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QPR vs Preston: match report

Queens Park Rangers hosted Preston North End at MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday 19 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 8). Thomas Parsons is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

QPR 2-2 Preston. Goals: Johnny Kenny 1' for Preston; Johnny Kenny 26' for Preston; Kwame Poku 66' for QPR; Paul Smyth 90' for QPR.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 1' Goal: Johnny Kenny (Preston) 0-1
  • 15' Red card: Dennis Cirkin (QPR)
  • 22' Yellow card: Leon Scarlett (QPR)
  • 24' Yellow card: Andrew Hughes (Preston)
  • 26' Goal: Johnny Kenny (Preston) 0-2
  • 55' Yellow card: Koki Saito (QPR)
  • 66' Goal: Kwame Poku (QPR) 1-2
  • 90' Yellow card: Harrison Clarke (Preston)
  • 90' Goal: Paul Smyth (QPR) 2-2
Match stats (contains the result)
60.1%Possession39.9%
30Shots13
6Shots on target3
10Corners3
8Fouls13
3Offsides0
1Saves4
2Yellow cards2
1Red cards0

Line-ups

QPR 4-4-2

Coach: Julien Stéphan

  1. 1 Pierce Charles GK
  2. 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue DEF
  3. 3 Jimmy Dunne DEF
  4. 5 Ronnie Edwards DEF
  5. 19 Dennis Cirkin DEF
  6. 40 Jonathan Varane MID
  7. 18 Glen Kamara MID
  8. 24 Nicolas Madsen MID
  9. 17 Kwame Poku MID
  10. 33 Leon Scarlett FWD
  11. 16 Rumarn Burrell FWD

Bench

  • 2 Kealey Adamson DEF
  • 14 Koki Saito FWD
  • 11 Paul Smyth FWD
  • 15 Alfie Lloyd FWD
  • 13 Calum Ward GK
  • 4 Liam Morrison DEF
  • 6 Jake Clarke-Salter DEF
  • 23 Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta MID
  • 20 Harvey Vale MID

Preston 5-3-2

Coach: Jason Euell

  1. 1 Daniel Iversen GK
  2. 4 Harry Clarke DEF
  3. 14 Jordan Storey DEF
  4. 16 Andrew Hughes DEF
  5. 17 Stanley Mills DEF
  6. 3 Andrija Vukčević DEF
  7. 27 Léo Leroy MID
  8. 15 Jordan Thompson MID
  9. 7 Alfie Devine MID
  10. 10 Callum Lang FWD
  11. 38 Johnny Kenny FWD

Bench

  • 20 Liam Gibbs MID
  • 9 Jusef Erabi FWD
  • 24 Odel Offiah DEF
  • 2 Pol Valentín DEF
  • 21 Lee Nicholls GK
  • 11 Thierry Small DEF
  • 6 Liam Lindsay DEF
  • 23 Andrew Moran MID
  • 37 Delano Burgzorg FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 6 April 2026: Preston North End 1-1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Saturday 9 August 2025: Queens Park Rangers 1-1 Preston North End
  • Friday 18 April 2025: Preston North End 1-2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Saturday 21 December 2024: Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Preston North End
  • Saturday 20 April 2024: Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Preston North End