and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.97 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackburn Rovers

1 - 2

Queens Park Rangers

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 16 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 5 Shots blocked 6
  • 125 Attack 75
  • 77 Dangerous attack 46
  • 20 Ball safe 25
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 4 Total 0
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 62% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Queens Park Rangers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 17 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Yasin Ayari and Sondre Tronstad). Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Elijah Dixon-Bonner and Sinclair Armstrong).

Match Timeline

S. Tronstad- Yellow
39'
41'
S. Armstrong- Yellow
54'
57'
Isaac Hayden- sub ->Elijah Dixon-Bonner
57'
Joe Hodge- sub ->Lyndon Dykes
A. Pears(own-goal)
61'
57'
Paul Smyth- sub ->Chris Willock
64'
Joe Hodge(goal)Sinclair Armstrong
Y. Ayari- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan
67'
D. Markanday- sub ->Arnór Sigurdsson
67'
Sam Gallagher(goal)
73'
77'
Michael Frey- sub ->Sinclair Armstrong
79'
Ziyad Larkeche- sub ->Kenneth Paal
S. Telalović- sub ->Sammie Szmodics
85'
Y. Ayari- 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 this encounter, Blackburn Rovers stays with 33 points like Millwall and Swansea City to hold in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will has 28 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Cardiff City on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Queens Park Rangers will host Norwich City on the 10th of February with a 14-5 head to head record in favor of Norwich City (7 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
A. Pears 1.England
6.6
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
6.7
D
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
7.5
D
S. Wharton 16.England
7.3
D
B. Chrisene 45.England
7.1
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
6.7
39'
M
A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland
6.8
67'
M
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
6.7
85'
M
T. Dolan 10.England
6.7
67'
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
7.3
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
7.3
73'
Substitutes
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
D
C. O'Riordan 4.England
D
B. Koumetio 14.France
D
Kyle McFadzean 55.England
M
J. Garrett 30.England
M
John Fleck 23.Scotland
M
Y. Ayari 44.Sweden
6.4
67' 90'
F
D. Markanday 18.England
6.7
67'
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany
6.4
85'

Blackburn Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Aynsley Pears (6.6), Joe Rankin-Costello (7.5), Dominic Hyam (6.7), Scott Wharton (7.3), Ben Chrisene (7.1), Tyrhys Dolan (6.7), Sondre Tronstad (6.7), Andrew Moran (7.3), Arnór Sigurdsson (6.8), Sammie Szmodics (6.7) and Sam Gallagher (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jake Garrett, Connor O’Riordan, Leopold Wahlstedt, Billy Koumetio, Dilan Markanday (6.7), John Fleck, Semir Telalović (6.4), Yasin Ayari (6.4) and Kyle McFadzean.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Semir Telalović (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: Tyrhys Dolan for Yasin Ayari (67′), Arnór Sigurdsson for Dilan Markanday (67′) and Sammie Szmodics for Semir Telalović (85′).

Player of the match: Joe Rankin-Costello​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Joe Rankin-Costello.

His rating is 7.5 with 53 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.5
D
Steve Cook 5.England
7.3
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England
7.5
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
7.1
79'
D
Reggie Cannon 20.United States
7.0
M
Jack Colback 4.England
7.3
M
Chris Willock 7.England
6.7
57'
M
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
7.5
57'
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
8.2
M
Taylor Richards 18.England
M
E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England
6.6
57' 54'
F
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
7.7
77' 41'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
A. Drewe 29.England
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Morgan Fox 15.Wales
D
Ziyad Larkeche 21.France
7.0
79'
M
Isaac Hayden 14.England
7.0
57'
M
Joe Hodge 16.Republic of Ireland
7.7
57' 64'
F
Michael Frey 12.Switzerland
6.8
77'
F
Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland
6.4
57'

Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Taylor Richards, Asmir Begović (7.5), Reggie Cannon (7.0), Steve Cook (7.3), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.5), Kenneth Paal (7.1), Jack Colback (7.3), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (6.6), Chris Willock (6.7), Lyndon Dykes (7.5) and Ilias Chair (8.2), Sinclair Armstrong (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Michael Frey (6.8), Aaron Drewe, Jimmy Dunne, Paul Smyth (6.4), Jordan Archer, Isaac Hayden (7.0), Morgan Fox, Joseph Hodge (7.7) and Ziyad Larkeche (7.0).

Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Ziyad Larkeche (injured).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: Chris Willock for Paul Smyth (57′), Kenneth Paal for Ziyad Larkeche (79′), Sinclair Armstrong for Michael Frey (77′), Elijah Dixon-Bonner for Isaac Hayden (57′) and Lyndon Dykes for Joseph Hodge (57′).

Player of the match: Ilias Chair​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Ilias Chair even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 32 passes (77% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 12 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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