please log in to view this image West Bromwich Albion vs QPR The Championship Tuesday 24th October 2023 - 8pm The Hawthorns please log in to view this image How to get there; Drive: 2 hours and 30 minutes, mainly along the M40. Train: 2 hours 29 minutes via tube to Euston, mainline to Birmingham New Street, then a local line to The Hawthorns. Bike: 12 hours and 3 minutes, 134 miles along Cycle Route 6. Previous meetings vs West Brom; Games won: 17 Games drawn: 12 Games lost: 23 Ones to remember; 04 March 1967 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion 3-2 League Cup Final 03 Apr 1982 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 FA Cup 13 Sep 1997 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 League Division 1 20 Dec 2014 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion W 3-2 Premier League 04 Apr 2015 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers W 1-4 Premier League Ones to forget; 26 Dec 1968 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion L 0-4 League Division One 30 Sep 2007 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 League Championship 18 Aug 2018 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers L 7-1 League Championship Players who have played for both; Clive Clark; 1958–1960 Queens Park Rangers 58 (7) 1960–1969 West Bromwich Albion 301 (80) 1969–1970 Queens Park Rangers 8 (1) Nigel Quashie; 1995–1998 Queens Park Rangers 58 (3) 2006–2007 West Bromwich Albion 29 (1) 2010 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0) Paul Peschisolido; 1996–1997 West Bromwich Albion 45 (18) 2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1) Ishmael Miller; 2007–2008 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 21 (7) 2008–2011 West Bromwich Albion 49 (7) 2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 12 (1) Charlie Austin; 2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 82 (45) 2019–2021 West Bromwich Albion 39 (10) 2021 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (8) 2021–2022 Queens Park Rangers 34 (5) Jordan Hugill; 2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (13) 2021– 2022 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 20 (1) Tyler Roberts; 2016–2018 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0) 2022–2023 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 18 (3) Tim Iroegbunam; - 2021 - West Brom (Youth) 2022–2023 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 32 (3) Matt Phillips; 2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 90 (14) 2016– West Bromwich Albion 221 (27) Darnell Furlong; 2014–2019 Queens Park Rangers 64 (1) 2019– West Bromwich Albion 156 (6) Sam Field; 2016–2021 West Bromwich Albion 34 (2) 2021 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 19 (1) 2021– Queens Park Rangers 77 (2) Match Preview; 2-0 down after 14 minutes against a team who we were within reach of, and even the most optimistic amongst us is beginning to ask serious questions. We've now lost four in a row, and lost 5 of our last 7...the other two being draws. We are firmly rooted in the bottom 3, now 4 points from safety. Yes we came close, but that isn't enough given our position...and unless Dykes returns, and in fine form, it is quite hard to see where the goals are going to come from. Our hosts on Tuesday night, West Brom, have won 2, lost 1 and draw 2 of their last 5 games, and sit 9th in the table, just 3 places and 2 points from the playoffs. They'll be hoping for a promotion push this year, having finished 10th then 9th in the Championship since being relegated in 2021. Their top scorer is John Swift, with 6 goals. Gareth Ainsworth; "Honestly, I'm looking forward to it - which may sound crazy after the run we've been on. "But I don't want another break - I want to go again and the next game is heading up to West Brom where hopefully we can bring back the three points from. "We've got enough in the building to win the game. "Saturday's result was tough to take because I felt we deserved something out of the game. "We've got to do better in both boxes - we've got to defend better and we've got to stick our chances away. We had enough chances to get something from the game. "But I'll take a win with any statistics at the moment - I'm not stupid, I know we need to win games and I know that's what I'm judged on. We need to start climbing out of the bottom three. "We're away from home again against a good West Brom side. Hopefully we'll have one or two back from injury." "Lyndon picked up a niggle in training on Thursday," Ainsworth said. "He trained through it on Friday but didn’t feel right. "He had a scan at the weekend and we’ll go through it with the medical team. He’s a big player for us so it’s a blow at the moment. "Lyndon and Cookie have both got potential to be involved this week but Fox is a bit further away." On the subject of full-back Reggie Cannon, who was brought on for his senior R's debut on Saturday, Ainsworth added: "Reggie’s ready now. He looked very calm and assured when he came on. He’s got a confidence and quality about him. "Reggie’s going to be play a big part in the next two games undoubtedly." ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
A team who aren’t performing to their ability. Dropping points in easy games. It’s all there for the taking. And no doubt WB will do just that.
It must brighten the day of any Championship side, mid-table or struggling, when they see a fixture with QPR coming up.
One to remember Wikipedia 1967 Football League Cup final The 1967 Football League Cup Final was an association football match between Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and West Bromwich Albion on 4 March 1967 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1966–67 Football League Cup, the seventh season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the teams in The Football League. This was the first final to be decided over a single game; the sixth previous finals were contested over two legs. QPR were appearing in their first final, while Albion were appearing in their second after winning the previous final in 1966. 1967 Football League Cup Final Match programme cover Event 1966–67 Football League Cup Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion 3 2 Date 4 March 1967 Venue Wembley Stadium, London Referee Walter Crossley (Lancaster) Attendance 97,952 ← 19661968 → As QPR were in the Third Division they played one more round than Albion who received a bye in the first round. Therefore, QPR progressed through six rounds to reach the final, whereas Albion progressed through five. Matches up to the semi-final were contested on a one-off basis with the exception of the semi-finals which were contested over two-legs, with a match at each team's home ground. QPR's matches were generally close affairs, they only won by a three two goal margin or more in three of their matches. Albion's matches were almost all comfortable victories. Their biggest margin of victory was five goals when they beat Aston Villa 6–1. While the only match did not win was the second leg of the semi-final against West Ham United, which was drawn 2–2. Watched by a crowd of 97,952, Albion took the lead in the first half when Clive Clark scored in the 7th minute. He scored again later in the half to give Albion a 2–0 lead at half-time. QPR reduced the deficit in the 63rd minute when Roger Morgan scored and then levelled the match 12 minutes later courtesy of a goal by Rodney Marsh. Mark Lazarus scored a third goal for QPR in the 81st minute, as QPR won the match 3–2 to win the League Cup for the first time. QPR's victory caused a problem for the Football Association as typically the League Cup winner would qualify for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, but one of the criteria for that competition was that the team must come from the highest tier of that country's league system. QPR was replaced in the following season's European competition by a First Division side. Road to Wembley Edit Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup Queens Park Rangers Edit Round Opposition Score Venue 1st Colchester United 5–0 Loftus Road (h) 2nd Aldershot 1–1 Recreation Ground (a) 2nd (replay) Aldershot 2–0 Loftus Road (h) 3rd Swansea Town 2–1 Loftus Road (h) 4th Leicester City 4–2 Loftus Road (h) 5th Carlisle United 2–1 Loftus Road (h) Semi-final Birmingham City 4–1 St Andrew's (a) 3–1 Loftus Road (h) On the first day of the 1966–67 Football League Cup on 23 August 1966, QPR played Colchester United at their home ground of Loftus Road, winning 5–0.[1] In the third round, they defeated Welsh team Swansea City on 2–1.[2] They were drawn against Leicester City in the following round. Three goals in the second half saw QPR come back from being 2–1 down to win the match by 4–2. The first of these goals was a rebound off Leicester goalkeeper Gordon Banks after a shot by Rodney Marsh, then a shot by Les Allen went through a Leicester goalmouth packed with defenders, and the final goal came from Mark Lazarus in similar circumstances to the Allen goal.[3] QPR were put under pressure in their match against Carlisle United, but Marsh scored twice more for Rangers to give them the 2–1 victory.[4] Until the first leg of the semi-final against Birmingham City, QPR had not won an away match during their League Cup campaign. They were one goal down at half time, and again were forced to recover the deficit during the second half. In the 55th minute, Marsh scored his 34th goal of the season, he headed the ball into the goal after a corner kick from Allen. Marsh was involved again in QPR's second and third goal as he set up Roger Morgan for the second, and then back heeled the ball through to Lazarus for the third. QPR's fourth and final goal saw Marsh hit a header direct from a free kick to Allen who scored.[5] The second leg secured QPR's first trip to Wembley, and marked the first time that a team from the Third Division had reached any Wembley final. They won the game 3–1, but they did not score until the last twelve minutes of the match.