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

Team	1H	2H	T
QPR	0	2	2
CAR	0	1	1

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

Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
90'+4'QPR
Corner awarded
Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Brian Murphy.
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.
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
90'+3'
Yellow card
Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Freeman
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Luke Freeman (Queens Park Rangers).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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
88'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87'
Delay in match Alex Baptiste (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
86'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
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
85'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Hoilett
84'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Bidwell
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Joel Lynch replaces Jake Bidwell.
J. Lynch
80'
Offside
Offside, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
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
78'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
77'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Smyth
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Aramide Oteh replaces Paul Smyth because of an injury.
A. Oteh
76'
Delay in match Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) because of an injury.
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
74'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.
74'
Free kick won
Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
Foul
Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
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