2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
The 2017–18 season is Queens Park Rangers' third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. Along with the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
2017–18 season | ||||
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Owner | Tune Group | |||
Co-chairmen | Tony Fernandes Ruben Gnanalingam | |||
Manager | Ian Holloway | |||
Stadium | Loftus Road | |||
Championship | 16th | |||
FA Cup | Third Round (vs. MK Dons) | |||
EFL Cup | Second Round (vs. Brentford) | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Matt Smith (11) All: Matt Smith (11) | |||
Highest home attendance | 16,934 vs. Aston Villa (18Nov. Championship) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 11,488 vs. Derby County (6 Mar. Championship) | |||
Average home league attendance | 13,928 | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Players
First team squad
No. | Name | Nat | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Alex Smithies | GK | 2015 | 5 March 1990 | 107 | 0 | ||
13 | Matt Ingram | GK | 2016 | 18 December 1993 | 6 | 0 | ||
26 | Joe Lumley | GK | 2016 | 15 February 1995 | 3 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Darnell Furlong | RB/CB | 2015 | 31 October 1995 | 39 | 0 | ||
3 | Jake Bidwell | LB | 2016 | 21 March 1993 | 82 | 2 | ||
4 | Grant Hall | CB/RB | 2015 | 29 October 1991 | 78 | 1 | ||
5 | Nedum Onuoha (C) | CB/RB | 2012 | 12 November 1986 | 207 | 7 | ||
6 | Joel Lynch | CB/LB | 2016 | 3 October 1987 | 55 | 4 | ||
18 | Jack Robinson | LB/CB | 2014 | 1 September 1993 | 39 | 2 | ||
20 | Alex Baptiste | CB | 2018 | 31 January 1986 | 26 | 0 | ||
24 | James Perch | RB/CB/DM | 2015 | 28 September 1985 | 74 | 0 | ||
29 | Osman Kakay | RB | 2015 | 25 September 1997 | 3 | 0 | ||
32 | Niko Hämäläinen | LB/CB | 2016 | 5 March 1997 | 3 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||
7 | Luke Freeman | AM/RM/LM | 2017 | 22 March 1992 | 61 | 7 | ||
8 | Jordan Cousins | CM/RM/LM | 2016 | 6 March 1994 | 33 | 0 | ||
11 | Josh Scowen | CM | 2017 | 29 April 1993 | 42 | 1 | ||
12 | Jamie Mackie | RW/LW/CF | 2015 | 22 September 1985 | 138 | 24 | ||
14 | Ryan Manning | CM | 2015 | 14 June 1996 | 37 | 3 | ||
21 | Massimo Luongo | CM/AM/DM | 2015 | 25 September 1992 | 104 | 7 | ||
22 | Paweł Wszołek | RW/LW/RB | 2016 | 30 April 1992 | 65 | 5 | ||
33 | Ilias Chair | Midfielder | 2017 | 30 October 1997 | 4 | 1 | ||
34 | Bright Osayi-Samuel | RW/LW | 2017 | 31 December 1997 | 18 | 1 | ||
36 | David Wheeler | RW/LW | 2017 | 4 October 1990 | 9 | 1 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Conor Washington | CF/RW/LW | 2016 | 18 May 1992 | 88 | 13 | ||
17 | Matt Smith | CF | 2017 | 7 June 1989 | 56 | 16 | ||
30 | Eberechi Eze | CF | 2016 | 29 June 1998 | 16 | 2 | ||
37 | Paul Smyth | CF | 2017 | 10 September 1997 | 13 | 2 | ||
38 | Aramide Oteh | CF | 2017 | 10 September 1998 | 6 | 1 | ||
40 | Idrissa Sylla | CF/RW/LW | 2016 | 3 December 1990 | 58 | 17 |
Kit
Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Royal Panda
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Kit information
QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà to replace Dryworld as the official technical kit suppliers from the 2017/18 season. The kits will be 100 per-cent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal.[1] The Kits were revealed on 23 June.[2]
On 22 June QPR announced a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online casino Royal Panda.[3]
New contracts
No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source |
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12 | FW | 1 year | 2018 | 19 May 2017 | [4] | |
28 | FW | 1 year | 2018 | 19 May 2017 | [5] | |
— | FW | 1 year | 2018 | 21 May 2017 | [6] | |
— | MF | 1 year | 2018 | 30 June 2017 | [7] | |
14 | MF | 3 years | 2020 | 17 July 2017 | [8] | |
33 | MF | 2.5 years | 2020 | 9 February 2018 | [9] |
Transfers
Transfers in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2017 | CM | Charlie Owens | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | [10] | |
1 July 2017 | DF | Giles Phillips | FC Barrington | Free | [11] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | Josh Scowen | Barnsley | Free | [12] | |
12 July 2017 | RW | Chay Tilt | West Bromwich Albion | Free | [13] | |
7 August 2017 | RB | Alex Baptiste | Middlesbrough | Free | [14] | |
29 August 2017 | FW | Paul Smyth | Linfield | Undisclosed | [15] | |
31 August 2017 | RW | David Wheeler | Exeter City | £500,000 | [16] | |
31 August 2017 | LW | Bright Osayi-Samuel | Blackpool | Undisclosed | [17] | |
14 September 2017 | FW | Zenon Stylianides | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | [18] | |
5 January 2018 | FW | Deshane Dalling | Huddersfield | Free | [19] |
Transfers out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2017 | CM | Michael Doughty | Peterborough United | Undisclosed | [20] | |
1 July 2017 | CM | Ben Gladwin | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed | [21] | |
1 July 2017 | DM | Karl Henry | Bolton Wanderers [lower-alpha 1] | Free | [23] | |
