Queens Park Rangers 2 – 1 Cardiff City: Championship Match Report

Championship · 4

Queens Park Rangers

Full Time

2–1

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · MATRADE Loftus Road

Cardiff City

Queens Park Rangers won after full-time.

⚽ Rumarn Burrell 53'⚽ Rumarn Burrell 36' ⚽ Perry Ng 75'

Match Events

89'

Callum RobinsonCardiff City · Alex Robertson

89'

Isaak DaviesCardiff City · Ollie Tanner

81'

Ilias ChairQueens Park Rangers · Alfie Lloyd

80'

Joel ColwillCardiff City · Jack Moylan

77'

Perry NgCardiff City

75'

Perry NgCardiff City · Ollie Tanner

2-1

72'

Jake Clarke-SalterQueens Park Rangers · Tariq Lamptey

72'

Dennis CirkinQueens Park Rangers · Glen Kamara

72'

Kealey AdamsonQueens Park Rangers · Amadou Mbengue

71'

Jonathan VaraneQueens Park Rangers · Nicolas Madsen

53'

Rumarn BurrellQueens Park Rangers · Ronnie Edwards

2-0

47'

Ollie TannerCardiff City

46'

Chris WillockCardiff City · Cian Ashford

46'

Krystian BielikCardiff City · Calum Scanlon

36'

Rumarn BurrellQueens Park Rangers

1-0

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Queens Park Rangers8341313

Cardiff City8143-27

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VenueMATRADE Loftus RoadWednesday, 2 September 2026

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RefereeTim Robinson

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

Pierce Charles

Amadou Mbengue

Jimmy Dunne

Ronnie Edwards

Tariq Lamptey

Harvey Vale

Glen Kamara

Nicolas Madsen

Koki Saito

Alfie Lloyd

Rumarn Burrell

Substitutes 9

#2 Kealey Adamson Defender

#6 Jake Clarke-Salter Defender

#10 Ilias Chair Midfielder

#11 Paul Smyth Attacker

#13 Calum Ward Goalkeeper

#19 Dennis Cirkin Defender

#22 Richard Kone Attacker

#25 Justin Obikwu Attacker

#40 Jonathan Varane Midfielder

Cardiff City Starting XI

Formation 4-1-4-1

Nathan Trott

Perry Ng

Gabriel Osho

Joel Bagan

Calum Scanlon

Alex Robertson

Ollie Tanner

Rubin Colwill

Cian Ashford

Jack Moylan

Yousef Salech

Substitutes 9

#5 Krystian Bielik Defender

#14 David Turnbull Midfielder

#16 Chris Willock Midfielder

#27 Joel Colwill Midfielder

#30 Harry Tyrer Goalkeeper

#33 Rob Tankiewicz Midfielder

#39 Isaak Davies Attacker

#44 Ronan Kpakio Defender

#47 Callum Robinson Attacker

Statistics

Match Statistics

Queens Park Rangers

Comparison

Cardiff City

36% Ball Possession % 64%

20 Shots Total 9

4 Shots On Target 3

9 Shots Off Target 4

7 Shots Blocked 2

17 Shots Insidebox 5

3 Shots Outsidebox 4

13 Goal Attempts 6

6 Big Chances Created 2

5 Big Chances Missed 2

3 Corners 4

2 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 11

0 Yellowcards 2

341 Passes 582

267 Successful Passes 514

78% Successful Passes Percentage 88%

15 Key Passes 8

46 Long Passes 66

19 Successful Long Passes 43

41% Successful Long Passes Percentage 65%

9 Total Crosses 33

3 Accurate Crosses 8

14 Dribble Attempts 9

9 Successful Dribbles 3

64% Successful Dribbles Percentage 33%

13 Tackles 12

16 Interceptions 15

41 Duels Won 35

2 Saves 2

66 Attacks 107

39 Dangerous Attacks 61

12 Free Kicks 10

16 Throwins 13

4 Goal Kicks 10

5 Substitutions 5

9 Successful Headers 11

1 Assists 1

2 Goals 1

75 Ball Safe 92

10 Tackles Won 7