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Premier League preview: Chelsea v QPR
Frank Lampard was reportedly told to look for a new club in January but his brace against Everton could help win a contract extension. According to reports in England, Lampard was free to move elsewhere after 11 years at Stamford Bridge. However, the experienced English midfielder sent a timely reminder to all involved at Chelsea, [...]
Premier League preview: Queens Park Rangers v Liverpool
Queens Park Rangers head into their clash with Liverpool knowing they must begin beating teams well above them in the English Premier League. While one of the key factors in surviving a relegation battle is to overcome the other teams at the bottom of the table, QPR have reached a point where they will also [...]
Redknapp sends rallying call
New QPR manager Harry Redknapp says he is ready for the ‘big challenge’ of trying to lead the club to Premier League safety. Mark Hughes was relieved of his duties on Friday after leading the London side to just four points from their opening 12 top-flight games. And Redknapp accepted that he faces a big [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester United v QPR
Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from their shock loss to Norwich when they host QPR in the Premier League on Saturday. United lost top spot to cross-town rivals Manchester City last week when they suffered a surprising 1-0 defeat at Norwich. That loss broke a run of five consecutive wins in the [...]
Hughes confident over QPR future
QPR manager Mark Hughes insists he remains the right man for the job at Loftus Road despite mounting pressure on his position. The club are still looking to secure their first win of the season after 11 games, and host newly promoted Southampton this weekend. And Hughes has refuted claims that he is edging closer [...]
Cesar admits to Arsenal talks before joining QPR
QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar revealed he held talks with Arsenal before deciding on a move to Loftus Road. Cesar won five consecutive Serie A titles with Inter Milan from 2005 to 2010 and also won the Champions League in 2010 under Jose Mourinho. He left the club in the summer, citing the location of QPR [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to build on recent promising results when they host Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League on Sunday. After a slow start to their domestic campaign, which saw them lose to Newcastle and settle for home draws with both West Bromwich Albion and Norwich, Spurs and under-fire manager Andre Villas-Boas [...]
QPR chief wants to avoid relegation battle
Queens Park Rangers chief executive Philip Beard insists another relegation struggle for his club would not be tolerated this season. Manager Mark Hughes brought in 10 new faces after securing the club’s English Premier League survival on the final day of last season, including a number of big names on reportedly lucrative contracts. Beard is [...]
Barton leaves QPR for Marseille
Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has joined Ligue 1 club Marseille on a season-long loan deal. Barton, 29, was given a 12-match ban by the English Football Association following his sending off on the final day of last season at Manchester City, when he was involved in confrontations with Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany. [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v Queens Park Rangers
The last time Manchester City hosted Queens Park Rangers in an English Premier League match, history was made in remarkable fashion. On the final day of last season, goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero at the death saw City steal a remarkable 3-2 win over QPR and their first league title since 1968 at [...]
Angry Hughton blasts penalty decision
Norwich manager Chris Hughton has hit out at referee Mark Clattenburg’s decision to award QPR a first-half penalty on Saturday. Hughton believes the decision had a significant impact on the 1-1 draw at Carrow Road. New signing Sebastien Bassong was adjudged to have brought down Djibril Cisse in the box, although replays show the tackle [...]
Premier League preview: Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
Norwich City welcome Queens Park Rangers to Carrow Road on Saturday with both sides looking to avenge their disastrous opening day defeats. Both Chris Hughton and Mark Hughes watched on as their teams were humiliated 5-0 against Fulham and Swansea respectively. New signings Michael Turner and Robert Snodgrass debuted for Norwich but were unable to [...]
Premier League: QPR 0 Swansea City 5
Swansea delivered a dominant display to run out 5-0 winners against a deeply out-of-sorts QPR at Loftus Road. Michu and Nathan Dyer both struck doubles for the victors, who gave new manager Michael Laudrup a dream start to life in the Premier League. With a quick tempo to the opening few minutes, it was Swansea [...]
Cerny extends QPR stay
Radek Cerny has agreed to a one-year extension to his deal with QPR which will see him remain at Loftus Road until the end of next season. The 38-year-old former Tottenham goalkeeper joined Rangers in 2008 and has made 87 appearances as the club’s second-choice stopper behind Paddy Kenny. Despite being limited to a handful [...]
