Match Day Thread QPR v Burton

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QPR take on struggling Burton Albion in our first ever league meeting at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon.

The game, which has been rearranged following both sides FA Cup exit, is one of five Championship matches taking place this weekend.

Rangers will want to keep their fine run in the league going against a side that have won just one away fixture all season and picked up just eight points on their travels.

Chris Martin’s late equaliser for Fulham meant that Rangers three game winning streak was broken last weekend but confidence and momentum is very much with the side from W12 following the recent turnaround.

Despite a good start in what is their first season in the Championship, the Brewers have really struggled in the last two months. Their only victories have come against bottom of the table Rotherham and Clough’s side have failed to win back to back games all season.

Unlike many teams that are enduring poor form, Burton have actually been competing well in their league games. You have to go back to the 19th November for the last time they were defeated by two or more goals and that was a 3-0 defeat to Reading.

Burton’s major issue is putting the ball into the net, a problem that the R’s faithful will be all too aware of. Both teams have scored just 26 league goals this season, which is less than bottom of the table Rotherham with only Wigan having a worst record in the league.

Another Achilles heel for the Staffordshire side is they are extremely vulnerable to conceding late goals. They have let in a remarkable 14 goals in the last 15 minutes of matches this season and that has often cost them valuable points.

This was yet again their weakness on the weekend where they went down to an injury time Cardiff goal despite doing more than enough to take a point back to the Pirelli Stadium.

When the two sides met in September Burton were the better team for much of the match and deservedly went ahead just after half time through Jamie Ward. However, recently departed German striker Seb Polter equalised on the 70th minute and from that moment on Rangers looked the more likely to snatch the three points.

Ian Holloway will be wanting to go one better this time around. He’ll know that by going on current form QPR will be expected to take the three points but needs his team to stand and deliver.

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TEAM NEWS ​

QPR: Yeni Ngbakoto has been added to the list of absentees after injuring his ankle in training. He joins Jordan Cousins, Steven Caulker and Jack Robinson on the side-lines.

Burton Albion: Nigel Clough is hoping that top scorer Jackson Irvine will be fit for Saturday’s trip following his groin injury. Will Miller is also expected to be available after shaking off a hamstring problem but the match comes too soon for Luke Varney.

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McLaughlin,

Brayford, McFadzean, Turner, Flanagan,

Irvine, Palmer, Naylor, Murphy,

Dyer, Atkins.

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Kelly Brook In Her QPR Bikini

MATCH ODDS

QPR win: 5/4
Draw: 23/10
Burton: 11/5
QPR first goal scorer: Idrissa Sylla 5/1
Burton first goal scorer: Chris O'Grady 7/1

LAST TIME OUT

Burton 1 - 1 QPR - Championship, Tuesday 27th September 2016
QPR goal-scorers: Sebastian Polter
Burton goal-scorers: Jamie Ward


HEAD TO HEAD
(In all competitions)

QPR wins: 0
Draws: 1
Burton wins: 1

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Assistant Referees: John Flynn and Daniel Robathan
Fourth official: Graham Horwood

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Saturday's match against Burton Albion is the Brewers first visit to Loftus Road, we take a look at how the rest of the Championship fared on their maiden W12 visit ...

Aston Villa
Date: Tuesday 5th September 1967
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 3 - 0 Aston Villa – This remains the only time that the Hoops have scored three goals against the Villains in a home fixture.

Barnsley
Date: Saturday 11th September 1948
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 2-2 Barnsley – This was the first of three 2-2 draws that have taken place between Rangers and Barnsley at Loftus Road with the other’s being in 1964 and 1999.

Birmingham City

Date: Saturday 3rd February 1951
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 2- 0 Birmingham – The R’s have a decent record against Birmingham at Loftus Road winning 14 out of the 28 matches with nine draws and five wins for the Midlands side.

Blackburn Rovers

Date: Monday 27th December 1948
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 4 -2 Blackburn Rovers – Remains the highest scoring match between both sides at Loftus Road.

Brentford

Date: Monday 27th December 1920
Competition: Division Three
Result: QPR 1-0 Brentford – In the first seven games between Rangers and Brentford at Loftus Road neither side scored more than one goal highlighting how tight these west London derby’s can be.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Date: Saturday 11th December 1920
Competition: Division Three
Result: QPR 4-0 Brighton – One of QPR’s most contested fixtures with the R’s facing the Seagulls a total of 77 times.

