Match Day Thread QPR vs Stoke City

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QPR vs Stoke CIty
The Championship
The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Sunday 5th December at 2:30pm

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Previous history vs Stoke City;
Games won: 20
Games drawn: 10
Games lost: 11

Ones to remember;
24 Jan 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City W 3-0 FA Cup
29 Nov 1975 Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City W 3-2 League Division One
17 Jan 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City W 6-0 League Division One
02 Mar 2008 Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City W 3-0 League Championship
19 Nov 2011 Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers W 2-3 Premier League

Ones to forget;
29 Dec 1973 Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers L 4-1 League Division One
27 Nov 2007 Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-1 League Championship
31 Jan 2015 Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers L 3-1 Premier League

Players who have played for both;
Mike Sheron;
1995–1997 Stoke City 69 (34)
1997–1999 Queens Park Rangers 63 (19)

Karl Henry;
1999–2006 Stoke City 120 (1)
2013–2017 Queens Park Rangers 112 (2)

Peter Crouch;
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2011–2019 Stoke City 225 (46)

Clint Hill;
2003–2008 Stoke City 80 (3)
2010–2016 Queens Park Rangers 169 (5)

Jordan Cousins;
2016–2019 Queens Park Rangers 61 (1)
2019–2021 Stoke City 39 (0)

Geoff Cameron;
2012–2019 Stoke City 168 (2)
2018–2019 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 19 (1)
2019– Queens Park Rangers 70 (1)

Match Preview;
Stoke head to the Kiyan Prince on the back of two loses, away to Bristol City and then most recently at home to Blackburn Rovers. Their first choice keeper, Bursik, picked up an injury on England under 21 duty, and so they have signed Frank Fielding as a replacement. They sit 7th in the table, after winning their previous three before the recent loses. Their top scorer is Nick Powell with 7 goals, and glancing through their squad, they have some experienced and quality players, such as Joe Allen, Tom Ince and Steven Fletcher.

As for us, I think we should be honest in admitting how many time we've watched and re-watched the goal from Monday night. Class finish from Gray. Another good result on Sunday, and we'll be further cementing our place near the top of the table. It seemed that last weekend, playing last, on Monday night, played into our hands, and seeing how high we could finish the week motivated the players. Ours is the last Championship fixture this weekend too, so here's hoping that mentality continues. You can discuss below if you agree/disagree if playing last is an advantage or not.

Team News:
QPR: Sam McCallum will all miss out for the R’s, whilst Lyndon Dykes and Jordy de Wijs are still struggling.

Stoke City: Sam Clucas and Abdhallah Sima will be looking to return.

Pre-match talk:
Mark Warburton (QPR Manager): “We have some very, very tough games coming up and we’ll be focusing on one at a time. That mantra won’t change, there’s no doubt that we have another very difficult test against Stoke this weekend.”

Michael O’Neill (Stoke City Manager): “They are a really good side, they have some important some very creative footballers, so we will have to be at our best, take care of the ball, but we have produced some good away performances this season so we head there with confidence.”

Enjoy those who'll be there, and as always...

...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!

 

Cissé!

 

What about him?

EDIT : get it now. Great moment.

 

I somehow can't picture Cisse playing for Stoke.

 

What a moment that was!

 

One of the loudest celebrations I remember.

 

Motson's commentary lol. Cisse Cisse !

 

It was an OBZ moment on a smaller scale.

 

Think the game a couple of seasons ago is worthy of inclusion of games to remember........ They stormed into a 2 goal lead then Ebs danced through them to score just as they were about to launch into a rendition of Delilah......... we went on to win 4-2 in the p1ssing rain........

Also no excuse needed to show this one again for us old farts.......

 

Great stuff.
Dave Thomas running down the sideline, ( socks down as per usual ) ….. Webb gets the decider.
Brilliant.

 

Tory Karl Henry played for both.

 

It's all his fault

 

Last time I got to Loftus Road I think it was the final game in 2016 against Bristol city, he scored the late winner, a Worldy. Wasn't a tory that day!

 

The 3-0 win against them in 2008 was a bit special as well. Luigi di Canio got the best out of them that day. And to think that Stoke went on to get promotion after that. Remember Pulis being very honest and complimentary and there being only a handful of Stoke fans there. That was probably Rangers' best game that season.

 

Leigertwood smashed one in from miles out IIRC

 

How did Jordan Cousins get to don the sacred hoops 61 times?

 

He had pictures of you, Ollie and Schteeve in a comprimising position

 

Should be a good read and be nice to see Don in the flesh again !

 

Stoke are suffering from a few injuries too

Injuries again risk derailing Stoke's flying start - Interview
Thursday, 2nd Dec 2021 16:03 by Clive Whittingham


Serious injuries to a host of key players blew Stoke's 2020/21 up around this time last year, and as Harvey Todd from Six Towns Sport tells us it's at risk of happening all over again with Nick Powell and Harry Souttar among the crocks this time.

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/footb...risk-derailing-stokes-flying-start--interview