QPR 2:1 Watford: Championship Match Result

Championship

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2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 3 Apr, 15:00 BST

Watford DLLWLL

Venue: Loftus Road City: London

In the Championship game on 3 April 2026, QPR beat Watford 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 8:3, corners 2:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 8 – 3

Shots off target 4 – 2

Expected goals 2.12 – 0.30

🟨 23' E. Bove — Yellow card ⚽ 26' R. Kolli — Goal 🟨 29' R. Kolli — Yellow card 🟨 30' J. Dunne — Yellow card ⇄ 46' R. Kolli — Substitution 🟨 49' P. Ekwah — Yellow card ⇄ 57' E. Bove — Substitution ⇄ 57' N. Irankunda — Substitution ⇄ 57' P. Ekwah — Substitution 🟨 61' P. Smyth — Yellow card 🟨 62' S. Goglichidze — Yellow card ⚽ 63' P. Smyth — Goal ⇄ 72' P. Smyth — Substitution ⇄ 73' G. Chakvetadze — Substitution ⇄ 79' H. Vale — Substitution 🟨 84' R. Kone — Yellow card ⇄ 85' S. Goglichidze — Substitution ⚽ 85' I. Louza — Goal 🟨 87' A. S. Mbengue — Yellow card 🟨 90+1' K. Poku — Yellow card 🟨 90+1' I. Louza — Yellow card

Match events

23' 0:0 Watford Yellow card E. Bove
26' 1:0 QPR Goal R. Kolli assist: P. Smyth
29' 1:0 QPR Yellow card R. Kolli
30' 1:0 QPR Yellow card J. Dunne
46' 1:0 QPR Substitution R. Kolli off: D. Bennie
49' 1:0 Watford Yellow card P. Ekwah
57' 1:0 Watford Substitution E. Bove off: A. Nabizada
57' 1:0 Watford Substitution N. Irankunda off: M. Doumbia
57' 1:0 Watford Substitution P. Ekwah off: N. Mendy
61' 1:0 QPR Yellow card P. Smyth
62' 1:0 Watford Yellow card S. Goglichidze
63' 2:0 QPR Goal P. Smyth
72' 2:0 QPR Substitution P. Smyth off: K. Saito
73' 2:0 Watford Substitution G. Chakvetadze off: K. Baah
79' 2:0 QPR Substitution H. Vale off: K. Poku
84' 2:0 QPR Yellow card R. Kone
85' 2:0 Watford Substitution S. Goglichidze off: V. Semedo
85' 2:1 Watford Goal I. Louza
87' 2:1 QPR Yellow card A. S. Mbengue
90+1' 2:1 QPR Yellow card K. Poku
90+1' 2:1 Watford Yellow card I. Louza

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

8 Shots on target 3

4 Shots off target 2

2.12 Expected goals 0.30

5 Big chances 1

148 Attacks 204

2 Corners 3

20 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 20

1 Offsides 2

6 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 9

25 Throw-ins 29

All statistics

18/3355% Aerial duels 15/3345%

47 Backward passes 52

3 Blocked shots 2

30 Clearances 21

8/1747% Crosses 2/1712%

5/863% Dribbles 5/1338%

1.67 Expected assists 0.33

86 Failed passes 88

2 Goalkeeper saves 6

7 Interceptions 10

10 Key passes 5

21/5638% Long passes 32/6450%

52 Passes into the final third 66

173 Passes in the opposition half 235

179 Passes in own half 176

0.53 Shot accuracy 0.43

4 Shots from outside the box 6

11 Shots inside the box 1

9/1464% Tackles 4/1429%

335 Total passes 394

Line-ups

QPR

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Joe Walsh	13
3	James Gerard Dunne	3
18	Rhys Llewelyn Norrington-Davies	18
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue	27
37	Ronnie Lee Edwards	37
11	Paul Patrick Smyth	11
20	Harvey Vale	20
21	K. Morgan	21
40	Jonathan Varane	40
22	Richard Kone	22
26	Ryan Colley	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
29	Benjamin John Hamer	29
2	Kealey Adamson	2
5	Steve Cook	5
6	Jake Clarke-Salter	6
28	Esquerda	28
15	Isaac Hayden	15
17	Kwame Afriyie Adubofour Poku	17
14	Koki Saito	14
23	D. Benny	23

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Watford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Egil Selvik	1
3	Saba Goglichidze	3
4	Kévin Keben Biakolo	4
6	Matthew Pollock	6
29	Jeremy Petris	29
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze	8
10	Imrân Louza	10
17	Pierre-Emmanuel Ekwah Elimby	17
66	Nestory Irankunda	66
9	Luca Tange Kjerrumgaard	9
15	Edoardo Bove	15

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Nathan Baxter	12
27	Formose Mendy	27
50	Joshua Mallins	50
7	Tom Ince	7
23	Nampalys Mendy	23
18	V. Semedo	18
20	Mamadou Dumbia	20
34	Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah	34
53	Amin Nabizada	53