QPR 2-1 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 2 Sep 2026
QPR beat Cardiff 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 2 September 2026 at Loftus Road Stadium, London. Rumarn Burrell scored for QPR; Perry Ng for Cardiff. 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
- 1-036'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 47'Foul
- 2-053'assist: Ronnie Edwards
- 71'
- 72'out: D. Cirkin
- 72'
- 72'
- 2-175'assist: Ollie Tanner
- 77'Handball
- 80'
- 81'
- 89'
- 89'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
QPR
- 8.9Rumarn BurrellF
- 7.3Tariq LampteyD
- 7.3Alfie LloydF
- 7.2Nicolas MadsenM
- 7.0Glen KamaraM
- 7.0James DunneD
- 7.0Harvey ValeM
- 7.0Pierce CharlesG
- 6.9Amadou MbengueD
- 6.9Koki SaitoM
- 6.9Ronnie EdwardsD
- 6.9Jonathan VaraneM
- 6.7Dennis CirkinD
- 6.5Jake-Liam Clarke-SalterD
- 6.3Kealey AdamsonD
- 6.3Ilias ChairM
Cardiff
- 7.9Perry NgD
- 7.9Gabriel OshoD
- 7.2Joel BaganD
- 7.0Jack MoylanM
- 6.7Calum ScanlonD
- 6.6Nathan TrottG
- 6.6Alexander RobertsonM
- 6.6Christopher WillockM
- 6.5Krystian BielikD
- 6.5Joel ColwillM
- 6.3Rubin ColwillM
- 6.2Yousef SalechF
- 6.2Ollie TannerM
- 6.2Cian AshfordM
Line-ups
Substitutes
QPRJulien Stephan
Substitutes
- 10Ilias Chair81'M6.3
- 11Paul SmythF
- 6Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter72'D6.5
- 19D. Cirkin72'D6.7
- 13Calum WardG
- 40Jonathan Varane71'M6.9
- 2Kealey Adamson72'D6.3
- 25J. ObikwuF
- 22Richard KoneF
CardiffBrian Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 47Callum Robinson89'F
- 5Krystian Bielik46'D6.5
- 16Christopher Willock46'M6.6
- 14David TurnbullM
- 30Harry TyrerG
- 39Isaak Davies89'F
- 27Joel Colwill80'M6.5
- 44Ronan KpakioD
- 33R. TankiewiczM
Team statistics
QPR
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumarn Burrell | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 8.9 |
| Tariq Lamptey | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Alfie Lloyd | 81 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Nicolas Madsen | 71 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Glen Kamara | 72 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| James Dunne | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Harvey Vale | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Pierce Charles | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Amadou Mbengue | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Koki Saito | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ronnie Edwards | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Varane | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Dennis Cirkin | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jake-Liam Clarke-Salter | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kealey Adamson | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ilias Chair | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Ng | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Gabriel Osho | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Joel Bagan | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jack Moylan | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Calum Scanlon | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Nathan Trott | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Alexander Robertson | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Christopher Willock | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Krystian Bielik | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joel Colwill | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rubin Colwill | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yousef Salech | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ollie Tanner | 89 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Cian Ashford | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Before and after
QPR
- Previous: Blackburn 1-2 QPR, 29 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: QPR 0-1 Middlesbrough, 5 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 2-2 Sheffield Utd, 29 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship
- Next: Portsmouth 2-0 Cardiff, 5 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
Data updated