EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-09-19 23:00 JST
Match summary The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 8 fixture between Queens Park Rangers and Preston North End was played on September 19. A goal-filled contest ended 2-2. It was 0-2 at half-time and 2-0 in the second half, and neither side could pull ahead.
Scorers: Queens Park Rangers – K. Poku and P. Smyth; Preston North End – J. Kenny (2 goals). Assists: Preston North End – S. Mills.
Possession: Queens Park Rangers 61%, Preston North End 39%. Shots: Queens Park Rangers 33, Preston North End 14. Yellow cards: Queens Park Rangers 2, Preston North End 2. Queens Park Rangers played with ten men after D. Cirkin was sent off.
Team stats 4-4-2 1 Charles 19 Cirkin 5 Edwa rds 3 Dunne 27 Mben gue 17 Poku 24 Madsen 18 Kamara 40 Varane 16 Burrell 33 Scarlet
2.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.5
-0.67 Goals prevented (xG) -0.67
View as table Queens Park Rangers Stat Preston North End 4-4-2 Formation 61% Possession 39% 2.54 Expected goals (xG) 1.5 33 Shots 14 7 Shots on target 3 15 Shots off target 6 11 Blocked shots 5 17 Shots inside the box 12 16 Shots outside the box 2 10 Corner kicks 3 3 Offsides 0 8 Fouls 13 491 Passes 319 445 Accurate passes 261 91% Pass accuracy 82% 1 Goalkeeper saves 5 -0.67 Goals prevented (xG) -0.67 2 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0
Referee: Thomas Parsons, England
Player stats Queens Park Rangers Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK P. Charles 0 38(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 3(3) DF A. Mbengue 1 0 1 41(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 65 2(None) DF J. Dunne 1 1 0 3 65(92%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 2 7(2) DF R. Edwards 1 0 1 58(97%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 1 4(2) DF D. Cirkin 0 1(100%) 6(75%) 0 0 1 1 1 3 15 5(2) MF J. Varane 1 0 1(50%) 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 19 2(1) MF G. Kamara 0 2(67%) 1 55(90%) 0 0 0 3 3 7.9 90 7 15(7) MF N. Madsen 3 2 0 2 58(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.9 90 7 2 4(3) MF K. Poku 7 2 1 36(86%) 0 0 0 2 7.7 90 6(3) FW L. Scarlett 0 1 15(94%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 45 4(1) FW R. Burrell 1 0 1(100%) 11(85%) 0 0 0 6.6 82 1 2(2) DF K. Adamson 1 0 1(100%) 5 32(97%) 0 0 0 2 8.2 71 3 3 12(8) FW K. Saito 1 0 1(100%) 12(71%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.3 45 4(2) FW P. Smyth 2 1 1 1(100%) 1 11(79%) 0 0 0 1 8.3 25 2 4(4) FW A. Lloyd 3 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.2 8 2(1) GK C. Ward 0 0 0 0 DF J. Clarke-Salter 0 0 0 0 DF L. Morrison 0 0 0 0 MF H. Vale 0 0 0 0 MF I. Alemayehu 0 0 0 0
Preston North End Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK D. Iversen 0 27(77%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF S. Mills 0 3(75%) 1 11(52%) 1 0 0 2 1 6.9 89 3 3 16(7) DF H. Clarke 0 1(100%) 3 28(88%) 0 1 0 2 1 6.3 90 3 13(6) DF J. Storey 1 0 48(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 1 7(3) DF A. Hughes 1 0 2 4 43(86%) 0 1 0 2 7.3 90 2 8(6) DF A. Vukčević 1 1 0 1 16(76%) 0 0 0 6.3 89 2 1(1) MF L. Leroy 0 1(33%) 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.7 67 8(4) MF J. Thompson 0 1 2 28(90%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1(1) MF A. Devine 0 1(50%) 2 27(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 1 6(3) FW C. Lang 2 0 1 7(70%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 2 5(None) FW J. Kenny 4 2 2 3(50%) 0 0 0 1 8.3 67 2(None) MF L. Gibbs 0 6(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 23 1 2 2(None) FW J. Erabi 0 1 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 2 7 23 1 7(4) DF O. Offiah 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 DF Pol Valentín 0 0 0 0 1 GK L. Nicholls 0 0 0 0 DF L. Lindsay 0 0 0 0 DF T. Small 0 0 0 0 MF A. Moran 0 0 0 0 FW D. Burgzorg 0 0 0 0
Lineups Queens Park Rangers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 P. Charles Starter DF 27 A. Mbengue Starter DF 3 J. Dunne Starter DF 5 R. Edwards Starter DF 19 D. Cirkin Starter MF 40 J. Varane Starter MF 18 G. Kamara Starter MF 24 N. Madsen Starter MF 17 K. Poku Starter FW 33 L. Scarlett Starter FW 16 R. Burrell Bench DF 2 K. Adamson Bench FW 14 K. Saito Bench FW 11 P. Smyth Bench FW 15 A. Lloyd
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 C. Ward Bench DF 4 L. Morrison Bench DF 6 J. Clarke-Salter Bench MF 20 H. Vale Bench MF 23 I. Alemayehu
Preston North End Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 D. Iversen Starter DF 17 S. Mills Starter DF 4 H. Clarke Starter DF 14 J. Storey Starter DF 16 A. Hughes Starter DF 3 A. Vukčević Starter MF 27 L. Leroy Starter MF 15 J. Thompson Starter MF 7 A. Devine Starter FW 10 C. Lang Starter FW 38 J. Kenny Bench DF 24 O. Offiah Bench DF 2 Pol Valentín Bench MF 20 L. Gibbs Bench FW 9 J. Erabi
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 L. Nicholls Bench DF 6 L. Lindsay Bench DF 11 T. Small Bench MF 23 A. Moran Bench FW 37 D. Burgzorg
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 1' Preston North End ⚽ Goal J. Kenny 0-1 1H 15' Queens Park Rangers 🟥 Red card D. Cirkin 1H 19' Queens Park Rangers 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Varane → IN K. Adamson 1H 22' Queens Park Rangers 🟨 Yellow card L. Scarlett 1H 24' Preston North End 🟨 Yellow card A. Hughes 1H 26' Preston North End ⚽ Goal J. Kenny 0-2 2H 1' Queens Park Rangers 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Scarlett → IN K. Saito 2H 10' Queens Park Rangers 🟨 Yellow card K. Saito 2H 20' Queens Park Rangers 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Mbengue → IN P. Smyth 2H 21' Queens Park Rangers ⚽ Goal K. Poku 1-2 2H 22' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Leroy → IN L. Gibbs 2H 22' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Kenny → IN J. Erabi 2H 37' Queens Park Rangers 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Burrell → IN A. Lloyd 2H 44' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Mills → IN O. Offiah 2H 44' Preston North End 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Vukčević → IN Pol Valentín 2H 45' Preston North End 🟨 Yellow card H. Clarke 2H 45' Queens Park Rangers ⚽ Goal P. Smyth 2-2
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