LONDON. Queens Park Rangers was capable to turn the table against Preston North End. Queens Park Rangers took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Rob Smith and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 20 Total 10
- 4 On Target 4
- 16 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 104
- 49 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Queens Park Rangers was in firm control of the ball 57% while Preston North End was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Queens Park Rangers was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Queens Park Rangers won the match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 20 times, 4 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (L. Amos). On the other side, Preston North End didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Queens Park Rangers will have 18 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Preston North End will stay with 11 points like Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest and Swansea City to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will play away against Fulham on the 16th of October with a 8-2 head to head record in favor of Fulham (3 draws).
Preston North End will host Derby County on the 16th of October with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Derby County (8 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
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 , Stefan Johansen , Christopher Willock , Ilias Chair , Lyndon Dykes and Andre Gray .The home team had on the bench: Jordy de Wijs
, Luke Amos , O. Kakay, Charlie Austin , A. Adomah, J. Archer and A. Dozzell.Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of I. Chair (injured).
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: S. Johansen for L. Amos (69′), S. Johansen for L. Amos (69′) and C. Willock for J. de Wijs (80′).
Best player: Ilias Chair
The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Ilias Chair.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 37 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 9 crosses.Preston North End – Formation
Also Preston North End adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Frankie McAvoy played with: Daniel Iversen
, Jordan Storey , Patrick Bauer , Greg Cunningham , Sepp van den Berg , Alistair McCann , Ryan Ledson , Joshua Earl , Daniel Johnson , Emil Riis and Sean Maguire .They had on the bench: J. Murphy, B. Whiteman, S. Sinclair, D. Rudd, Alan Browne
, Brad Potts and Liam Lindsay .Preston North End could not rely on the presence of A. Browne (injured), E. Riis (injured) and B. Potts (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: A. McCann for A. Browne (25′), P. Bauer for L. Lindsay (46′) and S. Maguire for B. Potts (73′).
Best player: Joshua Earl
The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Joshua Earl.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 32 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
- Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
- Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
- Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2