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Matchday 8 · · Loftus Road

Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End: result, lineups and stats

Queens Park Rangers 8 · 20 points
2 - 2
Preston North End 24 · 5 points
  • 66' Kwame Poku
  • 90' Paul Smyth
  • 1' Johnny Kenny
  • 26' Johnny Kenny

Lineups Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End

Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 · Julien Stéphan
1 Charles
19 Cirkin
5 Edwards
3 Dunne
27 Mbengue
17 Poku
24 Madsen
18 Kamara
40 Varane
16 Burrell
33 Scarlett
  • 19' Kealey Adamson Jonathan Varane
  • 45' Koki Saito Leon Scarlett
  • 65' Paul Smyth Amadou Mbengue
  • 82' Alfie Lloyd Rumarn Burrell

Lineup for Queens Park Rangers: Charles, Cirkin, Edwards, Dunne, Mbengue, Poku, Madsen, Kamara, Varane, Burrell, Scarlett

Bench
  • 20 H. Vale
  • 2 K. Adamson 19'
  • 23 I. Alemayehu
  • 6 J. Clarke-Salter
  • 15 A. Lloyd 82'
  • 4 L. Morrison
  • 14 K. Saito 45'
  • 11 P. Smyth 65'
  • 13 C. Ward
Absentees Queens Park Rangers

Mbengue, Madsen (injured), Clarke-Salter (doubtful), Burrell, Lamptey (unavailable)

Preston North End 5-3-2 · P. Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
3 Vukcevic
16 Hughes
14 Storey
4 Clarke
17 Mills
7 Devine
15 Thompson
27 Leroy
38 Kenny
10 Lang
  • 67' Liam Gibbs Leo Leroy
  • 67' Jusef Erabi Johnny Kenny
  • 89' Pol Valentín Andrija Vukcevic
  • 89' Odeluga Offiah Stanley Mills

Lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Vukcevic, Hughes, Storey, Clarke, Mills, Devine, Thompson, Leroy, Kenny, Lang

Bench
  • 9 J. Erabi 67'
  • 20 L. Gibbs 67'
  • 6 L. Lindsay
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 24 O. Offiah
  • 11 T. Small
  • 2 Pol Valentín 89'
  • 37 D. Burgzorg
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Lindsay, Carroll (doubtful), Gibson (unavailable)

Stats Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End

Queens Park Rangers Match Preston North End
  • 60% Possession 40%
  • 30 Shots 13
  • 6 Shots on target 3
  • 14 Shots off target 6
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 8 Fouls 13
  • 3 Offsides 0
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 1 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Queens Park Rangers

Jimmy Dunne is a doubt for Queens Park Rangers' home game with Preston North End because of a knee injury, and his fitness will decide the centre-back spot. Jake Clarke-Salter is pencilled in alongside Ronnie Edwards for now, with Dunne the alternative if he proves fit.

Further forward, Ilias Chair and Richard Kone remain out through injury, both restricted to two starts in QPR's last five matches. Amadou Mbengue is expected to start at right-back ahead of Kealey Adamson, while Jonathan Varane is expected in central midfield, with Glen Kamara the alternative there too.

Preston North End

Liam Gibbs was handed his first league start of the season at right-back against Lincoln City and is expected to keep his place there this weekend.

Lewis Gibson, who had started the previous four games in central defence, did not feature in that match and is expected to remain out of the side, with Odeluga Offiah continuing alongside Jordan Storey instead. Further forward, Andrija Vukcevic has started three of the last five matches and been substituted in each of them, never lasting the final stages of a game.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Queens Park Rangers

  1. Paul Smyth 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Richard Kone 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Jimmy Dunne 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Rumarn Burrell 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Nicolas Madsen 2 goals 1 assists

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Alfie Devine 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Delano Burgzorg 0 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Queens Park Rangers

Player Starts Min. Form
Pierce Charles 5/5 450 solid
Jimmy Dunne 5/5 450 strong
Ronnie Edwards 5/5 450 solid
Glen Kamara 5/5 441 solid
Kealey Adamson 4/5 431 solid
Kwame Poku 4/5 360 solid
Paul Smyth 4/5 315 strong
Boy Kemper 4/4 311 mixed

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Jordan Storey 5/5 450 mixed
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 mixed
Leo Leroy 5/5 427 poor
Alfie Devine 5/5 365 solid
Odeluga Offiah 4/5 361 poor
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 341 poor

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
2.00 1.34
  • Predicted goals1.8
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners11.3

Team comparison

QPR home Per match PNE away
1.83 Points 0.17
2.17 Goals for 0.83
0.83 Goals against 2.50
1.96 xG for 1.18
1.25 xG against 2.00
6.8 Corners 3.0
WLDWW Home and away form LLDLL

Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End: head-to-head record

27 previous meetings
11 Queens Park Rangers 7 draws 9 Preston North End
  • Goals per match2.52
  • Both teams scored56%
  • Over 2.5 goals44%
  • Apr 2026 Preston North End 1 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Aug 2025 Queens Park Rangers 1 - 1 Preston North End
  • Apr 2025 Preston North End 1 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Dec 2024 Queens Park Rangers 2 - 1 Preston North End
  • Apr 2024 Queens Park Rangers 1 - 0 Preston North End
  • Dec 2023 Preston North End 0 - 2 Queens Park Rangers
  • Apr 2023 Queens Park Rangers 0 - 2 Preston North End
  • Dec 2022 Preston North End 0 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Apr 2022 Preston North End 2 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
  • Oct 2021 Queens Park Rangers 3 - 2 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End?

Queens Park Rangers vs Preston North End was refereed by Thomas Parsons.

Who is unavailable for Queens Park Rangers against Preston North End?

Queens Park Rangers are without Jake Clarke-Salter (injury), Amadou Mbengue (knee injury), Nicolas Madsen (injury), Rumarn Burrell (not registered) and Tariq Lamptey (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Queens Park Rangers?

Preston North End are without Liam Lindsay (injury), Theo Carroll (ankle injury), Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

What formation do Queens Park Rangers play?

Queens Park Rangers have used a 4-4-2 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-1-4-1.

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Queens Park Rangers and Preston North End finish?

On 6 April 2026, Preston North End vs Queens Park Rangers finished 1-1.

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