On Sat Feb 25th, in week 34, Queens Park Rangers plays host to Blackburn Rovers in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Queens Park Rangers is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom struck first for Middlesbrough in the 64th minute on a feed from Daniel Barlaser, then Chuba Akpom added another in the 77th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Blackpool. Tyrhys Dolan scored the first goal for Blackburn Rovers in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Blackpool couldn’t manage to score, and Blackburn Rovers took the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Lewis Travis struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 34th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Queens Park Rangers was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Blackburn Rovers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bradley Dack and Ben Brereton each only have 1 goal in their last five. Jamal Lowe and Chris Martin are the top scorers for Queens Park Rangers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.