Queens Park Rangers FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Queens Park Rangers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Norwich City FC

Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Loftus Road 15,688 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jimmy Dunne 22' 1–0

Rayan Kolli 45+4' 2–0

Rayan Kolli 49' 3–0

Liam Morrison 39' Y

Paul Nardi 43' Y

Jimmy Dunne 52' Y

Y 54' Emiliano Marcondes

Paul Smyth 64' Y

Y 66' Borja Sainz

Harrison Ashby 84' Y

Overview

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Queens Park Rangers FC vs Norwich City FC — Championship at Loftus Road.

Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Queens Park Rangers FC 12 games · Avg 2.5 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC 2024-02-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–2 Norwich City FC 2023-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC 2023-04-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2022-11-02 Norwich City FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	3–0	W
30 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–0	D
27 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Nov	Leeds United FC	A	0–2	L
05 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–4	L

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	4–2	W
26 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	6–1	W
23 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–2	D
09 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	0–2	L
05 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Queens Park Rangers FC		Norwich City FC
#6	Position	#17
13	Points	9
8	Played	8
3 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
10	Scored	16
7	Conceded	17
+3	GD	-1
1.63	PPG	1.13
38%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 6th (13 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Norwich City FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

5/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Queens Park Rangers FC welcome Norwich City FC for this crunch clash at Loftus Road.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ashley Barnes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Queens Park Rangers FC.
10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
13' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Rayan Kolli on, Zan Celar off on 13 minutes.
18' Norwich City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' GOAL! Jimmy Dunne fires home to make it 1-0!
27' Queens Park Rangers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 27.
32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
37' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
39' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Liam Morrison gets a card.
43' It’s gonna be a card for Paul Nardi.
46' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Harrison Ashby on, Kenneth Paal off on 46 minutes.
49' Assisted by Kenneth Paal with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rayan Kolli makes no mistake. 2-0!
52' Jimmy Dunne is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
54' Emiliano Marcondes was booked on 54.
59' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Borja Sainz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Paul Smyth.
66' Norwich City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 66.
67' Queens Park Rangers FC ring the changes. Nicolas Madsen has done his job and it is now time for Lucas Andersen to step up.
68' A change in the Norwich City FC ranks — Marcelino Nunez exits the field as Jacob Sorensen enters on 68.
73' Queens Park Rangers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Norwich City FC's 4-3-3 shape.
78' Time for substitution for Norwich City FC. Ante Crnac is replaced by Onel Hernandez.
80' Daniel Bennie gets the nod from Queens Park Rangers FC. He replaces Paul Smyth and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 84.
87' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Callum Doyle is withdrawn and Jose Cordoba gets his opportunity.
3-0 the final result. Norwich City FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
5
Steve Cook
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Daniel Bennie 80'
22
Kenneth Paal ↓ Harrison Ashby 46'
1
Paul Nardi
24
Nicolas Madsen ↓ Lucas Andersen 67'
18
Zan Celar ↓ Rayan Kolli 13'
14
Koki Saito
40
Jonathan Varane
16
Liam Morrison ↓ Elijah Dixon-Bonner 68'
21
Kieran Morgan

Bench

15
Morgan Fox
13
Joe Walsh
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner ↑ 68'
20
Harrison Ashby ↑ 46'
25
Lucas Andersen ↑ 67'
28
Alfie Lloyd
26
Rayan Kolli ↑ 13'
23
Heverton Santos
27
Daniel Bennie ↑ 80'

Coach Marti Cifuentes

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Angus Gunn
4
Shane Duffy
23
Kenny McLean
3
Jack Stacey
7
Borja Sainz
20
Anis Ben Slimane ↓ Ashley Barnes 46'
26
Marcelino Nunez ↓ Jacob Sorensen 68'
6
Callum Doyle ↓ Jose Cordoba 87'
11
Emiliano Marcondes
35
Kellen Fisher ↓ Benjamin Chrisene 46'
17
Ante Crnac ↓ Onel Hernandez 78'

Bench

10
Ashley Barnes ↑ 46'
5
Grant Hanley
25
Onel Hernandez ↑ 78'
12
George Long
19
Jacob Sorensen ↑ 68'
14
Benjamin Chrisene ↑ 46'
18
Amankwah Forson
29
Oscar Schwartau
33
Jose Cordoba ↑ 87'

Coach Johannes Thorup

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Teemu Pukki	4
Lyndon Dykes	3
Rayan Kolli	2
Emiliano Buendia	2
Xavier Quintilla	1
Marcelino Nunez	1
Max Aarons	1
Adam Idah	1

Head to Head

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC W 2024-11-30 Watford FC 0–0 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2024-11-27 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-11-23 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2024-11-09 Leeds United FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2024-11-05 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Middlesbrough FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2024-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2024-11-30 Norwich City FC 4–2 Luton Town FC W 2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Norwich City FC D 2024-11-09 Norwich City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC L 2024-11-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.02 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Queens Park Rangers FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC57% Draw24% Norwich City FC19%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Norwich City FC

43%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Norwich City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC42% Draw42% Norwich City FC16%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.1%

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.