Watford vs QPR

Championship 16 Aug 2025, 14:00
Watford
Watford
2–1
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
QPR
QPR
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 Tony Harrington Round 2

Match report

Watford edged past QPR 2-1 in the Championship on 16 August 2025.

Watford had 17 shots to QPR's 13.

I. Louza was sent off in the 90+3th minute.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with Tony Harrington in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 17 - 13 On target 4 - 3 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 9 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Watford · 2 goals
8 Imrân Louza 1 assist
8 Joe Walsh captained the side
7 Kieran Morgan 1 goal
7 Egil Selvik captained the side
First half vs second half
QPR came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 8–11
Shots On Goal 3–1 1–2
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 0–1 2–3
Attacks 44–55 40–58
Match statistics
2 Corners 4
4 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 113
1 Attacks 1
2 Attacks 1
36 Dangerous Attacks 44
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
4 On Target 2
13 Off Target 13
1 Off Target 0
17 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 3
9 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 6
9 Shots Outside Box 7
9 Fouls 9
2 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2
402 Passes Total 461
331 Passes Accurate 393
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 5-3-2
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 25 J. Abankwah 4 K. Biakolo 5 H. Kyprianou 16 M. Bola
17 M. Sissoko 10 I. Louza 39 E. Kayembe
9 L. Kjerrumgaard 66 N. Irankunda
QPR · 4-2-3-1
13 J. Walsh
21 K. Morgan 4 L. Morrison 5 S. Cook 27 A. Mbengue
8 S. Field 24 N. Madsen
7 K. Dembélé 10 I. Chair 11 P. Smyth
16 R. Burrell
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 3 Max Alleyne
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 18 Vivaldo
QPR
Coach
Julien Stéphan
Substitutes
  • 26 Rayan Kolli
  • 28 Esquerdinha
  • 40 Jonathan Varane
  • 22 Richard Kone
  • 9 Žan Celar
  • 1 Paul Nardi
  • 2 Kealey Adamson
  • 20 Harvey Vale
  • 23 Daniel Bennie
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Kolli ↓ P. Smyth QPR
  • 56' ↑ K. Baah ↓ N. Irankunda Watford
  • 61' ↑ Esquerdinha ↓ A. Mbengue QPR
  • 61' ↑ J. Varane ↓ N. Madsen QPR
  • 70' ↑ R. Kone ↓ R. Burrell QPR
  • 74' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 74' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ M. Bola Watford
  • 81' ↑ Ž. Celar ↓ K. Dembélé QPR
  • 86' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
Cards
  • 90+3' I. Louza Watford
  • 40' A. S. Mbengue QPR
  • 65' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 79' K. Dembele QPR
Head-to-head
Watford 3 2 draws 4 QPR
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
Watford D W D D D
QPR D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs QPR?
Watford won 2-1 against QPR on 16 August 2025.
Who won Watford vs QPR?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs QPR played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs QPR?
QPR had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.