Premier League preview: Manchester City v QPR
Manchester City can clinch their first league title since 1968 with a win over Queens Park Rangers on the final day of a memorable season. City, equal on 86 points with local rivals United but on top of the table with a superior goal difference, know three points at Etihad Stadium on Sunday will secure [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v QPR
Queens Park Rangers’ fight for survival in the English Premier League takes them to Stamford Bridge on Sunday where they meet Chelsea. Impressive home form – QPR have won their last four fixtures at home, including wins over Arsenal and Tottenham – has seen Mark Hughes’ side move out of the relegation zone. But an [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Arsenal
QPR continue their battle for English Premier League survival with a visit from in-form Arsenal on Saturday. Rangers have been mired in relegation trouble for most of the season, and with eight games left they remain in 18th spot with 25 points. Mark Hughes’ side face a daunting run home as well, with Manchester United, [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Liverpool
Relegation strugglers Queens Park Rangers are unlikely to find much-needed points easy to come by at home to Liverpool on Wednesday. Mark Hughes’ QPR side have slipped into the bottom three in the English Premier League after losing four and drawing two of their last six matches. They face arguably the hardest run-in of any [...]
Premier League preview: Blackburn v QPR
Blackburn and QPR will try to bounce back from contrasting but equally shattering losses when they meet at Ewood Park on Saturday. Steve Kean’s Blackburn side were ruthlessly put to the sword by Arsenal at the Emirates last weekend, on the wrong end of a 7-1 hiding at the hands of the north Londoners. Blackburn [...]
Hughes weighing up Barton Twitter ban
QPR boss Mark Hughes said he is contemplating banning Joey Barton from Twitter after the midfielder’s rant about John Terry’s court case. The former Manchester City and Newcastle man has often been prone to controversy but, since getting himself online with Twitter, he has gained an even wider audience. His views are currently published to [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Wolves
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is steeling his side for a crunch away trip to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. The Midlands outift are second from the bottom of the English Premier League, three points above cellar dwellers Wigan, and level on 18 points with Blackburn, meaning they face a massive task to stave off relegation. [...]
McLeish disappointed with ´pedestrian performance´
Alex McLeish was left disappointed after a “pedestrian performance” from his Aston Villa side, despite fighting back to draw 2-2 with QPR. First-half goals from Djibril Cisse and an own goal from Stephen Warnock saw McLeish’s side face an uphill challenge at Villa Park on Wednesday, but a Darren Bent goal on the stroke of [...]
Hughes praises FA, Ferdinand
QPR manager Mark Hughes has backed the FA’s decision to abandon the traditional pre-match handshake routine at Loftus Road. Hughes said allowing the players to run straight out in Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Chelsea was the best solution. “It was absolutely the correct decision,” Hughes said after the match. “There was so much tension [...]
Hughes lures Taiwo to QPR
QPR have announced the loan signing of Nigerian international full-back Taye Taiwo from AC Milan. The 26-year-old – who can operate at both left-back and the left side of midfield – becomes Mark Hughes’ first signing since he replaced Neil Warnock as manager in early January. The physically imposing defender has made the switch to [...]
Hughes arrival brings Taarabt about-face
Adel Taarabt says Mark Hughes’ arrival at Queens Park Rangers could convince him to stay at Loftus Road. Taarabt, who was instrumental in Rangers’ Championship-winning side last season, has struggled on his return to the Premier League this term and had was understood to be looking for a move away from QPR. However, the 22-year-old, [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Wigan
QPR entertain Wigan on Saturday in Mark Hughes’ second game at the helm as he bids to steer the London club clear of relegation. Former manager Neil Warnock’s Rangers were treading water and despite never entering the mire they were sitting alarmingly close to the cusp of the relegation zone for all of November and [...]
Kean hopeful of keeping key trio
Steve Kean is confident that Christopher Samba will still be at Blackburn Rovers come the end of the January transfer window. QPR, Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain are all reportedly keen on securing the services of Samba, who has submitted a transfer request in his bid to leave English Premier League strugglers Rovers. Manager Kean has [...]
Premier League preview: Newcastle v QPR
Mark Hughes will begin his stint in charge of Queens Park Rangers with a tricky trip north to Newcastle’s Sports Direct Arena on Sunday. Hughes was appointed QPR boss on Tuesday after his predecessor Neil Warnock was sacked two days earlier. Following managerial stints at Blackburn, Manchester City and Fulham, Hughes will be keen to [...]
Hughes in for long haul at QPR
Mark Hughes has outlined long-term ambitions at QPR and is looking to bring in new players to revive the club’s Premier League campaign. Hughes was appointed as the new boss at Loftus Road on Tuesday after the sacking of Neil Warnock two days earlier, as the QPR board became increasingly anxious about the side’s lowly [...]
Premier League preview: Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers
Arsenal host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday as they go in search of a win after dropping points against Wolverhampton. Arsene Wenger’s men let a lead slip in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Wolves at Emirates Stadium, failing to gain ground on fourth-placed Chelsea, who remain a point ahead in the English Premier League. After [...]
Kean: No question we will survive
Blackburn Rovers manager Steve Kean says his team are fully confident in their chances of Premier League survival this season. After last week’s crushing defeat to Bolton Wanderers, Rovers responded in perfect fashion with a hard-fought draw away to Liverpool on Boxing Day. Although his side remain rooted to the foot of the table, Kean [...]