[6] West Bromwich Albion Edit Round Opposition Score Venue 2nd Aston Villa 6–1 The Hawthorns (h) 3rd Manchester City 4–2 The Hawthorns (h) 4th Swindon Town 2–0 County Ground (a) 5th Northampton Town 3–1 County Ground (a) Semi-final West Ham United 4–0 The Hawthorns (h) 2–2 Boleyn Ground (a) Bobby Hope led Albion to a victory at the start of their League Cup campaign, having received a bye past the first round, scoring a hat-trick as the team went on to defeat Aston Villa 6–0.[7] Albion played Manchester City on 5 October 1966 in the third round, and although they won the game 4–2, they were pressed hard for the victory.[8] Albion went a goal down after nine minutes against Northampton Town, but came back to win 3–1.[9] Their semi-final was a rematch of the 1966 Football League Cup Final, with West Ham United the opposition over two legs. Albion took a commanding lead in the first leg with a 4–0 victory, a goal from Dennis Clarke and a hat-trick from Jeff Astle.[10] West Ham captain Bobby Moore urged his team to push Albion hard in the second leg, even in the closing stages of the match when they still had all four goals from the first leg to catch up with. Goals from Geoff Hurst and Johnny Byrne for West Ham were cancelled out by goals from Stan Jones and Clarke by the 60th minute. The match finished with 2–2, thus Albion progressed due to a 6–2 aggregate victory.[11] Match Edit Background Edit It was decided to hold the League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium for the first time in 1967 It was decided at a Football Association Council meeting on 26 September 1966 to host the League Cup at Wembley Stadium for the first time.[12] The final had previously been decided over two legs, but the move to Wembley coincided with a change in format to a single leg final.[13] Albion were the defending champions and were aiming to become the first team to retain the Cup.[14] The winner of the League Cup typically went on to play in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Albion were still in the competition at the time of the final, although they had recently lost 3–0 to Bologna in the first leg of the third round.[14] Queens Park Rangers's strip for the final was all-white, instead of their normal white and blue hoops.[15] West Browmwich Albion wore their away strip, which was all-red.[16] Each team's supporters did not have a limit on the number of tickets they were allowed to purchase. This was despite a limit of 15,000 for FA Cup finals which were also held at Wembley.[17] A crowd of nearly 100,000 was expected to be inside the stadium,[14] although only highlights were to be shown on television.[18] First-half Edit Rangers started the slower of the two sides, with Albion passing the ball with some considerable pace. Any QPR attack stagnated once someone attempted to pass the ball through to Rodney Marsh or Les Allen, who were overwhelmed by the numbers of Albion defensive players. Albion's first goal came in the seventh minute as the ball was worked down the left hand side of the pitch by Tony Brown, Bobby Hope and finally Doug Fraser, before Clive Clark's shot went through a gap in QPR's defence. The Albion supporters began provocatively chanting "easy", although QPR were immediately on the attack with Albion goalkeeper Dick Sheppard saving a shot from Frank Sibley.[19] QPR continued to be outplayed for the most part by their First Division opponents. In the twenty fifth minute, Clark once again ran with the ball down the left hand side of the pitch, outrunning QPR's Ron Hunt, before crossing it into the path of Jeff Astle. His subsequent shot was saved by QPR goalkeeper Peter Springett, who managed to push the ball around the post. QPR briefly had a chance for a counterattack as Mark Lazarus found himself on the halfway line with the ball, before taking it around Ian Collard and found the Albion defence out of position, leaving him with a clear path to goal. But the opposition players were gaining on him as he approached the penalty area, with the attack falling apart shortly afterwards.[19] Nine minutes before half time, QPR found themselves under attack by Albion again with some cross pitch passing resulting in Clark's second goal of the game. QPR had a corner just before half time which fell to the feet of club captain Mike Keen, but his shot went off the post. The game went into half time at 2–0 to Albion.[19] Second-half Edit The teams came out for the second half, and Rangers began an attack almost immediately. A series of short, quick passes from Marsh and Roger Morgan released Allen but he was not quick enough to make something of the chance.[19] A high pass from Keen followed, striking defender Clarke in the back, from which the Albion defence were forced to clear. The attacks continued to come from Rangers as Lazarus passed the ball through to Marsh who took the ball around two defenders, but his shot went over the bar. QPR were rewarded for their perseverance in the sixty-third minute as Lazarus took the ball around Albion captain Graham Williams, crossing the ball in for Morgan, who scored with a header to reduce the deficit to a single goal.