Match Day Thread Middlesbrough vs QPR

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Middlesbrough vs QPR
The Championship
Tuesday 11th March 2025 : 19:45
Riverside Stadium

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How to get there;
Drive : 4 hr 20 min to 5 hr 40 min (252 miles) via M1
Train : 3 hours 58 minutes on the tube to Kings Cross then mainline to Middlesbrough, then a 20 minute walk.
Cycle : 25 hours (294 miles) via Cycle Route 65.

Previous meetings vs Middlesbrough;
Games won: 23
Games drawn: 18
Games lost: 21

Ones to remember;
06 Sep 1966 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough W 4-0 League Division Three
04 Oct 1969 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough W 4-0 League Division Two
05 Mar 1983 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough W 6-1 League Division Two
04 Mar 1998 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough W 5-0 League Division 1
02 Sep 2023 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers W 0-2 League Championship

Ones to forget;
26 Sep 1970 Middlesbrough v Queens Park Rangers L 6-2 League Division Two
05 Dec 2009 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough L 1-5 League Championship
20 Jan 2018 Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough L 0-3 League Championship

Players who have played for both;
John O'Rourke;
1966–1968 Middlesbrough 64 (38)
1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12)

Mikkel Beck;
1996–1999 Middlesbrough 91 (24)
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (4)

Andrew Davies;
2002–2008 Middlesbrough 53 (0)
2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2011 → Middlesbrough (loan) 6 (0)

Luke Young;
2007–2008 Middlesbrough 35 (1)
2011–2014 Queens Park Rangers 24 (2)

Emmanuel Ledesma;
2008–2009 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 17 (4)
2012–2015 Middlesbrough 56 (8)

Marcus Bent;
2009–2010 → Middlesbrough (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (0)

Kieron Dyer;
2011–2013 Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
2013 Middlesbrough 9 (2)

Fabio Da Silva;
2012–2013 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (0)
2016–2018 Middlesbrough 48 (1)

Alex Baptiste;
2015–2017 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2017–2019 Queens Park Rangers 30 (0)

Ravel Morrison;
2014 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 15 (6)
2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Middlesbrough (loan) 3 (0)

Gary O'Neil
2007–2011 Middlesbrough 109 (8)
2013–2014 Queens Park Rangers 29 (1)

Jordan Hugill
2018–2019 → Middlesbrough (loan) 37 (6)
2019–2020 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 39 (13)

Grant Hall;
2015–2020 Queens Park Rangers 119 (6)
2020– Middlesbrough 27 (2)

Massimi Luongo;
2015–2019 Queens Park Rangers 145 (10)
2022–2023 Middlesbrough 0 (0)

Albert Adomah;
2013–2016 Middlesbrough 130 (23)
2020–2024 Queens Park Rangers 121 (6)

Joe Lumley;
2013–2021 Queens Park Rangers 77 (0)
2021—2023 Middlesbrough 34 (0)

Seny Dieng;
2016–2023 Queens Park Rangers 116 (1)
2023– Middlesbrough 35 (0)

Jordan Archer;
2021 Middlesbrough 5 (0)
2021– 2024 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)

Managed both;
Neil Warnock;
2010–2012 Queens Park Rangers
2015 Queens Park Rangers (caretaker)
2020–2021 Middlesbrough

Steve McLaren;
2001–2006 Middlesbrough
2018 - 2019 QPR

Match Preview;
After our narrow defeat against promotion chasing West Brom, we next head further north to the beautiful seaside city of Middlesbrough. Boro sit 9th in the table, 5 points from the playoffs, and 6 points ahead of us. Their top scorer is Emmanuel Latte Lath, with 11 goals so far this season. They also have Finn Azaz and Tommy Conway with 10 each, so they aren't lacking options going forward. They've won two and lost three in their last five, with their last result being a 1-0 loss at Swansea, so they'll be keen to get back to winning ways and keep any chance of a playoff position alive come the end of the season.

As for us, I haven't managed to see any highlights from our loss at West Brom, but from what I've heard we came close and could have nicked a point. That loss leaves us well and truly mid-table, 14th with an eleven point gap to 6th and twelve point gap to 22nd, so neither should concern us. Our top scorer is still Michael Frey, with 7, followed by Dunne with 5 and then Kolli with 4.

I'll add manager comments and team news when on the official, enjoy if you are making the trip, and as always...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Their recent form is crap, but not as bad as ours. They completely destroyed us at Loftus Road.

Probably best to have low expectations and be pleasantly surprised if we get anything.

Cheers Dave.

 

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Hoping they might let me sit on the bench.

 

Frey back?

 

Whenever there is 'news' like that it is either mind games or we fail to take advantage.

I no longer take any encouragement from such stories.

 

Our rampaging dwarves will swarm these pointless Geordie wannabes*


*Prediction 2-0 home win

 

Nice but think we'll be in hoops tonight....

 

I guess we are now doomed to mid/lower table mediocrity for this season. Perhaps we were never ready for a playoff push?

 

Couldn't see any significant team news on the official so I guess we'll just wait and see when the starting eleven is announced.

 

Queens Park Shaggers

 

No word of a lie I’m in a pub with a wake on and a bloke doing a karaoke rendition of My Way. This is brilliant. Don’t care if we lose 5-0 now.

 

Same team except Frey in for Smyth.

Lloyd not on the bench though....is he injured now too?

 

Varane still out.

Frey in.

Not holding my breath. Are Spurs paying us to start Yang MinHueok

 

We shouldnt 'have' to play any loanee.

He's not been that impressive so far.