PRESTON. Preston North End defeated Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. A penalty from A. Gray was decisive in the 90min. It was Preston North End to strike first with an own goal of J. Dunne at the 42′. Then C. Archer scored again for Preston North End in the 51′ minute. Eventually, A. Gray reduced the distance for Queens Park Rangers a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington with the help of Richard West and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 7 On Target 6
- 13 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 116
- 51 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Preston North End was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Preston North End shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Preston North End didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (S. Field).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Preston North End will have 57 points like West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City to soar in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 59 points to soar in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Millwall on the 15th of April with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (4 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 15th of April with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Huddersfield Town (3 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: .
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of S. Maguire (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: E. Riis for S. Maguire (45′), G. Cunningham for J. Murphy (70′) and C. Archer for M. O’Neill (90′).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mark Warburton played with: .
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: L. Amos for G. Thomas (57′), L. Dykes for C. Austin (68′) and I. Chair for A. Gray (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Blackburn Rovers – Blackpool – 1-1
- Bristol City – Peterborough United – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Hull City – 0-1
- Millwall – Barnsley – 4-1
- Nottingham Forest – Birmingham City – 2-0
- Preston North End – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Reading – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Sheffield United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0
- Swansea City – Derby County – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Stoke City – 1-3