Dec 5th features a match where Queens Park Rangers will play host to Stoke City in a meeting of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Queens Park Rangers recorded a 2-1 win against Derby County. Tom Lawrence struck first for Derby County in the 10th minute on a feed from Graeme Shinnie, then Christopher Willock got the equalizer for Queens Park Rangers in the 50th minute on a feed from Charlie Austin Finally they completed the comback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Andre Gray to cap off a wild match. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Queens Park Rangers should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Stoke City recorded a 0-1 loss against Blackburn Rovers. Khadra struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Stoke City couldn’t muster any offence and Blackburn Rovers ran away with the shutout win. Stoke City is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Queens Park Rangers won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Stoke City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Steven Fletcher and Jacob Brown, and they each have 1 goal. Queens Park Rangers’s most prolific scorer has been Christopher Willock. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.