Watford vs QPR
Ref: T. HarringtonVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford beat QPR 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Kjerrumgaard and Kjerrumgaard scored for Watford; Morgan replied for QPR. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.06 for Watford versus 0.50 for QPR. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while QPR are 15th.
First Half
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
Assist: Irankunda
⚽
Kjerrumgaard
Assist: Louza
40'
Mbengue
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Morgan
Second Half
46'
⇄
Smyth
⇄
Irankunda
61'
⇄
Madsen
61'
⇄
Mbengue
Kayembe
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Burrell
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⇄
Bola
79'
Dembélé
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Dembélé
⇄
Kayembe
Louza
Red Card
| # | 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
WatfordQPR
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.06VS0.50
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
8
9
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
402
Total passes
461
331
Accurate passes
393
82%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
4
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Watford
5-3-2
QPR
4-2-3-1Watford
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouD
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 17M. SissokoM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 7T. InceM
- 11R. VataF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 24T. Dele-BashiruM
- 34K. BaahF
- 45R. AndrewsD
QPR
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4L. MorrisonD
- 5S. CookD
- 7K. DembéléM
- 8S. FieldM
- 10I. ChairM
- 11P. SmythM
- 13J. WalshG
- 16R. BurrellF
- 21Kieran MorganD
- 24N. MadsenM
- 27A. MbengueD
Substitutes
- 1P. NardiG
- 2K. AdamsonD
- 9Ž. CelarF
- 20H. ValeM
- 22R. KoneF
- 23D. BennieF
- 26Rayan Jawad KolliF
- 28João HenriqueD
- 40J. VaraneM
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 74 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Imrân Louza | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6/6 |
| Marc Bola | D | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 56 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Alleyne | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Vata | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Ryan Andrews | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
QPR
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Walsh | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Morrison | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Steve Cook(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kieran Morgan | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ilias Chair | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Paul Smyth | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Madsen | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rumarn Burrell | F | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sam Field | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Karamoko Dembélé | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amadou Salif Mbengue | D | 61 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Harvey Vale | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Nardi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kealey Adamson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bennie | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Kolli | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Esquerdinha | D | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jonathan Varane | M | 30 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Richard Kone | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Žan Celar | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |