QPR 2-1 Coventry — EFL Championship, 31 Jan 2026
QPR beat Coventry 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 31 January 2026 at Loftus Road, London. J. Eccles, Richard Kone, Nicolas Madsen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, QPR have won 1 and Coventry 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 24'
- 25'Foul
- 35'
- Half-time0-0
- 0-153'
- 1-166'assist: Nicolas Madsen
- 71'out: Koki Saito
- 71'
- 2-173'
- 80'
- 84'
- 90+2'Argument
- 90+5'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
QPR
- 8.5Nicolas MadsenM
- 7.3Steve CookD
- 7.3Isaac HaydenM
- 7.2Rhys Norrington-DaviesD
- 6.9Paul SmythM
- 6.9Richard KoneF
- 6.6Harvey ValeM
- 6.6Ronnie EdwardsD
- 6.6Karamoko DembéléM
- 6.6Samuel FieldM
- 6.5Daniel BennieF
- 6.3Koki SaitoF
- 6.3Joseph WalshG
- 6.2James DunneD
Coventry
- 7.9Josh EcclesM
- 7.6Matt GrimesM
- 7.5Liam KitchingD
- 6.6Jack RudoniM
- 6.3Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
- 6.3Ephron Mason-ClarkM
- 6.3Ellis SimmsF
- 6.3Bobby ThomasD
- 6.3Romain EsseM
- 6.2Haji WrightF
- 6.2Carl RushworthG
- 6.2Jay DasilvaD
- 6.2Yang Min-hyeokF
- 6.0Milan van EwijkD
Line-ups
Substitutes
QPRJulien Stephan
Substitutes
- 29B. HamerG
- 8Samuel Field84'M6.6
- 14Koki Saito71'F6.3
- 2Kealey AdamsonD
- 21K. MorganD
- 28EsquerdinhaD
- 23Daniel Bennie24'F6.5
- 26R. KolliF
- 30T. SmithD
CoventryFrank Lampard
Substitutes
- 11Haji Wright71'F6.2
- 29Victor TorpM
- 26Luke WoolfendenD
- 21J. BidwellD
- 8J. AllenM
- 13B. WilsonG
- 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
- 14R. Esse35'M6.3
- 18Yang Min-Hyuk80'F6.2
Team statistics
QPR
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Madsen | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Steve Cook | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Isaac Hayden | 84 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Paul Smyth | 71 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Richard Kone | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Harvey Vale | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ronnie Edwards | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Karamoko Dembélé | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Field | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Bennie | 66 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Koki Saito | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Walsh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| James Dunne | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Coventry
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Eccles | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Liam Kitching | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Jack Rudoni | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tatsuhiro Sakamoto | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ephron Mason-Clark | 35 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ellis Simms | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bobby Thomas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Romain Esse | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Haji Wright | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Carl Rushworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jay Dasilva | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Yang Min-hyeok | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Milan van Ewijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.0 |
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