7 July 2017 | RW | Josh Bowler | Everton | Undisclosed | [24] | |
23 August 2017 | AM | Abdenasser El Khayati | ADO Den Haag [lower-alpha 2] | Free | [26] | |
28 December 2017 | DF | Steven Caulker | Dundee[lower-alpha 3] | Free | [28] | |
3 January 2018 | RW | Yeni Ngbakoto | Guingamp | Undisclosed | [29] | |
12 January 2018 | FW | Reece Grego-Cox | Woking [lower-alpha 4] | Free | [31] | |
12 January 2018 | RW | Michael Petrasso | Montreal Impact [lower-alpha 5] | Free | [31] | |
17 January 2018 | CM | Brandon Comley | Colchester United | Undisclosed | [33] | |
22 January 2018 | FW | Danny Rowe | Free agent | Free | [34] | |
23 January 2018 | FW | Dan Darbyshire | Dartford [lower-alpha 6] | Free | [36] | |
25 January 2018 | CM | Ariel Borysiuk | Lechia Gdańsk [lower-alpha 7] | Free | [38] | |
29 January 2018 | AM | Axel Prohouly | Free agent | Free | [39] | |
12 April 2018 | GK | Martin Herdman | Retired [lower-alpha 8] | N/A | [41] |
- Following Henry's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.[22]
- Following El Khayati's release he joined ADO Den Haag.[25]
- Following Caulker's release he joined Dundee.[27]
- Following Grego-Cox's release he joined Woking.[30]
- Following Petrasso's release he joined Montreal Impact.[32]
- Following Darbyshire's release he joined Dartford.[35]
- Following Borysiuk's release he joined Lechia Gdańsk.[37]
- Following Herdman's release he retired.[40]
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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31 July 2017 | DF | Jack Williams | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 January 2018 | [42] | |
3 August 2017 | DF | Alex Finney | Maidstone United | Approximately 1 January 2018[lower-alpha 1] | [44] | |
30 August 2017 | FW | Brandon Adams | Linfield | 30 June 2018 | [45] | |
30 August 2017 | FW | Eberechi Eze | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 January 2018 | [46] | |
31 August 2017 | CM | Brandon Comley | Colchester United | 14 January 2018 | [47] | |
31 August 2017 | GK | Matt Ingram | Northampton Town | 8 January 2018[lower-alpha 2] | [49] | |
28 October 2017 | GK | Seny Dieng | Whitehawk | Approximately 4 January 2018[lower-alpha 3] | [51] | |
13 December 2017 | GK | Marcin Brzozowski | Ashford Town | 9 January 2018 | [52] | |
15 December 2017 | LB | Caden Genovesi (work experience) | Whitehawk | Unknown | [53] | |
28 December 2017 | GK | Martin Herdman | Staines Town | 24 January 2018 | [54] | |
1 January 2018 | GK | Conor Hudnott | Staines Town | 30 June 2018[lower-alpha 4] | [56] | |
3 January 2018 | CM | Sean Goss | Rangers | 30 June 2018 | [57] | |
8 January 2018 | GK | Joe Lumley | Blackpool | 30 June 2018 | [48] | |
22 January 2018 | DF | Alex Finney | Maidstone United | 30 June 2018 | [58] | |
31 January 2018 | RW | Olamide Shodipo | Colchester United | 30 June 2018 | [59] | |
16 March 2018 | GK | Seny Dieng | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 30 April 2018 | [60] | |
23 March 2018 | CM | Joshua Wallen | Chelmsford City | 30 June 2018 | [61] |
- On approximately 1 January 2018, Finney's loan at Maidstone United was cut short from 6 January 2018 to approximately 1 January 2018[43]
- On 8 January 2018, Ingram's loan at Northampton Town was cut short from 30 June 2018 to 8 January 2018[48]
- Dieng's loan at Whitehawk was extended from 25 November 2017 to approximately 4 January 2018[50]
- On 23 January 2018, Hudnott's loan at Staines Town was extended from 27 January 2018 to 30 June 2018.[55]
Friendlies
For the 2017/18 season, QPR announced pre-season friendlies against Peterborough United,[62] FC Union Berlin,[63] Lokomotive Leipzig,[63] Bournemouth[64] as well as behind-closed-doors games against Bromley,[65] and Reading.[66]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming Void Postponed
4 July 2017 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–0 | Bromley | Harlington, London |
Washington Matt Smith Idrissa Sylla |
Report | Stadium: Imperial College Sports Ground |
8 July 2017 | Reading | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Wokingham |
13:00 BST | Beerans East |
Report | Washington pen |
Stadium: Hogwood Park |
8 July 2017 | Reading | 5–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Wokingham |
14:45 BST | Namaso Popa Loader |
Report | Grego-Cox Owens |
Stadium: Hogwood Park |
15 July 2017 | Peterborough United | 2–4 | Queens Park Rangers | Peterborough |
15:00 BST | Morias |
Report | Mackie Robinson Eze Owens |
Stadium: London Road Stadium |
22 July 2017 | FC Union Berlin | A–A | Queens Park Rangers | Berlin, Germany |
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei | |||
Note: Match Abandoned after 15 minutes due to heavy rain, making the pitch unplayable. |
23 July 2017 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Leipzig, Germany |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Malone Maurer Salewski |
Report | Manning Wszołek |
Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion |
24 July 2017 | FC Union Berlin | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Berlin, Germany |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kreilach Hosiner |
Report | Smith |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Henry Muller |
Note: Rescheduled From 22 July 2017. |
29 July 2017 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Shepherd's Bush |
15:00 BST | Report | Ibe |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Andy Davies |
10 November 2017 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Charlton Athletic | Shepherd's Bush |
12:00 GMT | Smith x2 | Report | Best Dodoo |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Championship | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 32.61 |
FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
Total | 49 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 32.65 |
Source: Competitions
Championship
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |
15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 |
18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 |
Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source:
Matches
Win Draw Loss Upcoming
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 09:00 BST.[67]
5 August 2017 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Reading | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Washington Lynch |
Report | Ilori Barrow |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,460 Referee: Scott Duncan |
12 August 2017 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Winnall |
Report | Mackie Lynch Bidwell Scowen |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,537 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
16 August 2017 3 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Norwich |
19:45 BST | Oliveira Martin Reed |
Report | Lynch |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,082 Referee: Oliver Langford |
19 August 2017 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Hull City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Smith Perch Sylla |
Report | Bowen Meyler Larsson McGregor |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,609 Referee: James Linington |
26 August 2017 5 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Hoilett Bamba |
Report | Smith Furlong |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,520 Referee: Simon Hooper |
9 September 2017 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Mackie Freeman |
Report | Downes Celina |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,060 Referee: Andy Davies |
12 September 2017 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Millwall | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 BST | Onuoha Freeman Luongo Smith |
Report | McLaughlin Williams Gregory Wallace Archer Tunnicliffe |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Roger East |
16 September 2017 8 | Middlesbrough | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Middlesbrough |
15:00 BST | Clayton Leadbitter Baker Fletcher Assombalonga Christie |
Report | Wheeler Luongo Wszolek Mackie Smithies |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,790 Referee: Darren Bond |
23 September 2017 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Andy Madley |
26 September 2017 10 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Barnsley |
15:00 BST | Barnes Williams |
Report | Caulker Luongo Freeman |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,920 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
29 September 2017 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Fulham | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 BST | Luongo Mackie Lynch Washington |
Report | Robinson Norwood Fredericks Johansen Button |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,415 Referee: Peter Bankes |
14 October 2017 12 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Sunderland |
15:00 BST | McGeady |
Report | Sylla |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,066 Referee: Steve Martin |
21 October 2017 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Horwich |
15:00 BST | Pratley |
Report | Sylla |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,243 Referee: James Linington |
28 October 2017 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Washington Bidwell Luongo Smith Lynch |
Report | Bonatini Saiss |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,004 Referee: Tony Harrington |
31 October 2017 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 GMT | Sylla Cousins Scowen |
Report | Clarke Brooks |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Keith Stroud |
4 November 2017 16 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | West Bridgford |
15:00 GMT | Walker Dowell McKay |
Report | Freeman |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,021 Referee: Tim Robinson |
18 November 2017 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Mackie Robinson Manning |
Report | Whelan Adomah Snodgrass Taylor |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,934 Referee: Darren England |
21 November 2017 18 | Derby County | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Derby |
19:45 GMT | Huddlestone Forsyth Vydra Lawrence |
Report | Baptiste Freeman Bidwell |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,296 Referee: Paul Tierney |
27 November 2017 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Brentford | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 GMT | Freeman Mackie Smith |
Report | Vibe |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Steve Martin |
2 December 2017 20 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Preston |
15:00 GMT | Pearson Huntington Hugill |
Report | Mackie Luongo Bidwell Baptiste |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,290 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
9 December 2017 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Leeds United | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Scowen Luongo Wszołek |
Report | Phillips Vieira Alioski Roofe |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,506 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
16 December 2017 22 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | Gallagher |
Report | Robinson Scowen Smith |
Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Mike Jones |
23 December 2017 23 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Bristol City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Flint Bidwell |
Report | Bryan Leko Flint Reid |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,683 Referee: Andy Madley |
26 December 2017 24 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Knudsen |
Report | Scowen |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,696 Referee: Andy Davies |
29 December 2017 25 | Millwall | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Bermondsey |
19:45 GMT | Morison Cooper |
Report | Wszołek |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,601 Referee: Keith Stroud |
1 January 2018 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Smith Smyth Freeman |
Report | Connolly Peltier Ralls |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,801 Referee: Tim Robinson |
13 January 2018 27 | Burton Albion | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Burton Upon Trent |
15:00 GMT | Dyer Murphy McFadzean Buxton |
Report | Oteh Scowen Lynch Washington Luongo |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,264 Referee: Steve Martin |
20 January 2018 28 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–3 | Middlesbrough | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Report | Ayala Friend Traoré |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,182 Referee: Oliver Langford |
27 January 2018 29 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Bristol |
15:00 GMT | Baker Diedhiou Bryan Reid |
Report | Luongo Smith Onuoha |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,492 Referee: Keith Stroud |
3 February 2018 30 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Barnsley | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Cousins Scowen Manning Robinson |
Report | Gardner |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,413 Referee: Tony Harrington |
10 February 2018 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | N'Diaye Costa |
Report | Lynch Cousins Washington Freeman |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,168 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
17 February 2018 32 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Lynch Smith |
Report | Henry Little |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Scott Duncan |
20 February 2018 33 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Sheffield |
19:45 GMT | Stearman Lundstram Evans |
Report | Freeman |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Oliver Langford |
24 February 2018 34 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–5 | Nottingham Forest | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Luongo Smith Scowen |
Report | Tomlin Lolley Pantilimon Cash Brereton |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,675 Referee: Darren Bond |
3 March 2018 P | Aston Villa | P–P | Queens Park Rangers | Birmingham |
15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Villa Park | ||
Note: Match postponed due to a heavy snowfall. Rescheduled for 13 March at 19:45. |
6 March 2018 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Derby County | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 GMT | Luongo Scowen |
Report | Forsyth Weimann Lawrence |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,488 Referee: Simon Hooper |
10 March 2018 36 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Sunderland | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 GMT | Freeman Eze Onuoha |
Report | Steele O'Shea |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Robert Jones |
13 March 2018 37 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Birmingham |
19:45 GMT | Chester Grealish |
Report | Manning Bidwell Lynch Freeman |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,228 Referee: Tim Robinson |
17 March 2018 38 | Fulham | 2–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Fulham |
12:30 GMT | Cairney Piazon Targett Mitrović |
Report | Luongo Wszołek Cousins Lynch |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 23,347 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
30 March 2018 39 | Reading | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
17:30 BST | Aluko Martin Kermorgant |
Report | Bidwell Freeman Lynch |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,273 Referee: David Coote |
2 April 2018 40 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | Norwich City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Luongo Smith Lynch Eze Manning |
Report | Manning Husband Vrancic Hanley Zimmermann |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,053 Referee: James Linington |
7 April 2018 41 | Hull City | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Kingston upon Hull |
15:00 BST | Bowen Wilson Smithies Grosicki Hernández Irvine Henriksen |
Report | Bidwell Onuoha Scowen |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,181 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
10 April 2018 42 | Queens Park Rangers | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 BST | Smyth Bidwell Sylla Scowen |
Report | Forestieri Nuhiu Pudil |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,521 Referee: Oliver Langford |
14 April 2018 43 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | Preston North End | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Smith Ingram Robinson Luongo |
Report | Cunningham Robinson |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,760 Referee: Robert Jones |
21 April 2018 44 | Brentford | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Brentford, London |
15:00 BST | Canos Woods Watkins Jozefzoon |
Report | Ingram Sylla Bidwell Scowen |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,367 Referee: Andy Madley |
28 April 2018 45 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Shepherd's Bush, London |
15:00 BST | Osayi-Samuel Manning Chair Smith |
Report | Adams Davis |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,805 Referee: Steve Martin |
6 May 2018 46 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Leeds |
12:30 BST | Roofe Phillips Alioski Edmondson |
Report | Furlong Scowen Bidwell |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,004 Referee: Darren England |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
In the FA Cup, QPR entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Milton Keynes Dons.[68]
6 January 2018 Third round | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Shepherd's Bush |
15:00 GMT | Freeman |
Report | Cissé Muirhead McGrandles Wootton Nicholls |
Stadium: Loftus Road Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: James Linington |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, QPR were drawn at home against Northampton Town in the first round.[69] Another home tie against Brentford was confirmed for the second round.[70]
Win Draw Loss Upcoming
8 August 2017 First round | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 BST | Caulker N'Gbakoto Manning |
Report | Barnett Pierre Smith |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,317 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
22 August 2017 Second round | Queens Park Rangers | 1–4 | Brentford | Shepherd's Bush, London |
19:45 BST | Baptiste Furlong Robinson |
Report | Borysiuk Egan Maupay Clarke |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,719 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
Squad statistics
Statistics
- As of 6 May 2018
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Alex Smithies | 44 | 0 | 42+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
13 | GK | Matt Ingram | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
26 | GK | Joe Lumley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Darnell Furlong | 24 | 1 | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Jake Bidwell | 47 | 2 | 45+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
4 | DF | Grant Hall | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Nedum Onuoha | 31 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
6 | DF | Joel Lynch | 25 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
18 | DF | Jack Robinson | 34 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
20 | DF | Alex Baptiste | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
24 | DF | James Perch | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
29 | DF | Osman Kakay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
32 | DF | Niko Hämäläinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | Luke Freeman | 47 | 5 | 42+2 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Jordan Cousins | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
11 | MF | Josh Scowen | 43 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
14 | MF | Ryan Manning | 21 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 39 | 6 | 38+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
22 | MF | Paweł Wszołek | 37 | 2 | 27+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
30 | MF | Eberechi Eze | 17 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||
33 | MF | Ilias Chair | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
34 | MF | Bright Osayi-Samuel | 20 | 1 | 6+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
36 | MF | David Wheeler | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | Conor Washington | 34 | 6 | 24+9 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | 22 | 4 | 16+4 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
17 | FW | Matt Smith | 43 | 11 | 17+24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
37 | FW | Paul Smyth | 13 | 2 | 6+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
38 | FW | Aramide Oteh | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
40 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | 28 | 7 | 13+13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
19 | MF | Sean Goss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
27 | FW | Olamide Shodipo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Left During the Season | |||||||||||||
15 | DF | Steven Caulker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
16 | MF | Ariel Borysiuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Yeni N'Gbakoto | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
25 | MF | Michael Petrasso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
28 | FW | Reece Grego-Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
35 | MF | Kazenga LuaLua | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
- As of 6 May 2018
Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
2 | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
3 | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
5 | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
6 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
13 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 57 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
Clean sheets
- As of 6 May 2018
Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
2 | GK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 6 May 2018
No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | MF | Josh Scowen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
5 | DF | Nedum Onouha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
20 | DF | Alex Baptiste | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
14 | MF | Ryan Manning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
6 | DF | Joel Lynch | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
3 | DF | Jake Bidwell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
7 | MF | Luke Freeman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
8 | MF | Jordan Cousins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
18 | DF | Jack Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | FW | Matt Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | DF | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
13 | GK | Matt Ingram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
15 | DF | Steven Caulker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | Paweł Wszołek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
40 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1 | GK | Alex Smithies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | DF | James Perch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | MF | Ilias Chair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
37 | FW | Paul Smyth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 87 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 5 |
Notes
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Notes
- Onuoha was born in Warri, Nigeria, but was raised in England and has represented them at U-20 and U-21 level.
- Lynch was born in Eastbourne, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally through his father and made his international debut for Wales in August 2012.
- Hämäläinen was born in Florida, United States, but also qualifies to represent Finland internationally through his father and has represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level.
- Mackie was born in Dorking, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for Scotland in October 2010.
- Chair was born in Belgium, but also qualifies to represent Morocco internationally and has trained with the Morocco national under-20 football team.
- Washington was born in Chatham, England, but also qualifies to represent Scotland internationally through his mother and Northern Ireland through his grandmother and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2016.
- Grego-Cox was born in Hammersmith and Fulham, England, but also qualifies to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandparents and has represented them at U-17, U-19, and U-21 level.
- Comley was born in Islington, England, but also qualifies to represent Montserrat internationally and has been called up by the Montserrat national football team.
- Doughty was born in Westminster, England, but also qualifies to represent Wales internationally and has represented them at U-19 and U-21 level.
- Ngbakoto was born in Croix, France, and has represented them at U-17 and U-18 level, but also qualifies to represent DR Congo internationally and made his international debut for DR Congo in March 2017.