English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers vs Sunderland, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Queens Park Rangers
  • 12': Kenneth Paal
  • Red Card 21': Jack Colback
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1 - 3
Sunderland
  • 45'+8': Jack Clarke
  • 57': Danny Ballard
  • 81': Abdoullah Ba

About

Queens Park Rangers are hosting Sunderland at MATRADE Loftus Road, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Mason Burstow (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 2': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Paul Smyth.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 9': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sunderland).
  • 9': Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Andre Dozzell is caught offside.
  • 12': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 0. Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
  • 14': Substitution, Sunderland. Alex Pritchard replaces Pierre Ekwah because of an injury.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 17': Foul by Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 17': Niall Huggins (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Niall Huggins (Sunderland).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 19': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 21': Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the red card.
  • 24': Delay in match (Sunderland).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 28': Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Paal.
  • 30': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 30': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 33': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 40': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 43': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Neil.
  • 45'+8': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 1. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall Huggins.
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Niall Huggins.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 46': Delay in match (Sunderland).
  • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Paul Smyth.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kenneth Paal.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 51': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 53': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mason Burstow (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Burstow.
  • 54': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Kenneth Paal.
  • 54': Offside, Sunderland. Jobe Bellingham is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Steve Cook.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick Roberts with a through ball.
  • 57': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 2. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 59': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Lyndon Dykes replaces Paul Smyth.
  • 61': Substitution, Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche replaces Mason Burstow because of an injury.
  • 62': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 62': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 64': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Daniel Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 68': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
  • 68': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Chris Willock replaces Ilias Chair.
  • 68': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Ziyad Larkeche replaces Kenneth Paal.
  • 70': Delay in match (Sunderland).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 73': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Ziyad Larkeche.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Steve Cook.
  • 76': Foul by Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 76': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 79': Jack Clarke (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 3. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
  • 83': Substitution, Sunderland. Luís Semedo replaces Jobe Bellingham.
  • 84': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Lyndon Dykes is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Osman Kakay (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Rayan Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Osman Kakay with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Patrick Roberts (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoullah Ba.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Luís Semedo (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers).
  • 90'+6': Trai Hume (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Sunderland 3.

Statistics

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3 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 4
8 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 5
72.2 Possession 27.8
22 SHOTS 5
8 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
565 Accurate Passes 158
634 Passes 240
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 7
0.4 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 75
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
5 Interceptions 7
9 Effective Clearances 16
9 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,383

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
Full Standings

Line-Ups

QPR Queens Park Rangers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
5 Steve Cook
15 Morgan Fox
2 Osman Kakay Yellow Card
4 Jack Colback Red Card
8 Sam Field
22 Kenneth Paal
11 Paul Smyth
30 Sinclair Armstrong Yellow Card
10 Ilias Chair
17 Andre Dozzell
Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
Rayan Kolli, Ziyad Larkeche, Joe Walsh, Chris Willock, Albert Adomah, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Jake Clark-Salter, Lyndon Dykes, Elijah Dixon-Bonner.

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard
13 Luke O'Nien
2 Niall Huggins
32 Trai Hume
7 Jobe Bellingham
39 Pierre Ekwah
24 Daniel Neil
11 Mason Burstow
20 Jack Clarke
17 Abdoullah Ba
Sunderland Substitutes:
Luís Semedo, Nectarios Triantis, Jewison Bennette, Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg, Patrick Roberts, Alex Pritchard, Jenson Seelt, Adil Aouchiche.

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