Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Watford: Stats & xG – Apr 3, 2026

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90'

Full-time. Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Watford.

90+2'

L. Kjerrumgaard

Attempt missed. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.

90+1'

K. Poku

Yellow card for K. Poku (Queens Park Rangers).

90+1'

I. Louza

Yellow card for I. Louza (Watford).

90'

6 minutes of added time.

87'

A. S. Mbengue

Yellow card for A. S. Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).

85'

S. Goglichidze

Substitution, Watford: V. Semedo comes on for S. Goglichidze.

85'

I. Louza

Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Watford. I. Louza (Watford) scores.

84'

R. Kone

Yellow card for R. Kone (Queens Park Rangers).

82'

I. Louza

Attempt saved. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

79'

H. Vale

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers: K. Poku comes on for H. Vale.

73'

G. Chakvetadze

Substitution, Watford: K. Baah comes on for G. Chakvetadze.

72'

P. Smyth

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers: K. Saito comes on for P. Smyth.

65'

D. Bennie

Attempt saved. D. Bennie (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.

63'

D. Bennie

Attempt blocked. D. Bennie (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.

63'

P. Smyth

Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Watford. P. Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) scores.

62'

S. Goglichidze

Yellow card for S. Goglichidze (Watford).

61'

H. Vale

Attempt saved. H. Vale (Queens Park Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

61'

P. Smyth

Yellow card for P. Smyth (Queens Park Rangers).

57'

N. Irankunda

Substitution, Watford: M. Doumbia comes on for N. Irankunda.

57'

E. Bove

Substitution, Watford: A. Nabizada comes on for E. Bove.

57'

P. Ekwah

Substitution, Watford: N. Mendy comes on for P. Ekwah.

55'

G. Chakvetadze

Attempt blocked. G. Chakvetadze (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

52'

R. Kone

Attempt missed. R. Kone (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.

49'

P. Ekwah

Yellow card for P. Ekwah (Watford).

46'

R. Kolli

Substitution, Queens Park Rangers: D. Bennie comes on for R. Kolli.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Watford.

45+2'

P. Smyth

Attempt missed. P. Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

45'

3 minutes of added time.

45'

I. Louza

Attempt blocked. I. Louza (Watford), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.

43'

R. Kolli

Attempt saved. R. Kolli (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.

43'

R. Kolli

Attempt saved. R. Kolli (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.

36'

H. Vale

Attempt missed. H. Vale (Queens Park Rangers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.

31'

N. Irankunda

Attempt missed. N. Irankunda (Watford), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.

30'

J. Dunne

Yellow card for J. Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).

29'

R. Kolli

Yellow card for R. Kolli (Queens Park Rangers).

26'

R. Kolli

Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Watford. R. Kolli (Queens Park Rangers) scores, assisted by P. Smyth.

25'

H. Vale

Off the woodwork! H. Vale (Queens Park Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

25'

P. Smyth

Attempt blocked. P. Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

23'

R. Kolli

Attempt saved. R. Kolli (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.

23'

E. Bove

Yellow card for E. Bove (Watford).

19'

J. Dunne

Attempt saved. J. Dunne (Queens Park Rangers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.

14'

L. Kjerrumgaard

Attempt saved. L. Kjerrumgaard (Watford), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.

9'

P. Smyth

Attempt blocked. P. Smyth (Queens Park Rangers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.

1'

Kick-off: Queens Park Rangers vs Watford.

