QPR vs Middlesbrough 0-1
W. Lankshear 20'
Middlesbrough beat QPR 1-0 at Loftus Road in Championship Regular Season Matchday 5 on 5 September 2026, with the only goal coming from W. Lankshear in the 20th minute. Both sides had 16 shots, with Middlesbrough edging the shots on target 6 to 5, while QPR enjoyed a 12-3 advantage in corners. No red cards were shown.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- I. Chair for K. Saito14'
- 20'W. Lankshear assist C. Brittain
- R. Kone for R. Burrell39'
- 55'W. Lankshear for M. Peart-Harris
- 55'R. McGree for T. Conway
- 58'Adilson Malanda · Yellow card
- D. Cirkin for T. Lamptey67'
- J. Clarke-Salter for G. Kamara67'
- K. Poku for N. Madsen67'
- 71'M. Arfsten for A. Jones
- 72'A. Phillips for L. Ayling
- 76'Callum Brittain · Yellow card
- 84'S. Berhalter for R. Pukstas
- Glen Kamara · Yellow card90+6'
Match stats
Line-ups
QPR starting XI
- 1P. Charles
- 27A. S. Mbengue
- 3J. Dunne
- 6J. Clarke-Salter
- 19D. Cirkin
- 17K. Poku
- 20H. Vale
- 5R. Edwards
- 11P. Smyth
- 22R. Kone
- 10I. Chair
QPR bench · coach Julien Stephan
Middlesbrough starting XI
- 1R. Vitek
- 4A. Phillips
- 29A. Malanda
- 30Neto Borges
- 2C. Brittain
- 6S. Berhalter
- 10A. Morris
- 17M. Arfsten
- 22K. Joseph
- 8R. McGree
- 7W. Lankshear
Middlesbrough bench · coach Kim Hellberg
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Championship table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 13 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 |  Swansea | 13 | +7 | 26 |
| 3 |  Wolves | 13 | +7 | 24 |
| 4 |  West Brom | 13 | +5 | 24 |
| 5 |  Southampton | 13 | +15 | 23 |
| 6 |  Birmingham | 13 | +10 | 23 |
| 7 |  Stoke City | 13 | +4 | 23 |
| 8 |  West Ham | 13 | +15 | 22 |
| 9 |  QPR | 13 | +5 | 20 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 13 | +2 | 19 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 13 | +1 | 19 |
