Matrade musings. The QPR boss post match : Picture by Julian Taylor Julien Stephan accused his players of mentally 'throwing in the towel' after conceding the third goal in Saturday's deflating 3-1 home defeat to Blackburn Rovers. And he suggested that the play-offs may not be a realistic target - even though his side are still only four points adrift of sixth place. Rangers started impressively enough, causing Rovers problems, but were hit with three sucker-punches - the thi

W12 offering for today Championship QPR (1) 1 Saito 35 Blackburn Rovers (2) 3 Jorgensen 21, 39, Morishita 50 The Hoops missed the chance to edge closer to the coveted top six places as they fell to a disappointing home defeat to a Blackburn side who started the day in the bottom three. Having defeated long-time Championship league leaders Coventry City in their previous outing at Loftus Road, hopes were high that Julien Stephan's men could ride the wave and keep the momentum

Hoops keeper Joe Walsh has earned praise from the boss after he enjoyed another shut out in an away game - playing his part in the 0-0 draw at Charlton on Friday night . The stopper - who has been out on loan at Dorking, Maidenhead and Accrington in recent seasons - is desperate to nail down a regular slot between the sticks for QPR and is doing his chances no harm. He impressed during a torrid first half for the R's at the Valley and confidence is growing after three success

Friday night is derby night at the Valley : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Charlton Athletic 0 QPR 0 QPR's sudden fondness for 0-0 draws on the road extended to a third successive away day as their solid defence withstood a first-half onslaught to earn a share of the spoils at the Valley. It's now seven away games without a win but it feels like a decent enough follow-up to the excellent win against league leaders Coventry last week. Rangers remain just outside the play-of

Exorcising the memory of a horror day : Picture by @capitalfootball Championship QPR 2 (0) Kone 66, Madsen 73 Coventry 1 (0) Eccles 53 When Queens Park Rangers last met Coventry City, they suffered one of the heaviest defeats in their history. Only once in 144 years of football have they conceded more than the seven they let in on that August afternoon at the CBS Arena. Finishing in the top ten of the Championship table just once in the last ten years means they’re been too f

Signs of life : Picture by @capitalfootball Just when they seemed dead and buried, West Ham have suddenly sprung to life. A couple of weeks ago they lost at home to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest to plunge the club into despond. Now, a week on from a last-gasp win at Spurs they claimed a 3-1 win against Sunderland to breathe more life into their hopes of survival. A first half blitz brought goals from Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen (from the penalty spot) and Mateu

Kassam confrontation : Picture by Will Powell Championship Oxford United 0 QPR 0 The Hoops fired another blank against Oxford United on a rainy night at the Kassam Stadium. It follows a 0-0 away four days ago at Stoke City. The game betwewn the sides at Matrade Loftus Road in October was also 0-0. Oxford started the evening in 23rd spot having come into the game off the back of one win against Southampton (home) 2-1, two draws against Bristol City (home) 0-0 last time out and

Looking for FA Cup inspiration. It was East v West London today in the third round FA Cup Third Round West Ham United (1) 2 Summerville 45+10, Castellanos 98 Queen's Park Rangers (0) 1 Kone 65, After Extra Time : Score on 90 mins: 1-1 A first Hammers goal for winter signing Taty Castellnos secured West Ham's passage into the forth round of the FA Cup - but not before a gritty Hoops had taken them to extra-time and made life difficult for their cross-town opponents. How the Ir

Picture: @capitalfootball Thomas Frank has refused to condemn the lack of self-control that saw two Spurs players sent off in Saturday night's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Xavi Simons was red carded after 30 minutes for recklessly raking the calf of Virgil van Dijk and skipper Cristian Romero once again showed that he can be a liability at times when he petulantly kicked out at Ibrahima Konate to earn a second yellow. It was not a great night for

Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Adam Haworth A first win at Turf Moor since April 1951 has given Marco Silva's team vital breathing space in the battle to avoid getting sucked into a relegation campaign. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a crucial 3-2 win at Burnley and takes them to 20 points and moves them up to 13th place in the table - seven points clear of 18th placed West Ham , who occupy the third relegation place. It was a perfect s