QPR vs Watford

Championship 3 Apr 2026, 14:00
QPR
QPR
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Loftus Road 👤 R. Ricardo Round 40

Match report

QPR edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 3 April 2026.

QPR had 15 shots to Watford's 7.

The match was played at Loftus Road, with R. Ricardo in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 15 - 7 On target 8 - 3 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 20 - 15 Yellow cards 10
10
Player of the match
Paul Smyth
QPR · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Imrân Louza 1 goal
8 Egil Selvik 6 saves
7 Rayan Kolli 1 goal
7 Joe Walsh captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–3 5–4
Shots On Goal 5–1 3–2
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 1–1 1–2
Attacks 43–43 31–59
Match statistics
2 Corners 3
3 Substitution 5
74 Attacks 102
39 Dangerous Attacks 50
8 On Target 3
7 Off Target 4
15 Shots Total 7
8 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 1
4 Shots Outside Box 6
20 Fouls 15
2 Corners 3
1 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
6 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 6
335 Passes Total 391
252 Passes Accurate 303
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
QPR · 4-4-2
13 J. Walsh
27 A. Mbengue 3 J. Dunne 37 R. Edwards 18 R. Norrington-Davies
20 H. Vale 21 K. Morgan 40 J. Varane 11 P. Smyth
22 R. Kone 26 R. Kolli
Watford · 4-4-2
1 E. Selvik
4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 3 S. Goglichidze 29 J. Petris
66 N. Irankunda 15 E. Bove 17 P. Ekwah 8 G. Chakvetadze
9 L. Kjerrumgaard 10 I. Louza
QPR
Coach
Julien Stephan
Substitutes
  • 23 Daniel Bennie
  • 14 Koki Saito
  • 17 Kwame Poku
  • 6 Jake Clarke-Salter
  • 5 Steve Cook
  • 2 Kealey Adamson
  • 15 Isaac Hayden
  • 28 Esquerdinha
  • 29 Ben Hamer
Watford
Coach
Edward Still
Substitutes
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
  • 53 Amin Nabizada
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 50 Joshua Mullins
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Bennie ↓ R. Kolli QPR
  • 57' ↑ N. Mendy ↓ P. Ekwah Watford
  • 57' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ N. Irankunda Watford
  • 57' ↑ A. Nabizada ↓ E. Bove Watford
  • 72' ↑ K. Saito ↓ P. Smyth QPR
  • 73' ↑ K. Baah ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 79' ↑ K. Poku ↓ H. Vale QPR
  • 85' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ S. Goglichidze Watford
Cards
  • 23' E. Bove Watford
  • 29' R. Kolli QPR
  • 30' J. Dunne QPR
  • 49' P. Ekwah Watford
  • 61' P. Smyth QPR
  • 62' S. Goglichidze Watford
  • 84' R. Kone QPR
  • 87' A. S. Mbengue QPR
  • 90+1' K. Poku QPR
  • 90+1' I. Louza Watford
Head-to-head
QPR 4 2 draws 3 Watford
2026-04-03 QPR vs Watford 2 - 1
2025-08-16 Watford vs QPR 2 - 1
2025-01-01 Queens Park Rangers vs Watford 3 - 1
2024-11-30 Watford vs Queens Park Rangers 0 - 0
2024-01-14 Queens Park Rangers vs Watford 1 - 2
2023-08-05 Watford vs Queens Park Rangers 4 - 0
Recent form
QPR D D D W W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in QPR vs Watford?
QPR won 2-1 against Watford on 3 April 2026.
Who won QPR vs Watford?
QPR won the match 2-1.
Where was QPR vs Watford played?
The match was played at Loftus Road.
Who had more possession in QPR vs Watford?
Watford had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.