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

· English League Championship

Queens Park Rangers

65': Steve Cook
90'+2': Jimmy Dunne

FT
2 - 1

Birmingham City

62': Juninho Bacuna

About

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Hand ball by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
2': Attempt blocked. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
3': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
3': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
4': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
11': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
12': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
14': Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Kenneth Paal with a cross.
15': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers).
18': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
18': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
22': Hand ball by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
23': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
23': Attempt blocked. Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
26': Foul by Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City).
26': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Dion Sanderson.
27': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
28': Attempt missed. Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
30': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
30': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
32': Attempt blocked. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers).
35': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
37': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Lucas Andersen is caught offside.
38': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.
40': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
43': Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Paal.
44': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
44': Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Attempt saved. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 0, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 0, Birmingham City 0.
46': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
46': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
47': Kenneth Paal (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Attempt missed. Michael Frey (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilias Chair with a cross.
49': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cody Drameh.
49': Offside, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts is caught offside.
50': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Michael Frey is caught offside.
51': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
51': Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt blocked. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne with a headed pass.
52': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
53': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
55': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
55': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
58': Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt missed. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
59': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a through ball.
59': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Michael Frey.
60': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jack Colback replaces Isaac Hayden because of an injury.
61': Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
62': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 0, Birmingham City 1. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
64': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Birmingham City).
64': Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Ethan Laird (Birmingham City).
65': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt blocked. Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Field.
65': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Birmingham City 1. Steve Cook (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
66': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
67': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
67': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Clarke-Salter.
68': Attempt missed. Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross following a corner.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Cody Drameh (Birmingham City).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
71': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jimmy Dunne following a set piece situation.
73': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Tyler Roberts.
74': Foul by Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers).
74': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Jack Colback (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Paul Smyth replaces Chris Willock.
78': Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
78': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt blocked. Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
81': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
82': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
83': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Hogan replaces Jay Stansfield.
85': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Juninho Bacuna.
85': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Queens Park Rangers).
85': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers).
86': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Ziyad Larkeche replaces Kenneth Paal.
90': Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
90': Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Krystian Bielik.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+2': Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Birmingham City 1. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Lucas Andersen (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
90'+5': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by John Ruddy.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Birmingham City 1.
0': Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

BIR		QPR
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	2
44.8	Possession	55.2
13	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
260	Accurate Passes	347
354	Passes	433
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
10	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.4
64	Long Balls	60
24	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	12
16	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	9
21	Effective Clearances	25
21	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: MATRADE Loftus Road
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,170

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
1	Asmir Begovic (GK)
6	Jake Clark-Salter
5	Steve Cook
22	Kenneth Paal
3	Jimmy Dunne
25	Lucas Andersen
8	Sam Field
14	Isaac Hayden
12	Michael Frey
10	Ilias Chair
7	Chris Willock

Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:

Joseph Hodge, Joe Walsh, Paul Smyth, Sinclair Armstrong, Lyndon Dykes, Morgan Fox, Jack Colback, Ziyad Larkeche, Reggie Cannon.

Birmingham City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
21	John Ruddy (GK)
5	Dion Sanderson
3	Lee Buchanan
44	Emanuel Aiwu
6	Krystian Bielik
13	Paik Seung-Ho
12	Cody Drameh
2	Ethan Laird
28	Jay Stansfield
8	Tyler Roberts
7	Juninho Bacuna

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jordan James, George Hall, Koji Miyoshi, Neil Etheridge, Siriki Dembele, Scott Hogan, Ivan Sunjic, Keshi Anderson, Gary Gardner.

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