Match Day Thread QPR vs Birmingham

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QPR vs Birmingham
The Championship
Tuesday 9th December 2025, 8pm
Loftus Road

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Previous history vs Birmingham City;
Games won: 25
Games drawn: 18
Games lost: 26

Ones to remember;
17 Jan 1967 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-4 League Cup
7 Feb 1967 Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City 3-1 League Cup
17 Oct 1970 Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City W 5-2 League Division Two
18 Feb 2017 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers W 1-4 League Championship
11 Dec 2019 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers W 0-2 League Championship

Ones to forget;
30 Aug 1969 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Division Two
23 Apr 1974 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 League Division One
22 Mar 1975 Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 League Division One

Players who have played for both:
Mike Hellawell
1955–1957 Queens Park Rangers 45 (7)
1957–1965 Birmingham City 178 (30)

Barry Bridges;
1966–1968 Birmingham City 83 (36)
1968–1970 Queens Park Rangers 72 (31)

Mike Kelly;
1966–1970 Queens Park Rangers 54 (0)
1970–1976 Birmingham City 62 (0)

Don Givens;
1972–1978 Queens Park Rangers 242 (76)
1978–1981 Birmingham City 59 (10)

Trevor Francis
1971–1979 Birmingham City 280 (119)
1988–1990 Queens Park Rangers 32 (12)

Mark Dennis
1978–1982 Birmingham City 130 (1)
1987–1988 Queens Park Rangers 28 (0)

David Seaman;
1984–1986 Birmingham City 75 (0)
1986–1990 Queens Park Rangers 141 (0)

Matt Jackson;
1996 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 7 (0)
1996 → Birmingham City (loan) 10 (0)

Paul Peschisolido;
1992–1994 Birmingham City 43 (16)
1996 Birmingham City 9 (1)
2000→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1)

Paul Furlong
1996–2002 Birmingham City 131 (50)
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (1)
2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2)
2002–2007 Queens Park Rangers 162 (54)

Andy Johnson;
1998–2002 Birmingham City 83 (8)
2012–2014 Queens Park Rangers 20 (2)

Tommy Williams;
2002–2004 Birmingham City 4 (0)
2002–2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 26 (1)
2003 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)

Rowan Vine;
2007–2008 Birmingham City 17 (1)
2007–2008 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 18 (4)
2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 51 (5)

Lee Camp
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2007–2009 Queens Park Rangers 50 (0)
2018–2020 Birmingham City 80 (0)

Ravel Morrisson;
2012–2013 → Birmingham City (loan) 27 (3)
2014 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 15 (6)
2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)

Jack Robinson;
2014–2018 Queens Park Rangers 39 (2)
2025– Birmingham City 4 (0)

Dion Sanderson;
2021–2022→ Birmingham City (loan) 15 (0)
2022→ Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2023→ Birmingham City (loan) 31 (2)
2023– Birmingham City 7 (0)

Richard Edghill;
2000 → Birmingham City (loan) 3 (0)
2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 40 (0)

Marcus Bignot;
2001–2002 Queens Park Rangers 44 (1)
2004–2007 Queens Park Rangers 128 (0)
1998–2005 Birmingham City Ladies

Tyler Roberts;
2022–2023 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 18 (3)
2023– Birmingham City 1 (0)

Ethan Laird;
2022–2023 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 32 (1)
2023– Birmingham City 60 (4)

Andre Dozzell;
2021– Queens Park Rangers 88 (2)
2024– → Birmingham City (loan) 10 (1)

Taylor Richards;
2022 → Birmingham City (loan) 6 (0)
2022–2023 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 15 (0)
2023–2025 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)

Lyndon Dykes;
2020–2024 Queens Park Rangers 156 (35)
2024– Birmingham City 38 (3)

Bright Osayi-Samuel;
2017–2021 Queens Park Rangers 103 (11)
2025– Birmingham City 13 (0)

Managed both;
Jim Smith;
1978–1982 Birmingham City
1985–1988 Queens Park Rangers

Trevor Francis;
1988–1989 Queens Park Rangers
1996–2001 Birmingham City

John Eustace;
2018–2022 Queens Park Rangers (assistant)
2019 Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)
2022– Birmingham City

Match Preview;
Our visitors on Tuesday night, Birmingham City, have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 in their last 5. They sit 8th, on 28 points, so only ahead of us on goal difference. Their manager, Chris Davies, retired from playing at 19 due to injury, and turned to coaching. Having learnt his trade coaching at youth level, he became Brendan Rodgers' assistant at Swansea, Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester before becoming assistant to Ange Postecoglou in June 2023. After being an assistant boss for 15 years, he took the step up to the managerial role at Birmingham City in June 2024, after they were relegated to League One. In his first season in charge, he not only got them promoted back to the Championship, he not only won League One, but he did it by amassing the most ever league points in world professional football...winning the division with 111 points. Their top scorer so far is Jay Stansfield, with 8 goals.

As for us, I'll be honest, I have only seen the highlights from yesterday...couldn't watch, but in Kone and Burrell it looks like we have a proper front line, that can pressure opposition defence and take chances when they come. More of the same, and we'll be comfortably sitting in the top 6, and I'll begin to get excited. We are currently 10th, bottom of three clubs on 28 points, and so one win and other results going our way could take us up to as high as 4th. Without wanting to get ahead of myself, we are in a much better position than I thought we'd be in at this stage of the season...and it is hard not to get excited. To keep perspective, a big loss and other results going against us, and we are only 3 points ahead of 16th.

Team news and manager comments to go up asap, enjoy if you'll make it HQ on Tuesday night, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

It’s a pity, Rooney isn’t in charge, 3 points before we turn would’ve been nice. Do hope we can beat Tom Brady, who l can’t stand.

 

Lyndon Dykes...

 

stacey will be hoping for the win

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Please don't let Dykes score........

Any news on the severity of Chairs injury?

 

Meeting up with 4 old (in every sense) mates in the afternoon before we stagger to Shepherds Bush for the match. One is a Blues fan, so I’ve parked them behind the twat in the hat for the duration.

It’s essential that we win.

And that it’s not too chilly.

Cheers Dave.

 

Win tomorrow and we go level with them on 26 wins each..... and a chance to push on towards top 6....what could possibly go wrong?

 

DJ Campbell
Lloyd Dyer
JCS