QPR vs Blackburn 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season
Oct 7, 2023, 2:00 PM0 - 4
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 19': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
- 22': Jake Clarke-Salter (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics following a fast break.
- 43': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 2.
- 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Dilan Markanday.
- 59': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 3. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
- 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Sondre Tronstad.
- 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
- 66': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Blackburn Rovers 4. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 71': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Jack Colback.
- 74': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Osman Kakay replaces Ziyad Larkeche.
- 76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 79': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Elijah Dixon-Bonner replaces Stephen Duke-McKenna.
- 79': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
- 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Zak Gilsenan replaces Sammie Szmodics.
- 90': Zak Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
2:00 PM, Sat, Oct 7, 2023
Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 15,376
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
| BLK | QPR | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 52 | Possession | 48 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 368 |
| 500 | Passes | 452 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 10 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 71 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 23 | Clearances | 17 |
Queens Park Rangers (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Asmir Begovic (GK) |
| 6 | Jake Clark-Salter  |
| 3 | Jimmy Dunne |
| 22 | Kenneth Paal |
| 21 | Ziyad Larkeche |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong |
| 4 | Jack Colback |
| 10 | Ilias Chair |
| 17 | Andre Dozzell |
| 24 | Stephen Duke-McKenna |
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes |
Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Leopold Wahlstedt (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 17 | Hayden Carter |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 4 | James Hill |
| 7 | Arnór Sigurdsson |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 8 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 18 | Dilan Kumar Markanday |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
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