Match Report
Blackburn Rovers went into the game 15th in the table on 8 points; Queens Park Rangers sat 5th on 12 — a 4-point gap. Queens Park Rangers ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Blackburn Rovers ran at 1.43 scored and 1.43 conceded, Queens Park Rangers at 1.14 and 0.71.
9 matches unbeaten backed Queens Park Rangers's arrival.
26 meetings are on record — 15 won by Blackburn Rovers, 6 by Queens Park Rangers, 5 drawn, at 2.46 goals per meeting.
Ewood Park, capacity 31,367, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Ryoya Morishita (49') · Queens Park Rangers: Paul Smyth (51'), Jimmy Dunne (74')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 55% · Queens Park Rangers 45% · Total shots: 12-19 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-3