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Queens Park Rangers vs Cardiff City

Championship
QPR
7-9-10
2-1
Final
Cardiff
14-5-7
MATRADE Loftus Road

Match pulse

QPRAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
54%Possession46%
12Shots13
5On target4
4Corners5
3Saves3
10Fouls11
18'Matthew ConnollyCAR50'Lee PeltierCAR70'Paul SmythQPR90'+3'Luke FreemanQPR
Team1H2HT
QPR022
CAR011

Who won: QPR 2-1

Queens Park Rangers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Monday, January 1, 2018 at MATRADE Loftus Road. Goals for QPR: Matt Smith (62') and Paul Smyth (72'). Goals for Cardiff: Joe Ralls (54' pen).

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
  3. 90'+4'QPR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Brian Murphy.

  4. 90'+4'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Aramide Oteh (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Scowen.

  5. 90'+4'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.

    B. Ecuélé Manga

  6. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Freeman

  7. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).

  8. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  9. 90'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

    J. Hoilett

  10. 88'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  11. 87'

    Delay in match Alex Baptiste (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.

  12. 86'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.

  13. 85'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.

    J. Ralls

  14. 85'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    J. Hoilett

  15. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Bidwell

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Joel Lynch replaces Jake Bidwell.

    J. Lynch

  16. 80'

    Offside

    Offside, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.

  17. 79'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

    S. Bamba

  18. 78'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.

  19. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Smyth

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Aramide Oteh replaces Paul Smyth because of an injury.

    A. Oteh

  20. 76'

    Delay in match Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.

  21. 75'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.

    N. Mendez-Laing

  22. 74'Nedum Onuoha

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.

  23. 74'

    Free kick won

    Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 74'

    Foul

    Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).

  25. GOAL72'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    P. Smyth · ast M. Smith

    Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Smith with a headed pass.

    QPR 2 - 1 CAR

Leaders

QPRCAR
Total Shots
Matt Smith
5
Joe Ralls
3
Accurate Passes
Massimo Luongo
35
Joe Ralls
30
Saves
Alex Smithies
3
Brian Murphy
3

Season seriesQPR leads series 2-1-2

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