QPR 2-1 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 1 Jan 2018
QPR beat Cardiff 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 1 January 2018 at Loftus Road, London. J. Ralls, M. Smith, Paul Smyth got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, QPR have won 2 and Cardiff 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 18'
- Half-time0-0
- 50'
- 0-154'Penalty
- 58'out: L. Damour
- 1-162'assist: J. Robinson
- 67'
- 70'
- 2-172'assist: M. Smith
- 77'out: A. Oteh
- 84'out: J. Lynch
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
QPR
- 8.3Matt SmithF
- 7.4Paul SmythM
- 7.1Nedum OnuohaD
- 6.9Alex BaptisteD
- 6.9Luke FreemanM
- 6.8Joel LynchD
- 6.8Jack RobinsonD
- 6.7Alex SmithiesG
- 6.7Jordan CousinsM
- 6.7Joshua ScowenM
- 6.7Aramide OtehF
- 6.5Massimo LuongoM
- 5.9Jake BidwellD
Cardiff
- 7.3Callum PatersonM
- 7.1Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.1Joe RallsM
- 7.1Sol BambaD
- 7.0Junior HoilettF
- 6.9Nathaniel Mendez-LaingF
- 6.9Rhys HealeyF
- 6.7Loïc DamourM
- 6.6Joe BennettD
- 6.6Brian MurphyG
- 6.5Lee PeltierD
- 6.4Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.2Matthew ConnollyD
Line-ups
Substitutes
QPRI. Holloway
Substitutes
- 40Idrissa SyllaF
- 33Ilias ChairM
- 26Joseph LumleyG
- 6J. Lynch84'D6.8
- 34Bright Osayi-SamuelM
- 22Paweł WszołekM
- 38A. Oteh77'F6.7
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 25N. EtheridgeG
- 6J. RichardsD
- 20L. Damour58'M6.7
- 19Nathaniel Mendez-Laing67'F6.9
- 13A. PilkingtonF
- 7L. TomlinM
- 15G. HalfordM
Team statistics
QPR
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Smith | 90 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Paul Smyth | 77 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Nedum Onuoha | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Alex Baptiste | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Luke Freeman | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joel Lynch | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jack Robinson | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alex Smithies | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Cousins | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joshua Scowen | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Aramide Oteh | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Massimo Luongo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jake Bidwell | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.9 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Paterson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 23 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rhys Healey | 67 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Loïc Damour | 32 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joe Bennett | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Brian Murphy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lee Peltier | 58 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |