Queens Park Rangers 0 – 1 Middlesbrough: Championship Match Report

Championship · 5

Queens Park Rangers

Full Time

0–1

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · MATRADE Loftus Road

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough won after full-time.

⚽ Will Lankshear 20'

Match Events

90+6'

Glen KamaraQueens Park Rangers

84'

Rokas PukstasMiddlesbrough · Sebastian Berhalter

76'

Callum BrittainMiddlesbrough

72'

Luke AylingMiddlesbrough · Ashley Phillips

71'

Alfie JonesMiddlesbrough · Max Arfsten

67'

Nicolas MadsenQueens Park Rangers · Kwame Poku

67'

Tariq LampteyQueens Park Rangers · Dennis Cirkin

67'

Glen KamaraQueens Park Rangers · Jake Clarke-Salter

58'

Adilson MalandaMiddlesbrough

55'

Myles Peart-HarrisMiddlesbrough · Will Lankshear

55'

Tommy ConwayMiddlesbrough · Riley McGree

39'

Rumarn BurrellQueens Park Rangers · Richard Kone

20'

Will LankshearMiddlesbrough · Callum Brittain

0-1

14'

Koki SaitoQueens Park Rangers · Ilias Chair

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Middlesbrough8431415

Queens Park Rangers8341313

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VenueMATRADE Loftus RoadSaturday, 5 September 2026

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RefereeAndy Madley

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 7.3

Pierce Charles

27 6.9

Amadou Mbengue

3 6.7

Jimmy Dunne

6 6.5

Jake Clarke-Salter

19 7

Dennis Cirkin

17 6.4

Kwame Poku

20 7.5

Harvey Vale

5 6.7

Ronnie Edwards

11 7.4

Paul Smyth

22 6.4

Richard Kone

10 6.7

Ilias Chair

Substitutes 9

#2 Kealey Adamson Defender

#13 Calum Ward Goalkeeper

#14 Koki Saito Attacker

6.9

#15 Alfie Lloyd Attacker

#16 Rumarn Burrell Attacker

6.4

#18 Glen Kamara Midfielder

6.8

#24 Nicolas Madsen Midfielder

6.6

#40 Jonathan Varane Midfielder

#48 Tariq Lamptey Defender

6.7

Middlesbrough Starting XI

Formation 3-4-2-1

1 7.9

Radek Vitek

4 6.9

Ashley Phillips

29 7.1

Adilson Malanda

30 7.2

Neto Borges

2 7.4

Callum Brittain

6 7.9

Sebastian Berhalter

10 7.3

Aidan Morris

17 7.3

Max Arfsten

22 6.5

Kyle Joseph

8 6.9

Riley McGree

7 6.6

Will Lankshear

Substitutes 9

#5 Alfie Jones Defender

6.6

#9 Tommy Conway Attacker

6.4

#11 Amario Cozier-Duberry Midfielder

#12 Luke Ayling Defender

6.6

#13 David Strelec Attacker

#14 Myles Peart-Harris Midfielder

6.7

#19 Leo Castledine Midfielder

#21 Rokas Pukstas Midfielder

6.3

#31 Sol Brynn Goalkeeper

Statistics

Match Statistics

Queens Park Rangers

Comparison

Middlesbrough

52% Ball Possession % 48%

16 Shots Total 16

5 Shots On Target 6

9 Shots Off Target 3

2 Shots Blocked 7

9 Shots Insidebox 9

7 Shots Outsidebox 7

12 Goal Attempts 9

1 Big Chances Created 5

1 Big Chances Missed 4

12 Corners 3

1 Offsides 1

3 Fouls 8

1 Yellowcards 2

472 Passes 446

399 Successful Passes 385

85% Successful Passes Percentage 86%

12 Key Passes 13

47 Long Passes 52

19 Successful Long Passes 28

40% Successful Long Passes Percentage 54%

30 Total Crosses 15

5 Accurate Crosses 6

12 Dribble Attempts 11

5 Successful Dribbles 6

42% Successful Dribbles Percentage 55%

14 Tackles 19

5 Interceptions 7

38 Duels Won 39

5 Saves 5

93 Attacks 82

62 Dangerous Attacks 37

8 Free Kicks 3

23 Throwins 19

7 Goal Kicks 10

1 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 5

2 Injuries 3

11 Successful Headers 11

0 Assists 1

0 Goals 1

80 Ball Safe 73

4 Tackles Won 8