Match Day Thread Luton Town vs QPR

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Luton Town vs QPR
The Championship
Sunday 13th March at 12:00
Kenilworth Road

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Previous meetings vs Luton;
Games won: 41
Games drawn: 29
Games lost: 31

Ones to remember;
25 Sep 1920 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-1 Division Three (South)
25 Dec 1922 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 4-0 Division Three (South)
06 Nov 1964 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 7-1 League Division Three
15 Sep 1990 Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town W 6-1 League Division One
06 Jan 2001 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers D 3-3 FA Cup

Ones to forget;
30 Jan 1926 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Division Three (South)
28 Mar 1931 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Division Three (South)
19 Mar 1932 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 Division Three (South)
11 Apr 1981 Luton Town v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 League Division Two

Players who have played for both;
Mike Keen;
1959–1969 Queens Park Rangers 393 (39)
1969–1972 Luton Town 144 (11)

John O'Rourke;
1963–1966 Luton Town 84 (64)
1971–1974 Q.P.R. 34 (12)

Don Givens;
1970–1972 Luton Town 83 (19)
1972–1978 Queens Park Rangers 242 (76)

Roy Wegerle;
1988–1990 Luton Town 45 (10)
1990–1992 Queens Park Rangers 65 (29)

Paul Walsh;
1982–1984 Luton Town 80 (25)
1991 → Queens Park Rangers (loan from Spurs) 2 (0)

Mark Stein;
1988–1989 Queens Park Rangers 33 (4)
2000–2001 Luton Town 30 (3)

Tim Breaker;
1983–1990 Luton Town 210 (3)
1999–2001 Queens Park Rangers 44 (2)

Juergen Sommer;
1991–1995 Luton Town 82 (0)
1995–1998 Queens Park Rangers 66 (0)

Iain Dowie;
1988–1991 Luton Town 66 (15)
1998–2001 Queens Park Rangers 31 (2)

Kevin Gallen;
1994–2000 Queens Park Rangers 172 (36)
2001–2007 Queens Park Rangers 197 (54)
2008–2009 → Luton Town (loan) 9 (1)
2009–2011 Luton Town 60 (18)

Keith Rowland;
1998–2001 Queens Park Rangers 56 (3)
2001 → Luton Town (loan) 12 (2)

Richard Langley;
1996–2003 Queens Park Rangers 133 (18)
2005–2006 Queens Park Rangers 33 (3)
2006–2008 Luton Town 29 (1)

Tony Thorpe;
2002–2003 Luton Town 32 (15)
2003–2005 Queens Park Rangers 41 (10)

Kazengwa LuaLua;
2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 11 (1)
2017 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 Luton Town 22 (2)
2019–2021 Luton Town 52 (5)

Match Preview;
Sunday lunchtime, live on Sky...what is not to love. Our opponents, Luton, have lost just 1 of their last 5...winning the other 4 games. It is worth noting, of those 5 games, the only opposition in the top 10 was Middlesbrough, and they lost that game 2-1. This run, alongside our poor form, has moved them 1 point and 1 place above us, into 6th on 57 points. Their top scorer is Elijah Adebayo with 14 goals, and they also have Harry Cornick who has scored 10.

As for us...something needs to change. We've now won 1 of our last 5, losing 3 and drawing 1 of the other games. Maybe its coincidence, but I managed to make it over for the game we won (PM me for details of the 'Get Dave on a Eurostar for every home game fund') and we rode our luck a fair amount in that game too. Results need to start turning around or before we know it, we'll be well and truly mid-table and kissing our hopes of a playoff place goodbye. A run of a few wins and we'll (hopefully) be right back in the mix. Our top scorer is still Dykes, on 9 goals, with Chair (8) and Willock (7) slowly catching up.

Team News:
QPR: Jordan Archer and Seny Dieng will miss out for the R’s, whilst Dion Sanderson serves his final game of suspension, with Stefan Johansen likely to return.

Luton Town: Sonny Bradley and Gabe Osho are out, whilst Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu is back.

Pre-match talk:
Mark Warburton (QPR Manager): “We are looking forward to it, we know what it means to the supporters, the derby nature of the game, the obvious league table position right now and for our own pride. We have been on a poor run, but we want to produce a high energy and good quality performance in front of the travelling QPR fans that’s for sure.”

Mick Harford (Luton Assistant Manager): “We are in very similar positions, in terms of games won and goal difference.

There is absolutely nothing between us in terms of where we are, maybe apart from the one point we are ahead of them. Queens Park Rangers are a good team, a good outfit. They’ve got some really good players, they play a certain way and Mark has got them playing, at times, some very special football.”




...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

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Not more pain please !

 

Nothing more need be said...

 

This is where we emerge from our Feb hibernation and go on an 11 game unbeaten run to the play offs....

 

Live on Sky

 

Peterborough match moved to Sunday 12.30 kick off...

 

****ing hell. Have to miss this, on picking family up from airport duty. Just had a look at the fixtures, next one I can make is Derby on Easter Monday. Going to miss Fulham because of daughters delayed graduation. Balls.

 

Has any other team been fecked about by Sky quite as much as we have this season?

 

My daughters only had one graduation ball?

 

Maybe she's going full transgender on SB and getting both balls at the same time

 

I'm afraid I can't see much to get excited about here. Would bite off the proverbial hand for the draw.

 

We’ve got to be up for this match after a dismal display against Cardiff & the bollocking they got, I think it will be all guns blazing v Luton & come away with a win

 

Hope so

 

I really wish I could share your optimism and hope to be eating a slice of humble pie come Sunday 3pm.

One small advantage might be that by Sunday we will be further adrift so the task / target is crystal clear.

 

Apart from any bent match officials or players I don't think anybody knows what the result of this game will be, or knows if we will finish the season top 6 or not. So I'm with you Jeff, showing some optimism will benefit the players, increase their confidence, also the support at the game. Talking us down all the time which I think too many QPR supporters do all too often does the exact opposite. We have a very good record against Luton.... Come on URRRRR's.

 

The impending world war and futility of life in general really takes the pressure off IMO.

 

Well said.. At some point our form will turn for the better. Just as it did for the worse a few games ago

 

What exactly is the latest information, facts not speculation please, about the injuries and illnesses to Charlie Austin, Lyndon Dykes and Seny Dieng? Having them back and firing on all cylinders will help

 

From the offy...

In terms of team news, Warburton has confirmed that Stefan Johansen and Charlie Austin have returned to training, whilst Seny Dieng of course remains side lined with Lyndon Dykes facing a late fitness test ahead of the trip to Kenilworth Road.

He explained: “Stef has trained all week and has looked very sharp and very good; Charlie is back in today and after doing some introductory work whilst the boys were off has worked hard and both will be available for selection. But Lyndon will have a late test before we travel to Luton.

“Seny is frustrated for sure he wants to play football, but injuries happen, and we are very fortunate to have someone as professional as David Marshall to be able to step in and fill the gap left by Seny.”

 

Just about to add team news from the official.