Premier League preview: Swansea v QPR
Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers meet in a vital English Premier League clash between two sides in the bottom half of the table. Brendan Rodgers’ Swansea have impressed in patches this campaign, but their struggles away from home see them sitting 14th. They will be glad to host a struggling QPR on Tuesday, with [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Sunderland
Queens Park Rangers will welcome Sunderland on Wednesday in the Premier League, searching for their first win in five. After losing two straight games – 2-0 at home to Manchester United over the weekend and 1-0 to Liverpool away – QPR have not won in their past four, their last win coming away to Stoke [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Manchester United
Manchester United will travel to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, aiming to maintain pre-Christmas pressure on league leaders Manchester City. Following their shock Champions League exit at the hands of FC Basel, United responded with a 4-1 dismantling of Wolverhampton at Old Trafford, which cut Manchester City’s lead at the top to just two points [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v West Brom
West Bromwich Albion will be hoping that a favourable run of fixtures can propel them up the Premier League table. Roy Hodgson’s side travel to Loftus Road to face Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, with the match coming ahead of games against the league’s bottom two sides in Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers. The Baggies [...]
Premier League preview: Norwich v QPR
Norwich City host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday as the newly promoted sides hope to continue their impressive form. The Premier League meeting at Carrow Road pits Norwich – who sit ninth – against Neil Warnock’s side who are just two spots below on the table. After a bright start to the season, the Canaries [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Manchester City
Manchester City will be out to continue their unbeaten start to the English Premier League season when they visit Queens Park Rangers. Roberto Mancini’s men have been untroubled since a 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on September 27, recording seven wins in a row in all competitions. City have played attacking [...]
Ferdinand submits statement to FA
QPR’s Anton Ferdinand has submitted a statement to the Football Association regarding alleged racist abuse by Chelsea captain John Terry. The defender reiterated his ‘strong feelings’ on the matter in his statement to the FA and confirmed he would not be making further comment on the issue until the governing body had concluded its investigation [...]
Premier League: Tottenham 3 QPR 1
A Gareth Bale brace saw Tottenham defeat Queens Park Rangers 3-1 at White Hart Lane to move into fifth place in the Premier League. Bale opened the scoring before Rafael Van Der Vaart chimed in with a goal, before QPR substitute Jay Bothroyd breathed some life into the game with a second-half strike. But Bale [...]
Premier League preview: Chelsea v Arsenal
Fresh from a derby defeat, Chelsea can atone against another of their local rivals when they meet Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Andre Villas-Boas’ Blues finished with just nine men in their 1-0 defeat to QPR on Sunday, but got back to winning ways when they beat Everton 2-1 in Carling Cup action in [...]
Premier League preview: Tottenham v QPR
Tottenham Hotspur’s unbeaten run goes up against a Queens Park Rangers side buoyed by victory over Chelsea when the teams meet on Sunday. Spurs have not lost any of their 10 outings in all competition since suffering a 5-1 thrashing at home to Manchester City in their second match of the English Premier League season. [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Chelsea
Chelsea travel across London on Saturday to face QPR, with Fernando Torres starting to hit peak form following his double in Europe. The Blues clinically dispatched Belgian First Division club Racing Genk with a 5-0 win in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Torres bagging a first-half double. Slowly but surely, the confidence appears to [...]
Warnock eyes January buys
Queens Park Rangers boss Neil Warnock said he will look to strengthen his squad when the transfer window opens in January. Warnock’s side sit in 10th place on the English Premier League table with nine points from their first eight games after their 1-1 draw with Blackburn at Loftus Road on Saturday, when Christopher Samba’s [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Blackburn
Queens Park Rangers and Blackburn Rovers will have plenty to atone for when the two sides go head-to-head at Loftus Road on Saturday. Neil Warnock’s men were embarrassed 6-0 at Fulham before the international break, but despite the thrashing, they remain in 11th spot on the English Premier League table, with eight points from seven [...]
Premier League preview: Fulham v QPR
Fulham host Queens Park Rangers on Sunday in another west London derby in the Premier League. Fulham already had rivals Chelsea to contend with in the English top flight, but the presence of Championship winners QPR has added another feisty derby to the line of fixtures. The two sides last played each other in the [...]
Premier League preview: QPR v Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s unbeaten start to the English Premier League season will be put to the test when they travel to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday. Villa have not lost in the league under Alex McLeish this season, with one win and four draws from their opening five matches. However, despite their unbeaten status, Villa’s start [...]
Premier League preview: Wolves v QPR
Wolves will be looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the league season when they host Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. Mick McCarthy’s men lost 2-0 to Tottenham at home last time out, ending an impressive start to the Premier League season that included two wins and a draw. Record signing Steven Fletcher [...]
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