Bristol City

Date: Saturday 10th January 1914
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 2-2 Bristol City – The first match between the two sides was in the FA Cup and this remains the only time Rangers have faced City in this prestigious tournament.

Cardiff City

Date: Saturday 26th March 1932
Competition: Division Three (south)
Result: QPR 2-3 Cardiff – This was one of five Cardiff victories over QPR at Loftus Road but overall we have a better head to head record against the Bluebirds with us winning 33 compared to their 25.

Derby County

Date: Saturday 28th February 1948
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 1 -1 Derby County – One of three FA Cup meetings between the R’s and the Rams with the last one being in 1973 when Derby came out 4-2 winners.

Fulham FC

Date: Saturday 15th September 1928
Competition: Division Three (south)
Result: QPR 2-1 Fulham – This was the second fixture between the clubs with the first being an FA Cup tie back in Craven Cottage in 1905. The last was of course just a few days ago with Rangers having to settle for a point thanks to a late Chris Martin equaliser.

Huddersfield Town

Date: Saturday 8th January 1949
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 0-0 Huddersfield – Remains the only 0-0 draw to take place between the two teams in any competition.

Ipswich Town

Date: Friday 7th April 1939
Competition: Division Three (south)
Result: QPR 0-0 Ipswich Town – One of six draws that have taken place at Loftus Road against Ipswich.

Leeds United

Date: Saturday 9th January 1932
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 3 -1 Leeds – One of five occasions in which QPR have scored three or more against Leeds at Loftus Road. The latest was a 3-0 win on the opening day of this season and remains our biggest win so far this term.

Newcastle United

Date: Saturday 21st December 1968
Competition: Division One
Result: QPR 1-1 Newcastle – We had to wait until 1968 for Newcastle to come and visit Loftus Road but since then there’s been 49 fixtures between the clubs. During the 1975/76 campaign Rangers faced Newcastle six times after being drawn against them in the FA and League Cup as well as being in the same division.

Norwich City

Date: Wednesday 19th January 1910
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 3-0 Norwich – The R’s have faced Norwich 109 times with the first one at Loftus Road being in the FA Cup. The last fixture at home this season happened to be Ian Holloway’s first since re-joining the club and ended in a 2-1 victory for Rangers.

Nottingham Forest

Date: Saturday 25th September 1948
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 2-1 Nottingham Forest – One of 15 wins against the Midlands side but it’s Forest who hold the overall head to head advantage having defeated us on 28 different occasions.

Preston North End

Date: Wednesday 7th September 1949
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 0-0 Preston – Preston have a surprisingly good record against Rangers at Loftus Road winning eight out of the 20 fixtures that have taken place here. They added to this with victory in W12 back in August last year.

Reading

Date: Saturday 11th January 1908
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 1-0 Reading – Our first game over Reading was over 100 years ago in the FA Cup and that remains our only fixture in that competition but we have met 87 times in the league.

Rotherham United

Date: Saturday 10th November 1951
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 2-3 Rotherham – The first and only time Rotherham have defeated QPR in a league game at Loftus Road.

Sheffield Wednesday

Date: Saturday 28th April 1949
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 1- 3 Sheffield Wednesday – Rangers had to wait until the fourth game at Loftus Road before they could get a victory over Wednesday who back in the day were a bit of a bogey side for the R’s.

Wigan
Date: Tuesday 26th February 2002
Competition: Division Two
Result: QPR 1-1 Wigan – With our first meeting just 15 years ago – Wigan have only beaten the Hoops twice in 15 games and only once in W12. Our last game at Loftus Road was a memorable one; a 2-1 win in the Championship Play Off semi-final with Harry Redknapp’s QPR eventually going on to gain promotion.

Wolves

Date: Saturday 27th January 1900
Competition: FA Cup
Result: QPR 1 -1 Wolves – This game was played at the start of the last century which makes Wolves the first out of the teams currently in the division to play at Loftus Road.

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Good point Beth, the irony is since he had a run in with the fan in Ellerslie Road he's been playing really well.