“Ryoya Morishita fires Blackburn into a 1-0 lead just four minutes into the second half, assisted by Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen”
“QPR respond almost immediately as Paul Smyth levels the score at 1-1, assisted by Rumarn Burrell”
Pivotal“Jimmy Dunne heads QPR in front from a corner, assisted by half-time substitute Tariq Lamptey”
Pivotal
Blackburn Rovers
Queens Park Rangers
Outstanding performance
Queens Park Rangers•DefenderBlackburn dominated the underlying numbers - more possession, more passes, nearly double the dangerous attacks - but it was QPR who made the game-defining substitutions count. Ryoya Morishita's early second-half strike gave the hosts hope, only for Paul Smyth to equalise within two minutes, and the visitors' half-time changes, particularly Tariq Lamptey's introduction, tilted the contest their way. Jimmy Dunne's 74th-minute header, set up by Lamptey, proved decisive as QPR held on despite being outshot on possession and territory. For Blackburn, sitting in a precarious mid-table position, it's a frustrating result given their control of the ball; for QPR, it's a statement road win built on clinical finishing from fewer clear-cut chances.
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Alfie Lloyd takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Alfie Lloyd takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Jayden Fevrier comes on for Oladapo Afolayan.
Substitution: Jake Garrett comes on for Kristi Montgomery.
Harvey Pates is on, and Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro is off.
Kealey Adamson comes on for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
Sam MorsyYellow CardSam Morsy receives a yellow card.
Tariq Lamptey takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ilias Chair takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yellow card for Sean McLoughlin.
Jimmy Dunne Jimmy Dunne takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
Corner awarded.
assist: Tariq Lamptey
Goal! Jimmy Dunne scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
Corner awarded.
Amadou Salif Mbengue takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ronnie Edwards takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kwame Poku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alfie Lloyd takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yellow card for Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen.
On comes Kwame Poku, off goes Paul Smyth.
Rumarn Burrell takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Offside.
Sam Morsy replaces Adam Forshaw.
Alfie Lloyd comes on for Richard Kone.
Shot by Rumarn Burrell with his left foot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Ryan Alebiosu takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Todd Cantwell takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Paul SmythPaul Smyth takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Rumarn Burrell
Goal! Paul Smyth scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
Ryoya MorishitaShot! Ryoya Morishita scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Andri Gudjohnsen
Goal! Ryoya Morishita scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen.
Todd Cantwell takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Tariq Lamptey comes on for Dennis Cirkin.
Glen Kamara is on, and Nicolas Madsen is off.
Sean McLoughlin takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Oladapo Afolayan takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ryan Alebiosu takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Ronnie EdwardsYellow CardRonnie Edwards receives a yellow card.
Ronnie Edwards takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Todd Cantwell takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Ilias Chair takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Jake Clarke-Salter receives a yellow card.
Todd Cantwell takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Paul Smyth takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Dennis Cirkin's header is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Todd Cantwell Head Shot Missed
Amadou Salif Mbengue takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kick-off! The referee is Gavin Ward.
Two of the Championship's early pace-setters collide at Ewood Park as Blackburn Rovers host Queens Park Rangers, both carrying four points from their opening two matches. With momentum, bragging rights, and a top-six position on the line, this Lancashire clash promises fireworks from the first whistle.
