LONDON. Queens Park Rangers beat Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

D. Lenihan received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Middlesbrough lost the match.

The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the help of Shaun Hudson and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Queens Park Rangers

3 - 2

Middlesbrough

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 90 Attack 142
  • 47 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 59% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Queens Park Rangers was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Queens Park Rangers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (S. Johansen and O. Kakay). Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (M. Forss and M. Bola).

Also, Middlesbrough didn’t finish the match with 11 players after D. Lenihan (Middlesbrough) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Chris Willock(goal)S. Field
13'
17'
Marcus Forss- Yellow
Jimmy Dunne(goal)I. Chair
27'
L. Dykes(goal)S. Johansen
38'
41'
46'
Paddy McNair - sub ->A. Dijksteel
46'
56'
Marcus Forss(goal)M. Crooks
68'
Tommy Smith- sub ->M. Forss
73'
Albert Adomah- sub ->C. Willock
74'
77'
82'
87'
88'
Osman Kakay- Yellow
90'
90'
Darragh Lenihan - Red

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After this contest, Queens Park Rangers has 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough stays with 1 points (20th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host West Bromwich Albion on the 5th of November with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Middlesbrough will host Bristol City on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
6.1
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
6.6
D
Rob Dickie 4.England
7.1
D
Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland
7.5
27'
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
6.2
90'
M
Stefan Johansen 6.Norway
7.1
82' 77'
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
7.1
88'
M
Sam Field 15.England
7.3
M
Luke Amos 8.England
6.5
M
Chris Willock 7.England
7.4
74' 13'
F
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
8.0
87' 38'
Substitutes
G
Joe Walsh 32.England
D
Niko Hämäläinen 16.Finland
6.4
88'
D
Conor Masterson 23.Republic of Ireland
M
Olamide Shodipo 25.Republic of Ireland
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
6.4
82'
M
Albert Adomah 37.Ghana
6.1
74'
F
Macauley Bonne 18.Zimbabwe
6.8
87'

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

The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng (6.1), Osman Kakay (6.2), Robert Dickie (7.1), Jimmy Dunne (7.5), Kenneth Paal (6.6), Samuel Field (7.3), Stefan Johansen (7.1), Christopher Willock (7.4), Luke Amos (6.5), Ilias Chair (7.1) and Lyndon Dykes (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Olamide Shodipo, Niko Hämäläinen (6.4), Andre Dozzell (6.4), Macauley Bonne (6.8), Albert Adomah (6.1), Joe Walsh and Conor Masterson.

Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of S. Johansen (injured) and A. Dozzell (injured).

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: C. Willock for A. Adomah (74′), S. Johansen for A. Dozzell (82′), L. Dykes for M. Bonne (87′) and I. Chair for N. Hamalainen (88′).

Best player: Lyndon Dykes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Lyndon Dykes.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 20 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough
G
Zack Steffen 1.United States
5.8
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
90'
D
M. Bola 27.England
6.4
73'
D
A. Dijksteel 15.Suriname
6.5
46'
M
Jonathan Howson 16.England
6.4
M
Matt Crooks 25.England
7.9
41'
M
Riley McGree 8.Australia
6.6
M
Ryan Giles 3.England
7.0
M
I. Jones 2.England
6.2
F
Duncan Watmore 18.England
6.4
46'
F
Marcus Forss 21.Finland
7.2
68' 17' 56'
Substitutes
G
Liam Roberts 23.England
D
Dael Fry 6.England
D
Tommy Smith 14.England
6.7
68'
M
Paddy McNair 17.Northern Ireland
6.9
46'
M
Caolan Boyd-Munce 20.Northern Ireland
F
Chuba Akpom 29.England
6.2
46'

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: Zack Steffen (5.8), Anfernee Dijksteel (6.5), Darragh Lenihan (6.4), Marc Bola (6.4), Isaiah Jones (6.2), Matt Crooks (7.9), Jonathan Howson (6.4), Riley McGree (6.6), Ryan Giles (7.0), Marcus Forss (7.2) and Duncan Watmore (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Dael Fry, Sonny Finch, Tommy Smith (6.7), Liam Roberts, Paddy McNair (6.9), Chuba Akpom (6.2) and Caolan Boyd-Munce.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Watmore for C. Akpom (46′), A. Dijksteel for P. McNair (46′) and M. Forss for T. Smith (68′).

Best player: Matt Crooks​

The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Matt Crooks.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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