please log in to view this image QPR vs Middlesbrough The Championship Saturday 9th March at 3pm Loftus Road please log in to view this image Previous history vs Boro; Games won: 23 Games drawn: 18 Games lost: 19 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) 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) Luke Young; 2007–2008 Middlesbrough 35 (1) 2011–2014 Queens Park Rangers 24 (2) 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– Queens Park Rangers 115 (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 22 (0) Jordan Archer; 2021 Middlesbrough 5 (0) 2021– 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; A bit hoarse this morning after watching last night. Can't decide if I'm more frustrated by the clear handball, albeit only clear on the replay due to the sneaky way he did it, or the way Kipre then squared up to the fans after doing it, or the weakness of Frey's penalty or that it was Furlong (an ex-Ranger) who magnificently cleared Cook's header off the line. Got to choose to look at the positive...we got a point against a good West Brom side, but doesn't feel like that this morning. Looking ahead to the Boro game, when, on the basis of last night, I'd like to see Dykes and Willock come back into the side. The combination of Smyth, Chair and Frey just didn't seem to work, and we looked a lot more threatening when Willock and Dykes came on. Discuss below. We now sit three places, but only one point outside the relegation places, in 19th with 39 points. Our opponents on Saturday, Middlesbrough, came from a goal behind to win 3-1 against seventh placed Norwich last night. Their top scorer is Emmanuel Latte Lath with 8 goals, and they sit mid-table ten points from 6th and nine points from 22nd. Just highlights how tight the division is this year. Team news and manager comments/interview to go up when on the official, enjoy if you are heading to HQ for this one, and as always... ...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
Let’s hope that we can continue with another good home performance, as against WBA, but with a haul of 3 points. It seems that our March fixtures are not as terrifying as we thought two weeks ago.
Cheers Dave. Smyth, Chair a Frey were all still on the pitch last night when Willock and Dykes came on. We looked more threatening because we had loads of attacking players on the pitch.
He'll rotate I guess. Armstrong and Willock in from the start maybe. Does Colback come straight back in?
I'm just glad that Boro played last night as well so they'll be as knackered as us - plus they have a 4 hour journey south. My mate's a Boro season ticket holder and he doesn't rate Latte Lath. You'll remember that he missed 4 clear cut chances against us in the home fixture earlier this season. He's also accepted that they're resigned to mid table - so maybe their motivation won't be as strong as ours. I'm predicting a good win for the boys. C'mon u R'sssssssssssssssss
Yeah, I wasn't clear. I guess what I mean is that Frey is such a big target, it means we can be tempted to play in a very one dimensional way. When the others came on we looked a lot more threatening and less predictable. Just my take having watched it on the computer, so might not be a fair opinion.
One of those players worth mentioning twice in such list, I reckon. I knew Kieron Dyer was a sicknote but was it really just 5 appearances over 2 years? Jeez.
Need another strong game, then we have a weeks recovery ‘til the next game. Frey looked pretty tired by the end, so depends how his fitness is - I imagine it’ll be Dykes with Armstrong on at 62mins. Hayden came off, so hopefully he’ll be fit to start. Field is usually fit as a butchers dog. I can see Willock starting over Smith. I imagine after the WBA game they’ll all want more of the same. Is it a sell out?
Frey put in an immense shift against WBA, didn't he? I've rarely seen a Centre Forward work so hard or cover so much ground. His effort in closing people down was really impressive. I was amazed how fit he seemed given his lack of game time before he joined us. He was like the Duracell bunny. If he had lazed around a bit and conserved his energy, maybe he wouldn't have hit such a poor penalty! But, to your point, he possibly does need a rest after all that effort!
