QPR vs Southampton
Ref: James Bell, EnglandMATRADE Loftus Road, London · 18,360 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat QPR 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Burrell scored for QPR; Robinson and Léo Scienza replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.65 for QPR versus 0.68 for Southampton. QPR sit 15th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
Madsen
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
⚽
Robinson
Assist: Armstrong
⇄
Smyth
66'
⇄
Armstrong
66'
⇄
Robinson
69'
⚽
Léo Scienza
Assist: Azaz
⇄
Saito
72'
⇄
Léo Scienza
72'
⇄
Fellows
⚽
Burrell
Assist: Varane
79'
Jander
Yellow Card
81'
Downes
Yellow Card
82'
Wood-Gordon
Yellow Card
⇄
Varane
⇄
Morrison
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
QPRSouthampton
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.65VS0.68
Attack5 · 0 won
18
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
2
14
Shots in the box
5
4
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
4
12
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
494
Total passes
342
416
Accurate passes
280
84%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline3 · 0 won
12
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
3
0.59
Goals prevented
0.59
QPR
4-2-3-1
Southampton
3-4-3
QPR
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1P. NardiG
- 3J. DunneD
- 4L. MorrisonD
- 10I. ChairM
- 11P. SmythM
- 14K. SaitoM
- 16R. BurrellF
- 18R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 24N. MadsenM
- 27A. MbengueD
- 40J. VaraneM
Substitutes
- 5S. CookD
- 7K. DembéléM
- 8S. FieldM
- 15I. HaydenM
- 20H. ValeM
- 21Kieran MorganD
- 22R. KoneF
- 23D. BennieF
- 29B. HamerG
Southampton
3-4-3Starting XI
- 3R. ManningM
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 2M. RoerslevD
- 7J. AriboM
- 10F. AzazM
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 42D. DownsF
- 48Cameron BraggM
QPR
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumarn Burrell | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jonathan Varane | M | 86 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Nicolas Madsen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Amadou Salif Mbengue | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Paul Smyth | M | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Ilias Chair | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Liam Morrison | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Koki Saito | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jimmy Dunne(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Nardi | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Bennie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Hamer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Hayden | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cook | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Vale | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morgan | D | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Karamoko Dembélé | M | 27 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Sam Field | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Richard Kone | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | F | 72 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Jay Robinson | F | 66 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 72 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Downs | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mads Roerslev | D | 18 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |