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QPR vs Coventry
The Championship
Saturday 15th April 2023 - 3pm
Loftus Road
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Games won: 45
Games drawn: 31
Games lost: 49
Ones to remember;
03 Sep 1910 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-0 Southern League First Division
05 Apr 1913 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 4-0 Southern League First Division
28 Apr 1979 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 5-1 Premier League
02 Apr 2021 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City W 3-0 League Championship
Ones to forget;
26 Apr 1928 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 1-5 Division Three (South)
04 Mar 1933 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 7-0 Division Three (South)
01 Feb 1936 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 6-1 Division Three (South)
30 Aug 1952 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City L 0-4 Division Three (South)
02 May 1955 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South)
15 Sep 1956 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South)
25 Feb 1969 Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 League Division One
Players who have played for both;
John O’Rourke;
1969–1971 Coventry City 54 (17)
1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12)
Gerry Francis;
1968–1979 Queens Park Rangers 295 (53)
1981–1982 Queens Park Rangers 17 (4)
1982–1983 Coventry City 50 (2)
John Beck;
1972–1976 Queens Park Rangers 40 (1)
1976–1978 Coventry City 69 (6)
Gary Bannister;
1978–1981 Coventry City 22 (3)
1984–1988 Queens Park Rangers 136 (56)
1988–1990 Coventry City 43 (11)
Mark Hateley;
1978–1983 Coventry City 93 (25)
1995–1997 Queens Park Rangers 27 (3)
Alan Brazil;
1986 Coventry City 15 (2)
1986 Queens Park Rangers 4 (1)
Kenny Samson;
1989–1991 Queens Park Rangers 64 (0)
1991–1993 Coventry City 51 (0)
Roy Wegerle;
1990–1992 Queens Park Rangers 65 (29)
1993–1995 Coventry City 53 (9)
Andy Impey;
1990–1997 Queens Park Rangers 188 (13)
2005–2006 Coventry City 16 (0)
Paul Furlong;
1991–1992 Coventry City 37 (4)
2000 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 3 (1)
2002 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (2)
2002–2007 Queens Park Rangers 162 (54)
Lean Clarke;
2006 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
2010–2011 Queens Park Rangers 13 (0)
2013 → Coventry City (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 Coventry City 34 (23)
Todd Kane;
2019–2021 Queens Park Rangers 60 (3)
2021–2023 Coventry City 38 (1)
Jake Bidwell;
2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 122 (2)
2022– Coventry City 56 (1)
Match Preview;
Feeling slightly buoyed by our come back at West Brom, we now welcome 9th place Coventry City to Loftus Road. They have won one, lost one and drawn three of their last five. Their top scorer, and obvious main threat is Viktor Gyôkeres with 19 goals. Mark Robbins, their manager, has done an amazing job since taking over in 2017, leading them from League 2 to the Championship in 3 years, and getting them within 3 points of the playoffs at this stage of the season.
As for us, great comeback on Monday, as it looked like all hope was lost after WBA scored their second goal, on the 13th minute...but we showed great character and determination to come back to 2-2, and looked the more likely to win the game in the second half. Hope that is a turning point for Ainsworth to build on, and move the squad forward. I've just seen the highlights from Monday, as it wasn't available on QPR+, but from those it looked like the players really cared, which it hasn't looked like for a few games recently.
Team News
QPR: Jake Clarke-Salter is out, but Tim Iroegbunam, Sinclair Armstrong and Tyler Roberts are pushing for returns.
Coventry City: Jamie Allen and Simon Moore are out but Ben Sheaf may return.
Pre-match Talk
Gareth Ainsworth (QPR head coach): “Belief is what we’re trying to get out of the boys and I am hoping for more of the same on Saturday. Points on the board are what count now.
“The nature of the point on Monday was important – how we came back into the game and addressed certain things at the weekend was the most important thing.
“It’s still in our hands and we have to try not to worry about other results. Everyone’s got a tough run-in.
“We’re going to fight like hell to survive.”
Mark Robins (Coventry manager): “We are coming up against a physical side; they’re big and strong and fighting for their lives. They have some good players in their ranks and that hasn’t changed.
“We have got to try and hurt them; we have to go and really hurt them.
“The league is unforgiving and we have to make sure we go in and show no forgiveness because we are desperate to get these points.”
Enjoy if you are going to be at HQ and as always...
...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
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