QPR 2-1 Watford — EFL Championship, 3 Apr 2026
QPR beat Watford 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 3 April 2026 at Loftus Road, London. R. Kolli, Paul Smyth, Imrân Louza got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, QPR have won 1 and Watford 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 23'Foul
- 1-026'assist: Paul Smyth
- 29'Foul
- 30'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 49'Foul
- 57'
- 57'
- 57'
- 61'Foul
- 62'Foul
- 2-063'
- 72'out: Koki Saito
- 73'
- 79'
- 84'Argument
- 85'
- 2-185'
- 87'Time wasting
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+1'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
9.7
Top rated
QPR
- 9.7Paul SmythM
- 7.3Rhys Norrington-DaviesD
- 7.2Harvey ValeM
- 7.0Jonathan VaraneM
- 7.0James DunneD
- 7.0Rayan KolliF
- 6.9Ronnie EdwardsD
- 6.9Kieran MorganM
- 6.7Koki SaitoF
- 6.5Joseph WalshG
- 6.2Amadou MbengueD
- 6.2Kwame PokuM
- 6.0Richard KoneF
- 5.9Daniel BennieF
Watford
- 8.0Imrân LouzaF
- 7.5Egil SelvikG
- 7.0Nampalys MendyM
- 6.9Kévin KebenD
- 6.7Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.7Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 6.6Jérémy PétrisD
- 6.5Amin NabizadaF
- 6.5Nestory IrankundaM
- 6.3Pierre EkwahM
- 6.3Kwadwo BaahF
- 6.3Saba GoglichidzeD
- 6.3Matthew PollockD
- 6.3VivaldoF
- 6.2Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 5.9Edoardo BoveM
Line-ups
Substitutes
QPRJulien Stephan
Substitutes
- 5Steve CookD
- 15Isaac HaydenM
- 29B. HamerG
- 14Koki Saito72'F6.7
- 6Jake-Liam Clarke-SalterD
- 17Kwame Poku90+1'79'M6.2
- 2Kealey AdamsonD
- 28EsquerdinhaD
- 23Daniel Bennie46'F5.9
WatfordEdward Still
Substitutes
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 23Nampalys Mendy57'M7.0
- 7Thomas InceM
- 34Kwadwo Baah73'F6.3
- 27F. MendyD
- 18V. Semedo85'F6.3
- 50Joshua MullinsD
- 20Mamadou Doumbia57'F6.7
- 53A. Nabizada57'F6.5
Team statistics
QPR
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smyth | 72 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9.7 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Harvey Vale | 79 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Varane | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| James Dunne | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Rayan Kolli | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Ronnie Edwards | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Morgan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Koki Saito | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joseph Walsh | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Amadou Mbengue | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Kwame Poku | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Richard Kone | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Daniel Bennie | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Nampalys Mendy | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 33 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 72 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jérémy Pétris | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Amin Nabizada | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Pierre Ekwah | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Saba Goglichidze | 85 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Vivaldo | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Edoardo Bove | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
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