QPR 3-1 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 28 Apr 2018
QPR beat Birmingham 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 28 April 2018 at Loftus Road, London. Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ilias Chair and M. Smith scored for QPR; Ché Adams for Birmingham. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, QPR have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-127'assist: J. Maghoma
- 1-129'assist: Ilias Chair
- Half-time1-1
- 57'
- 57'
- 63'
- 67'out: N. Onuoha
- 69'
- 2-170'assist: L. Freeman
- 73'out: C. Gardner
- 77'
- 87'
- 3-190+2'assist: Eberechi Eze
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
QPR
- 8.5Eberechi EzeF
- 8.3Ilias ChairM
- 8.2Luke FreemanM
- 7.6Bright Osayi-SamuelM
- 7.5Matt SmithF
- 7.3Jake BidwellD
- 7.1Joseph LumleyG
- 6.7Darnell FurlongD
- 6.7Ryan ManningM
- 6.6Jamie MackieF
- 6.6Nedum OnuohaD
- 6.6Joshua ScowenM
- 6.5Osman KakayD
- 6.5Idrissa SyllaF
Birmingham
- 7.9David StockdaleG
- 7.5Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 7.3JotaM
- 7.2Ché AdamsF
- 6.9Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.7Cheikh N'DoyeM
- 6.6Michael MorrisonD
- 6.5Craig GardnerM
- 6.3Marc RobertsD
- 6.3Samuel GallagherF
- 6.2Maxime ColinD
- 6.1Wesley HardingD
- 6.0David DavisM
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
QPR4-2-3-1
Substitutes
QPRI. Holloway
Substitutes
- 1A. Smithies
- 8J. CousinsM
- 17M. Smith90+2'77'F7.5
- 12J. Mackie69'F6.6
- 37Paul SmythM
- 5N. Onuoha67'D6.6
- 41C. TiltM
BirminghamG. Monk
Substitutes
- 18Samuel Gallagher57'F6.3
- 25Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 8C. Gardner73'M6.5
- 6M. KieftenbeldM
- 49B. LubalaM
- 3J. GroundsD
- 29T. KuszczakG
Team statistics
66%Possession34%
18Total shots16
13Shots on target6
0Shots off target7
5Blocked shots3
3Corners11
0Offsides1
11Fouls16
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
5Goalkeeper saves9
517Total passes255
412Accurate passes146
80%Pass accuracy57%
QPR
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eberechi Eze | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8.5 |
| Ilias Chair | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Luke Freeman | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | 8.2 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | 69 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | 7.6 |
| Matt Smith | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jake Bidwell | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Joseph Lumley | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Darnell Furlong | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ryan Manning | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jamie Mackie | 21 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Nedum Onuoha | 23 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Scowen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Osman Kakay | 67 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Idrissa Sylla | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jota | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Ché Adams | 57 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Cheikh N'Doye | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Craig Gardner | 17 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Marc Roberts | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 33 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Wesley Harding | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 6.1 |
| David Davis | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
QPRLLWLW
BirminghamWLLDW
- W21 Apr 18HSheffield Utd2-1
- L15 Apr 18AWolves0-2
- L10 Apr 18ABristol City1-3
- D07 Apr 18HBurton Albion1-1
- W03 Apr 18ABolton1-0
Head-to-head
- 16 Dec 17Birmingham1-2QPR
- 18 Feb 17Birmingham1-4QPR
- 24 Sept 16QPR1-1Birmingham
- 27 Feb 16QPR2-0Birmingham
- 17 Oct 15Birmingham2-1QPR
- 08 Mar 14Birmingham0-2QPR
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Millwall | 31 | +2 | 39 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | -4 | 37 |
| 16 | QPR | 31 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | -15 | 35 |
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 21 | Hull City | 31 | -5 | 29 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 31 | -15 | 28 |
Before and after
QPR
- Previous: Brentford 2-1 QPR, 21 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Leeds 2-0 QPR, 6 May 2018 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 2-1 Sheffield Utd, 21 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 3-1 Fulham, 6 May 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated