please log in to view this image QPR vs Luton The Championship Monday 6th January 2025 : 8pm Loftus Road please log in to view this image Previous meetings vs Luton; Games won: 44 Games drawn: 29 Games lost: 33 Ones to remember; 25 Sep 1920 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-1 Division Three (South) 25 Dec 1922 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-0 Division Three (South) 06 Nov 1964 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 7-1 League Division Three 15 Sep 1990 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 6-1 League Division One 06 Jan 2001 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers D 3-3 FA Cup Ones to forget; 30 Jan 1926 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Division Three (South) 28 Mar 1931 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South) 19 Mar 1932 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 Division Three (South) 11 Apr 1981 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Division Two Players who have played for both; Mike Keen; 1959–1969 Queens Park Rangers 393 (39) 1969–1972 Luton Town 144 (11) John O'Rourke; 1963–1966 Luton Town 84 (64) 1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12) Don Givens; 1970–1972 Luton Town 83 (19) 1972–1978 Queens Park Rangers 242 (76) Andy King; 1974–1976 Luton Town 33 (9) 1980–1981 Queens Park Rangers 30 (9) Roy Wegerle; 1988–1990 Luton Town 45 (10) 1990–1992 Queens Park Rangers 65 (29) Paul Walsh; 1982–1984 Luton Town 80 (25) 1991 → Queens Park Rangers (loan from Spurs) 2 (0) Mark Stein; 1988–1989 Queens Park Rangers 33 (4) 2000–2001 Luton Town 30 (3) Matt Jackson; 1990–1991 Luton Town 9 (0) 1996→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (0) Tim Breaker; 1983–1990 Luton Town 210 (3) 1999–2001 Queens Park Rangers 44 (2) Juergen Sommer; 1991–1995 Luton Town 82 (0) 1995–1998 Queens Park Rangers 66 (0) Iain Dowie; 1988–1991 Luton Town 66 (15) 1998–2001 Queens Park Rangers 31 (2) Kevin Gallen; 1994–2000 Queens Park Rangers 172 (36) 2001–2007 Queens Park Rangers 197 (54) 2008–2009 → Luton Town (loan) 9 (1) 2009–2011 Luton Town 60 (18) Keith Rowland; 1998–2001 Queens Park Rangers 56 (3) 2001 → Luton Town (loan) 12 (2) Richard Langley; 1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18) 2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3) 2006–2008 Luton Town 29 (1) Paul Furlong; 2000→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (1) 2002→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2) 2002–2007 Queens Park Rangers 162 (54) 2007–2008 Luton Town 32 (8) Paul Peschisolido; 2000→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1) 2007–2008 Luton Town 4 (0) Tony Thorpe; 2002–2003 Luton Town 32 (15) 2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10) Rowan Vine; 2005–2007 Luton Town 57 (22) 2007–2008→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 18 (4) 2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 51 (5) Simon Royce; 2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (0) 2002–2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (0) 2004–2005 → Luton Town (loan) 2 (0) 2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 13 (0) 2005–2007 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0) Martin Cranie; 2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (0) 2019–2021 Luton Town 47 (2) Chris Martin; 2008–2009 → Luton Town (loan) 40 (11) 2023 Queens Park Rangers 16 (4) Matt Ingram; 2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 10 (0) 2022→ Luton Town (loan) 2 (0) Kazengwa LuaLua; 2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (1) 2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (0) 2018–2019 Luton Town 22 (2) 2019–2021 Luton Town 52 (5) Luke Freeman; 2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers 104 (14) 2022–2023 Luton Town 26 (2) Match preview; After a splendid start to 2024, with a fantastic win against Watford, next up is another visit from a club just north of London, as Luton Town visit Loftus Road. We've now recorded one loss in our last ten games, the 3-0 loss away at Swansea, but other than that we've won five and drawn four. Those 19 points have lifted us to 15th in the table, with 29 points, 7 from the drop zone and 10 away from the top six. A win on Monday and we'll hopefully break clear of at least one of the four other teams who sit on 29 points...Millwall, Coventry and Preston being the other 3. As for our visitors, they've lost 4 and won 2 of their last six games, and sit 20th with 25 points, so only one loss above the drop zone if results go against them. Their top scorer is Carlton Morris, with 7 goals so far this season. They have a good mix of younger players alongside more experienced players, such as Tim Kruhl and Victor Moses, but they'll be needing points on the board asap if they are to avoid getting sucked into a relegation battle, and head towards the dreaded double relegation, having dropped down from the Premier League last year. Not related to this match, but I was interested to note as I updated the 'Players who have played for both' list (and I know you'll come up with some obscure players I missed from the 1950's) that Luke Freeman left them in 2023 and now plays for Barnet. Probably not what he had planned when he left us in 2019 for Sheffield United, where he only made 16 appearances before being loaned out to Forest then Millwall before being released and then picked up by Luton. I'd love to see some of our current crop of younger players look at his career and realise it isn't always best to jump at the first opportunity you get to move to the top flight. Sticking with a team and developing as the team develops has many advantages to it. Maybe I am too much of an idealist...but it'd be nice to see happen. Team news and manager comments to go up when on the official...enjoy if you'll make it to HQ on Monday night, and as always... ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
Nice one Dave I can't make this one but 3 of the lads who work with me here in Doha are on a trip to the UK for the first time and have got tickets - they wanted to experience 'Quality English Football'......
Cheers Dave. Seems a long wait until this game and not sure I can make an 8:00 Monday night kick off let’s hope the improvement from Wednesday continues….
Thx Dave. I do hope we can win this one. They are not nice fans. Not far behind Millwall in terms of Neanderthal score.
Four home wins on the bounce against a dreadful away team. What can go wrong? Struggling to add to the list of players. Will think of someone if it kills me. Had high hopes for Keith Rowland but he’s there.
Andy King was the first player to score on Rangers' plastic pitch..... ‘They Used To Play On Grass’ – QPR v Luton Town – 1st September 1981 – Independent Rs
Sadly I remember it well. What a talented and exciting line up we had with the immense Bob Hazel in defence in front of the budgie. King and Allen were a great striking pair. Everyone thought we had an unfair advantage with the plastic pitch, but we were just a good, strong team.
A win will take us 13th and closer points wise to the playoffs than relegation… we’re not going to win are we.
Just looked at the table too, great chance to move up. We can do it...they are below us and the break was a welcome rest bite.
