QPR vs Watford
Ref: R. RicardoMATRADE Loftus Road, London · 18,360 cap
Match recap
QPR beat Watford 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Rayan Jawad Kolli and Smyth scored for QPR; Louza replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.40 for QPR versus 0.34 for Watford. QPR sit 15th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
23'
Bove
Yellow Card
⚽
Rayan Jawad Kolli
Assist: Smyth
Rayan Jawad Kolli
Yellow Card
Dunne
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Second Half
⇄
Rayan Jawad Kolli
49'
Ekwah
Yellow Card
57'
⇄
Ekwah
57'
⇄
Bove
57'
⇄
Irankunda
Smyth
Yellow Card
62'
Goglichidze
Yellow Card
⚽
Smyth
⇄
Smyth
73'
⇄
Chakvetadze
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Vale
Kone
Yellow Card
85'
⚽
Louza
85'
⇄
Goglichidze
Mbengue
Yellow Card
Poku
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90+1'
Louza
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| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
QPRWatford
6Won
Statistical edge
6–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.40VS0.34
Attack4 · 2 won
15
Shots
7
8
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
1
4
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
2
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
335
Total passes
391
252
Accurate passes
303
75%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
20
Fouls
15
6
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
6
3
Blocked shots
2
0.77
Goals prevented
0.77
QPR
4-4-2
Watford
4-4-2QPR
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3J. DunneD
- 11P. SmythM
- 13J. WalshG
- 18R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 20H. ValeM
- 21Kieran MorganM
- 22R. KoneF
- 26Rayan Jawad KolliF
- 27A. MbengueD
- 37R. EdwardsD
- 40J. VaraneM
Substitutes
- 2K. AdamsonD
- 5S. CookD
- 6J. Clarke-SalterD
- 14K. SaitoF
- 15I. HaydenM
- 17K. PokuM
- 23D. BennieF
- 28João HenriqueD
- 29B. HamerG
Watford
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 4K. KebenD
- 6M. PollockD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaF
- 15E. BoveM
- 17P. EkwahM
- 29J. PétrisD
- 66N. IrankundaM
Substitutes
- 7T. InceM
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 23N. MendyM
- 27F. MendyD
- 34K. BaahF
- 50J. MullinsD
- 53Amin NabizadaF
QPR
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Smyth | M | 72 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Vale | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Jimmy Dunne(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jonathan Varane | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rayan Kolli | F | 45 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morgan | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Walsh | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amadou Salif Mbengue | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Richard Kone | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Isaac Hayden | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Hamer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esquerdinha | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kealey Adamson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Clarke-Salter | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Cook | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Koki Saito | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kwame Poku | M | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bennie | F | 45 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imrân Louza(C) | F | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Nestory Irankunda | M | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierre Ekwah | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Pollock | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Edoardo Bove | M | 57 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Mullins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 33 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amin Nabizada | F | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vivaldo | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |