LONDON. Queens Park Rangers defeats Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after I. Chair scored just 1 goal (83′). Queens Park Rangers was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
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 David Webb with the help of George Byrne and Mike George. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 5
- 5 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 71
- 60 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers had a strong ball possession 63% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Queens Park Rangers won the match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (R. Dickie and L. Amos). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Rothwell, D. Butterworth and L. Clarkson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Queens Park Rangers will have 21 points like Stoke City to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 17 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will play away with Peterborough United on the 23rd of October with a 1-1 head to head record.
Blackburn Rovers will host Reading on the 23rd of October with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (5 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
73'
28'
83'
The manager Mark Warburton decided to play with the following team: T. Dieng, D. Ball, Y. Barbet, R. Dickie, J. Dunne, S. McCallum, A. Adomah, I. Chair, A. Dozzell, C. Willock and L. Dykes.
The home team had on the bench: A. Gray, J. de Wijs, J. Archer, S. Duke-McKenna, C. Austin, O. Kakay and L. Amos.
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: A. Dozzell for L. Amos (60′), D. Ball for C. Austin (73′) and A. Adomah for O. Kakay (87′).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
On the other side, Tony Mowbray played with: T. Kaminski, Daniel Ayala, D. Lenihan, L. Travis, A. Edun, R. Nyambe, H. Pickering, J. van Hecke, L. Clarkson, D. Butterworth and B. Brereton.
They had on the bench: A. Pears, I. Poveda-Ocampo, S. Gallagher, B. Johnson, J. Rothwell, J. Buckley and T. Dolan.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: L. Travis for B. Johnson (34′), H. Pickering for J. Rothwell (46′) and D. Butterworth for S. Gallagher (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Nottingham Forest – 1-2
- Derby County – Luton Town – 2-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Millwall – 1-2
- Stoke City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
