QPR v WBA 15Jan22 1 - 0 FT 4th/44pts

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QPR v WBA 15Jan22 1 - 0 FT 4th/44pts Jan 15, 2022 20:15:02 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Jan 15, 2022 20:15:02 GMT

Great 3 points and lots of positives. Marshall did well on debut, Barbet and Dunne were rocks at the back and Johansen showed his class. Willock is a star and was outstanding. The front two found it difficult to get away from the WBA centre backs but battled away. I don't want to be too hard on Gray but I always think he could do a bit more.

The one player who I thought was struggling today was Dickie. He finds the movement of fast nippy strikers very difficult to handle and that was shown again today. It didn't help that he got booked early and he played as if his next challenge would see him get another booking and result in a red.

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QPR v WBA 15Jan22 1 - 0 FT 4th/44pts Jan 16, 2022 9:57:34 GMT

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Post by northwesthoop on Jan 16, 2022 9:57:34 GMT

Post West Brom Stats:

The win against West Brom moves QPR up to 4th - 2 points clear of The Baggies with a game in hand

We are 5 points away from the automatic promotion places with a game in hand on both Bournemouth and Blackburn who each have 49 points

We have the chance to open up a 10 point gap over Coventry in 8th if we can beat them next week

It was Mark Warburton's 50th win as QPR manager - he's only the 16th manager to achieve this milestone for QPR

It was our 10th clean sheet of the season (8th in the league) - and 30th since Warburton took over.

Lee Wallace now has a remarkable record in the league this season; 10 appearances. 8 wins. 1 draw. 1 defeat. 25 points from 30. Incredible.

Charlie Austin

The winner against West Brom was only Charlie Austin's 2nd ever goal as a substitute for QPR, at the 18th attempt

His last goal as a sub came on 28 November 2015 - also in a 1-0 win (against Leeds)

There were 2240 days between his goals as a sub for the R's

He now has 62 goals for QPR in 133 appearances (115 starts and 18 sub)

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QPR v WBA 15Jan22 1 - 0 FT 4th/44pts Jan 16, 2022 12:10:05 GMT

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Post by kingfisher on Jan 16, 2022 12:10:05 GMT

I have waited until now to add something as I was shattered when I got back last night. I chose the only route with no rail engineering work, only to find that a crucial set of points had failed. I tried driving to the station beyond the points but could find no parking, so I went onto W12 instead. Crawling my way there through London I then spent 20 minutes looking for a parking space (because I arrived so late) and only managed to see the kick-off because of the 1 minute applause for those who had died of COVID - not an ideal start!

The game in the first half was not good from our perspective as we neither 'doubled up' or ball possessors or looked for space to receive the ball, and we failed to work their defence. It has rightly been pointed out that Dykes and Gray did not link up effectively; but I could say the same of Johansen and Field in their link-up play with the defence. Still, at HT we were in the mix still. Everyone expected Gray to be substituted for Austin after HT and that did make a difference; but the overall team performance from the start of the second half was great. Willock took on more, Johansen & Field moved into spaces to create movement from the back up the field, and Wallace & Adomah made themselves known. Nobody took the honours for the first half, but we did for the second!

This was a game fought without any prisoners being taken, and the ref did try to keep the game moving (despite some odd decisions), but Dike's hard push on Barbet's back that meant his head collided with the hoardings was a definite card. It was near the linesman and right by the 4th official, plus the ref was watching, so why was Dike not even carded for a viscous foul?
The goal almost blew the various roofs of the stadium! The reaction to it was incredible and loads stayed on afterwards to cheer the side as they took the plaudits. A great win! I then set off for home, getting quicker out of London, onto the M25 and then A21 - only to have a nasty accident ahead of me close the road for 1h 45m. Following QPR is not easy!

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QPR v WBA 15Jan22 1 - 0 FT 4th/44pts Jan 16, 2022 15:20:07 GMT

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Post by stoatey on Jan 16, 2022 15:20:07 GMT

Jan 16, 2022 12:10:05 GMT kingfisher said:

I have waited until now to add something as I was shattered when I got back last night. I chose the only route with no rail engineering work, only to find that a crucial set of points had failed. I tried driving to the station beyond the points but could find no parking, so I went onto W12 instead. Crawling my way there through London I then spent 20 minutes looking for a parking space (because I arrived so late) and only managed to see the kick-off because of the 1 minute applause for those who had died of COVID - not an ideal start!

The game in the first half was not good from our perspective as we neither 'doubled up' or ball possessors or looked for space to receive the ball, and we failed to work their defence. It has rightly been pointed out that Dykes and Gray did not link up effectively; but I could say the same of Johansen and Field in their link-up play with the defence. Still, at HT we were in the mix still. Everyone expected Gray to be substituted for Austin after HT and that did make a difference; but the overall team performance from the start of the second half was great. Willock took on more, Johansen & Field moved into spaces to create movement from the back up the field, and Wallace & Adomah made themselves known. Nobody took the honours for the first half, but we did for the second!

This was a game fought without any prisoners being taken, and the ref did try to keep the game moving (despite some odd decisions), but Dike's hard push on Barbet's back that meant his head collided with the hoardings was a definite card. It was near the linesman and right by the 4th official, plus the ref was watching, so why was Dike not even carded for a viscous foul?
The goal almost blew the various roofs of the stadium! The reaction to it was incredible and loads stayed on afterwards to cheer the side as they took the plaudits. A great win! I then set off for home, getting quicker out of London, onto the M25 and then A21 - only to have a nasty accident ahead of me close the road for 1h 45m. Following QPR is not easy!

You showed some real commitment to get there kingfisher, well done.