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Highlights 1 clip

Player of the match

Match events

23' E. Bove

26' ⚽ R. Kolli · assist P. Smyth1–0

29' R. Kolli

30' J. Dunne

Half-time · 1–0

46' 🔁 D. Bennie ◂ R. Kolli

49' P. Ekwah

57' 🔁 N. Mendy ◂ P. Ekwah

57' 🔁 A. Nabizada ◂ E. Bove

57' 🔁 M. Doumbia ◂ N. Irankunda

61' P. Smyth

62' S. Goglichidze

63' ⚽ P. Smyth2–0

72' 🔁 K. Saito ◂ P. Smyth

73' 🔁 K. Baah ◂ G. Chakvetadze

79' 🔁 K. Poku ◂ H. Vale

84' R. Kone

85' ⚽ I. Louza2–1

85' 🔁 V. Semedo ◂ S. Goglichidze

87' A. S. Mbengue

Full-time · 2–1

90'⁺¹ I. Louza

90'⁺¹ K. Poku

Coaches

Julien Stéphan

Edward Still

Recent form

Queens Park Rangers

WHPortsmouth6-1

WALeicester City3-1

LABirmingham City0-1

LHMiddlesbrough0-4

LHSheffield United0-2

Watford

DHLeicester City0-0

WHWrexham3-1

LAStoke City1-3

DASheffield Wednesday1-1

WABristol City2-1

Match facts

Stadium

Loftus Road Stadium

City

London

Referee

Ruebyn Ricardo

4.79 yellows/match · 48 matches

Kickoff

03 Apr, 14:00 UTC

Competition

Championship

Highlights & clips

Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 · 4-4-2 Watford

13 J. Walsh 6.4 27 A. S. Mbengue 6.3 3 J. Dunne 7.0 37 R. Edwards 6.8 18 R. Norrington-Davies 7.2 17 K. Poku 6.3 ↑ 79' 21 K. Morgan 6.9 40 J. Varane 7.1 14 K. Saito 6.6 ↑ 72' 22 R. Kone 6.0 23 D. Bennie 5.9 ↑ 46' 1 E. Selvik 7.4 4 K. K. Biakolo 6.9 6 M. Pollock 6.5 18 V. Semedo 6.5 ↑ 85' 29 J. Petris 6.8 20 M. Doumbia 6.6 ↑ 57' 23 N. Mendy 7.0 ↑ 57' 53 A. Nabizada 6.4 ↑ 57' 34 K. Baah 6.5 ↑ 72' 9 L. Kjerrumgaard 6.0 10 I. Louza 7.9

Substitutes

29GB. Hamer 6DJ. Clarke-Salter 5DS. Cook 2DK. Adamson 28DEsquerdinha 11MP. Smyth↓ 72'9.6 20MH. Vale↓ 79'7.1 15MI. Hayden 26FR. Kolli↓ 46'7.0

Coach: Julien Stéphan

Substitutes

12GN. Baxter 3DS. Goglichidze↓ 85'6.5 27DF. Mendy 50DJ. Mullins 8MG. Chakvetadze↓ 72'6.6 17MP. Ekwah↓ 57'6.5 15ME. Bove↓ 57'5.8 7MT. Ince 66FN. Irankunda↓ 57'6.4

Coach: Edward Still

Top stats

46%Possession54%

2.12Expected goals (xG)0.3

15Total shots7

8Shots on target3

5Big chances1

2Corners3

Shots

4Shots off target2

3Blocked shots2

11Shots inside box1

4Shots outside box6

1Hit woodwork0

2Big chances scored0

3Big chances missed1

-0.71Goals prevented1.25

Attack

28Touches in box16

47Final third entries51

1Offsides2

15Free kicks20

3Fouled in final third4

Passing

335Passes394

249Accurate passes306

21/56 (38%)Long balls32/64 (50%)

8/17 (47%)Crosses2/17 (12%)

25Throw-ins29

Duels

50Duels50

34/72 (47%)Ground duels38/72 (53%)

18/33 (55%)Aerial duels15/33 (45%)

5/8 (63%)Dribbles5/13 (38%)

11Dispossessed6

Defending

14Tackles14

64Tackles won29

7Interceptions10

30Clearances21

50Recoveries39

Discipline

20Fouls15

6Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

2Saves6

0Big saves2

4Goal kicks9

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

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