QPR (16th, 33 GP, 40 points) tries to win its second straight under new manager Warnock as they face relegation candidates Plymouth (23rd, 33 GP, 30 points) at Loftus Road. No changes in the starting XI for the R's from Saturday's 3-1 win against WBA. Lee Cook returns from illness and takes a place on the bench. The R's are in 16th, but just 3 points ahead of Sheffield Wednesday, who sits in 22nd -- the top relegation spot. The R's need three points today. --------------- QPR: Ikeme, Stewart, Leigertwood, Gorkss, Connolly, Faurlin, Hill, Simpson, Ephraim, Priskin, Taarabt. Subs: Cerny, Ramage, Vine, Buzsaky, Cook, Borrowdale, German. Plymouth Argyle: Stockdale, Duguid, Fletcher, Johnson, Mackie, Arnason, Fallon, Barker, Sawyer, Eckersley, Judge. Subs: Larrieu, Wright-Phillips, McNamee, Summerfield, Mason, Cooper, Bolasie.
QPR 1, Plymouth 0 at the half. Taarabt converted a penalty in the 36th minute after Kari Arnason fouled Tamas Priskin in the box.
Wow. We haven't defeated Plymouth since 2004. While the last three matches have been draws, we haven't beaten them in 10 in a row (6 draws, 4 losses) in league play. We haven't kept a clean sheet in the Championship since October -- 22 straight. We have the worst on-target accuracy rate of any team in the division (47.26%). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8555413.stm
Three bookings for Argyle thus far: Duguid (49, foul on Faurlin), Eckersley (59, foul on Priskin), and Barker (63, dissent). Matthew Hill (61, handball) has the only one for Rangers. Still 2-0 QPR with less than a half an hour to play.
Buzsaky entered for Taarabt in the 73rd. Connolly was booked in the 77th. Cook entered for Ephraim in the 77th. 12,013 at HQ.
QPR 2-0 Plymouth FULL TIME The R's move up to 15th in the table. Sheff Wed lost, so we're now six clear of the drop zone (and we still have a game in hand on them). We're nine back of the playoffs.
Today in the Championship (all full-time scores): Crystal Palace 0-1 Bristol City Ipswich 2-0 Cardiff Peterborough 1-0 Sheff Utd Preston 1-1 Doncaster QPR 2-0 Plymouth Watford 0-1 Swansea West Brom 1-0 Sheff Wed
Ugh fellas.... the world looks a lot better up there than it does down here... im afraid we are on our way out of the CCC.... hope yall stay up.... us and peterborogh are going down im sure of it... alas, no more Pilgrim vs Ranger banter... you all have the last laff.. .you are up... we are down...
