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).

Recap · Jan 1

Cardiff slump continues as debutant Smyth inspires QPR

What it means

Cardiff has lost 3 straight.
QPR has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 3d ago

West Ham stunned by referee's 'massive mistake' in QPR draw

ESPN · Sep 6

Portsmouth urge supporters not to speculate on social media as fan incident with Cardiff player is investigated

ESPN · Aug 26

QPR 'praying' for Akos Buzsaky after ex-player reported missing

Recap · Aug 17

Late Cardiff goal spoils Wrexham's start in Championship

ESPN · Aug 17

Cardiff 1-1 Wrexham: Colwill hits injury-time free kick to rescue dramatic point in Welsh derby - as it happened

ESPN · Jul 21

Investor group led by QPR co-owner Amit Bhatia in talks for Liverpool minority stake - sources

ESPN · Jun 25

English Championship fixtures 2026-27: West Ham start against Burnley, Wrexham head to Cardiff City

ESPN · Jun 23

LAFC, QPR owners buy A-League's Central Coast Mariners

Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-1-2)

1Brian MurphyG
2Sol BambaCD
3Matthew ConnollyCD-L
4Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
5Joe RallsCM-L
6Lee PeltierCM-R
7Rhys HealeyAM
8Joe BennettLM
9Callum PatersonRM
10Kenneth ZohoreCF-L
11Junior HoilettCF-R

QPR6th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-5-2)

1Alex SmithiesG
2Nedum OnuohaCD
3Jack RobinsonCD-L
4Alex BaptisteCD-R
5Luke FreemanCM-L
6Massimo LuongoCM-R
7Josh ScowenAM
8Jake BidwellLM
9Jordan CousinsRM
10Matt SmithCF-L
11Paul SmythCF-R

Head to head

QPR leads series 2-1-2

Last meeting: Cardiff 2, QPR 2 (Aug 15)

Last 5

CAR

Lvs PNE0-1
Lvs FUL2-4
L@ BOL0-2
Wvs HUL1-0
T@ REA2-2

QPR

L@ MIL0-1
T@ IPS0-0
Tvs BRC1-1
W@ BIR2-1
Lvs LEE1-3

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Game info

Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road, London, England · Attendance 13,801

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