Match Report
| Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers | | | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Quaresma | A. Quaresma | ![]() | 69 | G | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | G | 59 | ![]() | John Venus | J. Venus | |||||||||
| Robert Rankin | R. Rankin | ![]() | 65 | D | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | D | 70 | ![]() | Christian Lindner | C. Lindner | |||||||||
| Gavin James | G. James | ![]() | 64 | D | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | D | 65 | ![]() | Alioune Marlet | A. Marlet | |||||||||
| Sylvain Fowler | S. Fowler | ![]() | 63 | D | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | D | 64 | ![]() | James Gray | J. Gray | |||||||||
| Nicky Armstrong | N. Armstrong | ![]() | 57 | D | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | M | 67 | ![]() | Sven Fromm | S. Fromm | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bellamy | J. Bellamy | ![]() | 72 | M | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | M | 56 | ![]() | Mick Kasper | M. Kasper | |||||||||
| Niccolo Hendrie | N. Hendrie | ![]() | 62 | M | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | M | 54 | ![]() | Matthias Morlock | M. Morlock | |||||||||
| Billy Hansen | B. Hansen | ![]() | 62 | M | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | M | 53 | ![]() | Gary Peckham | G. Peckham | |||||||||
| Matt Moss | M. Moss | ![]() | 71 | A | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | A | 63 | ![]() | Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Graeme Beckham | G. Beckham | ![]() | 62 | A | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | A | 58 | ![]() | Simon Henry | S. Henry | |||||||||
| Martin Bridge | M. Bridge | ![]() | 57 | A | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | A | 54 | ![]() | Alfred Charlton | A. Charlton | |||||||||
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| Benoit Pires | B. Pires | ![]() | 67 | G | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | D | 63 | ![]() | Anthony Pallister | A. Pallister | |||||||||
| Mervin Mike | M. Mike | ![]() | 58 | G | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | D | 59 | ![]() | Henry Fletcher | H. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Noel Harley | N. Harley | ![]() | 56 | D | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | D | 57 | ![]() | Ruben Teixeira | R. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,148 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Lawrence.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Lawrence.
0.00
Queens Park Rangers kick off!
2.47
Alioune Marlet comes in with a late challenge on Niccolo Hendrie. Alioune Marlet is shown the yellow card! Niccolo Hendrie runs off the knock.
4.11
James Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Kasper. Mick Kasper knocks the ball forward to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
8.54
Gavin James hacks Simon Henry from behind! The referee calls over Gavin James and shows him a yellow card! Simon Henry runs off the knock.
9.02
James Gray flicks a high ball forward to Sven Fromm who takes it down. Sven Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.40
Billy Hansen barges into Sven Fromm. Billy Hansen is given a warning by the referee! Sven Fromm stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.06
Seeing Mick Kasper's attacking run, Sven Fromm quickly throws the ball into his path. With great vision, Mick Kasper plays the ball forward to Simon Henry. Simon Henry lofts in a cross ball towards Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.41
Niccolo Hendrie barges into Matthias Morlock. The referee warns Niccolo Hendrie to calm down! Matthias Morlock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.21
Mick Kasper threads a neat ball through to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.06
Mick Kasper picks a pass forward to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robert Rankin.
21.36
Sven Fromm controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
28.16
Robert Rankin pushes up the pitch. Robert Rankin kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge rushes past Alioune Marlet! Martin Bridge side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
33.17
Sylvain Fowler passes the ball forward to Jonathan Bellamy. Jonathan Bellamy flicks a high pass forward to Matt Moss who brings the ball under control. Matt Moss makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.43
Jonathan Bellamy barges into Gary Peckham. Jonathan Bellamy is warned by the referee! Gary Peckham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.01
Niccolo Hendrie hits a low pass to Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge threads the ball through into the box. Matt Moss shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.50
Sylvain Fowler hits a low pass to Niccolo Hendrie. Niccolo Hendrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge skips past Alioune Marlet! Alioune Marlet catches Martin Bridge on the ankles. Martin Bridge appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers have changed their lineup with Noel Harley replacing Matt Moss. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. The Queens Park Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Stoke City kick off!
47.41
Without breaking stride, Gavin James plays the ball forward to Niccolo Hendrie. Niccolo Hendrie chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge plays a scrappy one-two with Noel Harley and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Martin Bridge provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
54.34
Christian Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Morlock. Matthias Morlock threads a neat ball through to Simon Henry. Simon Henry cuts inside the box! Simon Henry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
57.43
Billy Hansen receives the ball from a throw-in from Jonathan Bellamy. Billy Hansen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Billy Hansen makes a simple pass, allowing Graeme Beckham to run into the box. Graeme Beckham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but Alioune Marlet blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
60.36
Queens Park Rangers have made a substitution with Benoit Pires replacing Sylvain Fowler .
66.21
Jonathan Bellamy knocks the ball forward to Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Lindner.
69.28
Matthias Morlock hits a low pass to Simon Henry. Simon Henry shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
72.40
Matthias Morlock catches Jonathan Bellamy on the ankles. The referee calls over Matthias Morlock and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Bellamy runs off the knock.
75.39
Matthias Morlock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Greaves and advances towards the goal... Alfred Charlton shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.56
Robert Rankin threads a neat ball through to Billy Hansen. Billy Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Martin Bridge collects the pass. Martin Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Harley but the linesman indicates offside!
78.02
Niccolo Hendrie passes the ball forward to Martin Bridge. Martin Bridge runs straight at the defence! Martin Bridge shoots from just inside the box. The ball strikes Christian Lindner's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
79.53
Jonathan Bellamy takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Niccolo Hendrie takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.50
Mick Kasper threads the ball through to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
85.06
Alioune Marlet makes a simple pass to Sven Fromm. Sven Fromm passes the ball forward to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Henry but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.02
Matthias Morlock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Henry. Simon Henry lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
90.00
Robert Rankin lofts the ball long. Noel Harley edges inside the box! Noel Harley side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. John Venus comfortably gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
32.6%
45.3%
22.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nwankwo Greaves of Stoke City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Antonio Quaresma (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Robert Rankin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Gavin James (DEF) | ![]() | 5 |
| 4. | Sylvain Fowler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nicky Armstrong (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Bellamy (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Niccolo Hendrie (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Billy Hansen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Moss (ATT) | ![]() | 8 |
| 10. | Graeme Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Martin Bridge (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Benoit Pires (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mervin Mike (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Noel Harley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | John Venus (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Christian Lindner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alioune Marlet (DEF) | ![]() | 6 |
| 4. | James Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sven Fromm (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Mick Kasper (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Matthias Morlock (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Gary Peckham (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nwankwo Greaves (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
| 10. | Simon Henry (ATT) | ![]() | 9 |
| 11. | Alfred Charlton (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Anthony Pallister (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Henry Fletcher (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ruben Teixeira (DEF) | 0 | |









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