Queens Park Rangers 3 Dykes, Dunne, Chair Preston North End 2 Riis Chair
QPR line-up: Dieng, Dickie, Barbet, Johansen © (Amos, 69), Dykes, Chair, Ball, Gray (Austin, 69), Dunne, Willock (De Wijs, 80), Odubajo. Subs not used: Archer, Kakay, Dozzell, Adomah.
PNE line-up: Iversen, Storey, Bauer (Lindsay, 46), Cunningham, van den Berg, McCann (Browne, 25), Ledson, Earl, Johnson, Maguire (Potts, 71), Riis. Subs not used: Rudd, Sinclair, Potts, Murphy.
Attendance: TBC (1,032 PNE fans)
Referee: Mr J Simpson
A soggy Loftus Road saw North End lose mainly down to some defensive ineptitude on all three of the Hoops goals. The manager freshened up the side by making one change the impressive McCann making his first start this lasted 25 minutes before he had to limp off with an ankle injury adding to the list of injured new signings of which four are now injured with two with season ending injuries. By the time McCann had gone we were one down and in truth coud have been more a truly awful first 20 or so minutes saw Rangers dominate, they scored when Dykes fired the ball through Cunningham's legs when the defender was lyng on the floor six yards out.
Out of the blue level Maguire ball down the wing, Riis takes ball round keeper and his shot dribbles over the line, barely deserved, however changed the flow of the game started to dominate win the 50/50 and started to put Rangers under pressure although can't say Dieng was overly busy in the home goal.
Crucially at half time had to make a change Lindsay coming on for the injured Bauer
In front within minutes of the start of the second period, Maguire down the right ball across face of the goal simply finish for Josh Earl to score his first ever goal.
Rangers looked short of ideas at this point and we were comfortable the home crowd were becoming restless at our managing the game tactics until a frantic 6 minutes changed the game.
Firstly a disallowed goal great header by Dykes offside though had the effect of rousing the home crowd and the home players, the equaiser came from a soft free kick for a foul 25 yards out, the ball in wasn't well defended the ball hit Lindsay on teh back and fell to Dunne two yards out who didn't miss.
Momentum with the home side and they took the lead as the conditions got worse a ball down the right behind the defence Lindsay in a race with Dykes for the loose ball, both players went down in a heap however whether by design or not Dykes headed the ball whilst on the deck, fell to Austin whose shot was brilliantly saved by Iversen, we should have cleared it we didn't and Chair fired the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.
Never looked like scoring again and the fact that neither of the forwards on the bench made it onto the pitch given we had one sub left was mystifying.
Chair should have made it four at the end when he had the entire North End half to himself but took to long and could not get a shot away.
Excellent atmosphere at Loftus Road especially in the second half, great entertainment but the defence looks threadbear when both Hughes and Bauer are not there
Had some tough fixtures in this bank of seven games but two weeks rest and we start again and a win is now required against Derby
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio London:
"Give Preston big respect - Frankie's got them well organised and they were hard to break down.
"For us to score three goals tells you we can create chances, we're a good team going forward. We have to recognise we can't give away two soft goals.
"Individual errors changed the whole momentum of the first half. We were totally in control. It's easy for heads to drop but the players deserve enormous credit. It's a massive three points."
Preston North End head coach Frankie McAvoy told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm a bit disappointed with the outcome, to be honest. I felt that we were comfortable at 2-1.
"I felt that it wasn't a free-kick leading up to their second goal, but we've got to defend it better, and [with] the third goal, it looks as though the ball's out of play as it is played down the channel. But again we've got to defend it better.
"QPR were definitely the dominant team in the first half but I thought we showed intent in the second half - they gave us everything to try and win the game, but unfortunately it's gone against us."
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QPR line-up: Dieng, Dickie, Barbet, Johansen © (Amos, 69), Dykes, Chair, Ball, Gray (Austin, 69), Dunne, Willock (De Wijs, 80), Odubajo. Subs not used: Archer, Kakay, Dozzell, Adomah.
PNE line-up: Iversen, Storey, Bauer (Lindsay, 46), Cunningham, van den Berg, McCann (Browne, 25), Ledson, Earl, Johnson, Maguire (Potts, 71), Riis. Subs not used: Rudd, Sinclair, Potts, Murphy.
Attendance: TBC (1,032 PNE fans)
Referee: Mr J Simpson
A soggy Loftus Road saw North End lose mainly down to some defensive ineptitude on all three of the Hoops goals. The manager freshened up the side by making one change the impressive McCann making his first start this lasted 25 minutes before he had to limp off with an ankle injury adding to the list of injured new signings of which four are now injured with two with season ending injuries. By the time McCann had gone we were one down and in truth coud have been more a truly awful first 20 or so minutes saw Rangers dominate, they scored when Dykes fired the ball through Cunningham's legs when the defender was lyng on the floor six yards out.
Out of the blue level Maguire ball down the wing, Riis takes ball round keeper and his shot dribbles over the line, barely deserved, however changed the flow of the game started to dominate win the 50/50 and started to put Rangers under pressure although can't say Dieng was overly busy in the home goal.
Crucially at half time had to make a change Lindsay coming on for the injured Bauer
In front within minutes of the start of the second period, Maguire down the right ball across face of the goal simply finish for Josh Earl to score his first ever goal.
Rangers looked short of ideas at this point and we were comfortable the home crowd were becoming restless at our managing the game tactics until a frantic 6 minutes changed the game.
Firstly a disallowed goal great header by Dykes offside though had the effect of rousing the home crowd and the home players, the equaiser came from a soft free kick for a foul 25 yards out, the ball in wasn't well defended the ball hit Lindsay on teh back and fell to Dunne two yards out who didn't miss.
Momentum with the home side and they took the lead as the conditions got worse a ball down the right behind the defence Lindsay in a race with Dykes for the loose ball, both players went down in a heap however whether by design or not Dykes headed the ball whilst on the deck, fell to Austin whose shot was brilliantly saved by Iversen, we should have cleared it we didn't and Chair fired the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.
Never looked like scoring again and the fact that neither of the forwards on the bench made it onto the pitch given we had one sub left was mystifying.
Chair should have made it four at the end when he had the entire North End half to himself but took to long and could not get a shot away.
Excellent atmosphere at Loftus Road especially in the second half, great entertainment but the defence looks threadbear when both Hughes and Bauer are not there
Had some tough fixtures in this bank of seven games but two weeks rest and we start again and a win is now required against Derby
Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio London:
"Give Preston big respect - Frankie's got them well organised and they were hard to break down.
"For us to score three goals tells you we can create chances, we're a good team going forward. We have to recognise we can't give away two soft goals.
"Individual errors changed the whole momentum of the first half. We were totally in control. It's easy for heads to drop but the players deserve enormous credit. It's a massive three points."
Preston North End head coach Frankie McAvoy told BBC Radio Lancashire:
"I'm a bit disappointed with the outcome, to be honest. I felt that we were comfortable at 2-1.
"I felt that it wasn't a free-kick leading up to their second goal, but we've got to defend it better, and [with] the third goal, it looks as though the ball's out of play as it is played down the channel. But again we've got to defend it better.
"QPR were definitely the dominant team in the first half but I thought we showed intent in the second half - they gave us everything to try and win the game, but unfortunately it's gone against us."
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