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Luton Town vs QPR
The Championship
Saturday 15th October : 12:30pm
Kenilworth Road
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How to get there;
Drive : 1 hour and 8 minutes, 32.5 miles up the M1.
Train : 1 hour and 33 minutes via tube to Kings Cross then mainline up to Luton, then a 5 minute walk to the 27 bus.
Cycle : Not unreasonable this week : 3 hours and 26 minutes and 37.7 miles via the A1081
Previous meetings vs Luton Town;
Games won: 42
Games drawn: 29
Games lost: 31
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)
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)
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)
Tony Thorpe;
2002–2003 Luton Town 32 (15)
2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)
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– Luton Town 7 (1)
Match Preview;
Firstly lets start with the positive. We have won our last four games against Luton, and have won six and drawn one of the last seven games. They last beat us in January 2007, and that was in the FA Cup, so it doesn't count as a game we expect to be competitive in. Luton have drawn three and won two of their last five, an unbeaten run that has moved them up to 9th in the table on 18 points. Their top scorer is Carlton Morris, on 6 goals followed by Elijah Adebayo with 2. Luke Freeman also has 1 so far this season, having joined them in July after being released by Sheffield United.
I have said this before about other players who have left us, and quite possibly about Freeman, but when he left us I was so disappointed but in reality he hasn't achieved anywhere near as much as I'd have expected. Since leaving us in 2019 he's played 15 games for Sheffield United, 23 for Forest on loan, then 1 for Millwall on loan. Can't help but wonder if he/we'd be in a better place if he'd stayed. Seems only Eze has successfully made the step up, and is succeeding at the highest level. Comments below if you agree/disagree.
As for us, I haven't been able to stop smiling every time I think of last Friday's win. Brilliant result that moved us up to third in the table, joint on points with the top 2. It was so good to get the win after Willock's injury, and the concern over where our goals would come from. Chair and Dykes are now both on 3 goals for the season, and they'll need to keep hitting the back of the net to make up for Willock's absence. It would also be great to see Roberts start chipping in with the odd goal.
Team News
QPR: Chris Willock is out, whilst Ethan Laird is touch-and-go, but Taylor Richards is back in contention.
Luton Town: Cauley Woodrow and Reece Burke are out, whilst Gabe Osho could return
Pre-match Talk
Mick Beale (QPR head coach): “The players are training to such a high level and locked into their own personal development plans.
“The players are focused and I’m asking them to maintain that energy, I think we can get better. We’re nowhere near where I think we can get to.
"I want us to peak at the right time. The Championship is a tough league with real variety, and it’s important we find the answers.”
Nathan Jones (Luton Town manager): “We haven’t got a good record against Queens Park Rangers and that needs to change.
“It’s the perfect chance to do that, we’re both in decent form, both unbeaten in five, they are in wonderful form, they have very good players so it will be a tough game we know that. it’s another Championship game against tough opposition, it’s the same every week.
“They are an excellent attacking side; they always have been. We know that they pose a real threat.
...enjoy all those who are making the trip, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
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