[20] Albion's sole goalscoring opportunity of the second half came afterwards; Clark took the ball on a lengthy run before crossing it into the box, across an open goal with no Albion player there to tap the ball in and put the game beyond QPR's reach. Fifteen minutes from the end of the match QPR equalised, Marsh's shot with his right foot went in off the post. A corner followed for QPR who were now dominating Albion with their style of play. Allen crossed it in to Lazarus, but the Albion goalkeeper saved the shot with his legs. With eight minutes to go, one of Albion defenders mis-kicked the ball in their own penalty area. Hunt rushed in for the chance but Sheppard once again saved the game for Albion. The ball ran free to Mike Lazarus who tapped the ball into the back of an empty net to increase the scoreline to 3–2 in QPR's favour. A final attack from QPR came in the closing moments of the game as Lazarus took the ball past two defenders and into the box, his subsequent shot hit the outside of the post and went wide.[20] Details Edit 4 March 1967 15:00 BST Queens Park Rangers 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Morgan 63' Marsh 75' Lazarus 81' Clark 7', 36' Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 97,952 Referee: Walter Crossley Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich Albion GK 1 England Peter Springett DF 2 England Tony Hazell DF 3 England Jim Langley MF 4 England Mike Keen (c) MF 5 England Ron Hunt MF 6 England Frank Sibley FW 7 England Mark Lazarus FW 8 England Keith Sanderson FW 9 England Les Allen FW 10 England Rodney Marsh FW 11 England Roger Morgan Substitute: FW 12 Ian Morgan Manager: England Alec Stock GK 1 England Dick Sheppard DF 2 England Bobby Cram DF 3 Wales Graham Williams (c) MF 4 England Ian Collard MF 5 England Dennis Clarke MF 6 Scotland Doug Fraser FW 7 England Tony Brown FW 8 England Jeff Astle FW 9 England John Kaye FW 10 Scotland Bobby Hope FW 11 England Clive Clark Substitute: FW 12 Ken Foggo Manager: England Jimmy Hagan Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One named substitute. Sources:[19][20][21][22] Post match Edit QPR's victory was the first occasion a team from the Third Division had won a major trophy in England.[23] Both teams received £18,000 as their share of the gate receipts.[17] QPR's victory created a problem for the Football League management committee. On previous occasions, one of the three nominations for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was the winner of the League Cup. However, the Fairs Cup committee required that only teams from the highest tier of a nation's league system could enter.[17] In the end, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United and Liverpool qualified for the following season's competition.[24] QPR paraded the trophy in front of the crowd in their following home match at Loftus Road, where they defeated AFC Bournemouth 4–0.[25] The 1966–67 season saw QPR do a double, winning the Third Division title as well. The season is considered to be the most successful season in the club's history.[26] Albion reached the final again in 1970, where they were once again runners-up, this time to Manchester City. QPR did not reach the final until 1986 when they lost against Oxford United.[27] Before the match against Sheffield Wednesday on 11 March 2007, the 1967 cup winning team were paraded at half time at Loftus Road to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the win.[28] In the 2002–03 Second Division play-off final QPR wore an all-white strip in reference to their Football League Cup victory.[29] As of 2017, QPR's victory in the 1967 Football League Cup remains the only major trophy the club has won.[30] References External links Last edited 6 months ago by JJMC89 bot III RELATED ARTICLES Mark Lazarus English footballer (born 1938) Roger Morgan English footballer (born 1946) 1966–67 Football League Cup Football tournament season Wikipedia Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. 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It's my 65th birthday on the 24th so fully expecting a stonking QPR win. 22.10.22 QPR v Wigan 2:1 23.10.21 Peterborough v QPR 2:1 24.10.20 QPR v Brum 0:0 22.10.19 QPR v Fakes 0:0 23.10.18 QPR v Owls 3:0 History is on my side as only 1 loss in the last 5 years, 2 wins and 2 draws. At least one point and hopefully three! COYRsssssss!
He’s grown out of it now but my grandson used to think it was West Brommy Jammion. We still use this of course.
Nigel Quashie Paul Peschisolido @daverangers We’ll lose 1-0. Ainsworth will insist it’s a great sign to come to a big ground and have two shots on target. Perhaps Braveheart will be joining us after his “knock”.
We will lose but the boys will give everything, we will play great and be told to just wait and see, this team will suprise you yet. He will say all this whilst being dressed like a twat
