LONDON. Queens Park Rangers defeated Wigan Athletic to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with a goal of S. Field at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 22′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Balogun gave the win to Queens Park Rangers in the 24′ minute with a goal.

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 Dean Whitestone who had the assistance of Daniel Leach and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Queens Park Rangers

2 - 1

Wigan Athletic

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 110
  • 38 Dangerous attack 63
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 6
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Queens Park Rangers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Queens Park Rangers found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Queens Park Rangers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Wigan Athletic shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (T. Richards). On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (C. Tilt and G. Shinnie).

Match Timeline

Sam Field(goal)S. Johansen
12'
18'
22'
24'
45'
46'
65'
72'
T. Aasgaard- sub ->T. Darikwa
72'
78'
Josh Magennis- sub ->N. Broadhead
79'
84'
Taylor Richards- sub ->I. Chair
89'
90'
Taylor Richards- Yellow
90'
90'

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 playing this match, Queens Park Rangers will have 30 points like Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Wigan Athletic will stay with 19 points like Stoke City and Blackpool to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will play away against Norwich City on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Wigan Athletic will host Stoke City on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers
G
Seny Dieng 1.Senegal
6.7
D
Leon Balogun 26.Nigeria
7.2
24'
D
K. Paal 22.Suriname
6.9
D
Jake Clarke-Salter 5.England
7.1
D
Ethan Laird 27.England
6.2
M
Stefan Johansen 6.Norway
8.0
45'
M
Ilias Chair 10.Morocco
6.7
89'
M
Sam Field 15.England
7.4
12'
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
6.8
65'
M
S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland
6.2
46'
F
L. Dykes 9.Scotland
6.8
90'
Substitutes
G
Jordan Archer 13.Scotland
D
Rob Dickie 4.England
6.5
65'
D
Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone
M
Andre Dozzell 17.England
6.6
45'
M
Luke Amos 8.England
7.0
46'
M
Taylor Richards 20.England
89' 90'
F
Macauley Bonne 18.Zimbabwe
90'

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 (6.7), Ethan Laird (6.2), Leon Balogun (7.2), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.1), Kenneth Paal (6.9), Stefan Johansen (8.0), Samuel Field (7.4), Sinclair Armstrong (6.2), Tim Iroegbunam (6.8), Ilias Chair (6.7) and Lyndon Dykes (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Macauley Bonne, Andre Dozzell (6.6), Jordan Archer, Robert Dickie (6.5), Osman Kakay, Luke Amos (7.0) and Taylor Richards.

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

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: S. Johansen for A. Dozzell (45′), S. Armstrong for L. Amos (46′), T. Iroegbunam for R. Dickie (65′), I. Chair for T. Richards (89′) and L. Dykes for M. Bonne (90′).

Best player: Stefan Johansen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Stefan Johansen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 13 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic
G
Ben Amos 12.England
6.6
D
Jack Whatmough 5.England
6.8
84'
D
Jason Kerr 15.Scotland
6.2
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.4
18'
M
Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe
6.3
72'
M
James McClean 11.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Graeme Shinnie 18.Scotland
6.9
90'
M
Max Power 8.England
7.6
M
Jordan Cousins 6.Jamaica
6.7
72'
F
Will Keane 10.England
6.4
79'
F
Nathan Broadhead 20.Wales
7.1
78' 22'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Jones 1.England
D
Rarmani Edmonds-Green 25.England
84'
D
Joe Bennett 21.England
M
Tom Naylor 4.England
6.5
72'
M
T. Aasgaard 30.Norway
6.8
72'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
78'
F
Ashley Fletcher 23.England
79'

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

Leam Richardson played with: Ben Amos (6.6), Jason Kerr (6.2), Jack Whatmough (6.8), Curtis Tilt (6.4), Tendayi Darikwa (6.3), Max Power (7.6), Jordan Cousins (6.7), Graeme Shinnie (6.9), James McClean (6.8), Will Keane (6.4) and Nathan Broadhead (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Naylor (6.5), Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Joe Bennett, Josh Magennis, Jamie Jones, Ashley Fletcher and Thelo Aasgaard (6.8).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: T. Darikwa for T. Aasgaard (72′), J. Cousins for T. Naylor (72′), N. Broadhead for J. Magennis (78′), W. Keane for A. Fletcher (79′) and J. Whatmough for R. Edmonds-Green (84′).

Best player: Max Power​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Max Power.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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