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 46 games · 58 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 46 games · 65 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#15	Position	#9
58	Points	65
46	Played	46
16 / 10 / 20	W / D / L	19 / 8 / 19
61	Scored	63
73	Conceded	56
-12	GD	+7
1.26	PPG	1.41
35%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Queens Park Rangers FC are 15th (58 pts). Norwich City FC are 9th (65 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Queens Park Rangers FC have kicked off against Norwich City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Norwich City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
13' Queens Park Rangers FC make a change. Zan Celar trudges off to be replaced by Rayan Kolli on 13 minutes.
18' Queens Park Rangers FC have won 398 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' GOAL! Jimmy Dunne scores on 22.
27' Angus Gunn has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marti Cifuentes might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Liam Morrison was booked on 39.
43' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 43.
46' Time for substitution for Queens Park Rangers FC. Kenneth Paal is replaced by Harrison Ashby.
49' GOAL! Rayan Kolli fires home to make it 2-0!
52' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jimmy Dunne on 52 minutes.
54' Emiliano Marcondes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 54.
59' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
64' The referee shows Queens Park Rangers FC player a card on 64.
66' The referee calls foul for Borja Sainz. He receives a card.
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' The Norwich City FC bench stirs into life. Marcelino Nunez is withdrawn and Jacob Sorensen gets his opportunity.
73' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Queens Park Rangers FC and Norwich City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
78' Ante Crnac makes way for Onel Hernandez at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Norwich City FC.
80' A tactical swap from Queens Park Rangers FC — Daniel Bennie on, Paul Smyth off on 80 minutes.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Harrison Ashby.
87' Jose Cordoba is replacing Callum Doyle for the Norwich City FC side.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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

1.66 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Queens Park Rangers FC48% Draw26% Norwich City FC26%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Queens Park Rangers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Norwich City FC

52%

Queens Park Rangers FC or Norwich City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Queens Park Rangers FC33% Draw45% Norwich City FC22%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Queens Park Rangers FC

Handicap	Queens Park Rangers FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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