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 15 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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
#8	Position	#12
24	Points	21
15	Played	15
6 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 8
24	Scored	32
18	Conceded	24
+6	GD	+8
1.60	PPG	1.40
40%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Queens Park Rangers FC are 8th (24 pts). Norwich City FC are 12th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

6/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Norwich City FC

0-15

6/6

16-30

6/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/6

61-75

9/3

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Richard Kone	5 G	1 A
Paul Smyth	3 G	1 A
Jimmy Dunne	3 G
Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Mathias Kvistgaarden	4 G	4 A
Edmond-Paris Maghoma	4 G	2 A
Andre Brooks	3 G	2 A
Anthony Musaba	3 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Loftus Road. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Queens Park Rangers FC and Norwich City FC.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
10' Paul Smyth, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
13' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Rayan Kolli comes on to replace Zan Celar.
18' Norwich City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
22' Jimmy Dunne puts Queens Park Rangers FC on the lead.
27' England international Callum Doyle has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
37' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Queens Park Rangers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Morrison is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — card on 39.
43' Paul Nardi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
46' Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Harrison Ashby is hanging Kenneth Paal on the field on 46 minute.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rayan Kolli makes it 2-0.
52' The referee has no hesitation. Jimmy Dunne is booked for Queens Park Rangers FC — card on 52.
54' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Emiliano Marcondes gets a card.
59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Onel Hernandez suffering a number of foals already.
64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Paul Smyth.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Borja Sainz argues furiously but the card stands.
67' Fresh legs for Queens Park Rangers FC! Lucas Andersen comes on to replace Nicolas Madsen.
68' A tactical swap from Norwich City FC — Jacob Sorensen on, Marcelino Nunez off on 68 minutes.
73' Norwich City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Ante Crnac by Onel Hernandez on 78 minute.
80' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Daniel Bennie on, Paul Smyth off on 80 minutes.
84' That looks like a foul for a card for Harrison Ashby.
87' Jose Cordoba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Doyle at the 87 minute mark.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Queens Park Rangers FC to claim maximum points.

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
Emiliano Buendia	2
Rayan Kolli	2
Josh Sargent	1
Teemu Pukki	1
Michael Frey	1
Marco Stiepermann	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

1.95 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC52% Draw24% Norwich City FC24%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Norwich City FC

48%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Norwich City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC38% Draw42% Norwich City FC20%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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