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Atouk
28 Sep 2007, 04:58 PM
West Bromwich Albion -- 3rd, 7 GP, +7 GD, 13 points
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QPR -- 23rd, 6 GP, -7 GD, 3 points
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30 September 2007 13:15
The Hawthornes
Live on Sky -- on tape delay at different times on Setanta in the US (Tuesday morning, 10:15 a.m. ET) and Canada (Sunday afternoon, 5:00 p.m. ET)
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Rangers News:

According to QPR World, Mancienne (back) is a doubt, Nardiello (hamstring) and Nygaard (calf) are in a race against time, while Bolder (shin) is hopeful. No mention of Ainsworth, so he seems to be fit and ready to go. Sahar returns after missing on Saturday for religious reasons. Leigertwood is suspended.

The Opponent:

In the league, West Brom is 3-0-0 at home with an 8-0 goal difference, so it's going to be a tough one. In the league at home, they've beaten Ipswich (4-0), Barnsley (2-0), and Preston (2-0).

They did lose at home to Cardiff in the League Cup midweek (2-4), but that was after making many changes from their usual team.

Away from home, they've beaten Scunthorpe, drew with Bristol City, and lost to Sheff United and Burnley.

According to the BBC, "Leon Barnett is set to return at the heart of the West Brom defence and boss Tony Mowbray hopes left-back Paul Robinson recovers from an ankle knock. But fellow defenders Neil Clement and Bostjan Cesar are still sidelined."

The Series:

The overall series is very tight -- QPR has 12 wins, WBA has 13 wins, and they've drawn 7. Last season, we lost 1-2 at home and drew 3-3 away. The last meetings before that were in 2000/01, including my first ever live QPR game, a 2-0 win for the R's with goals by Chris Plummer and Sammy Koejoe.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:06 AM
The lineups are in. Mancienne, Nardiello, and Nygaard are all not fit enough to be included in the 16. :(

For the R's it's Camp in goal; Barker, Cullip, Stewart, and Rehman in defense; Ainsworth, Bolder, Moore, and Rowlands in midfield; and Blackstock and Sahar up front.

The bench is Cole, Ephraim, Timoska, Bignot, and Curtis.

The BBC commentator said that Timoska is ill and that's why Rehman has replaced him in the starting lineup. The other changes from last Saturday are Moore for Leigertwood, who is suspended after picking up a red card against Watford, and Sahar for Nardiello, who left the Watford game with a hamstring problem.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:16 AM
Andy D'Urso is the referee.

The commentator says that Rowlands will play in the center, Moore on the left.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:17 AM
The commentator says we won both games D'Urso worked with us last season.

We're underway. UUURRRRs!

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:26 AM
We're under some pressure now. From a corner, WBA's Phillips hit the base of the post. Rowlands knocked it onto the post. The follow-up shot went over the bar.

QPR Kevin H
30 Sep 2007, 08:31 AM
No commentary for me this morning...

Come on you Rs!

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:33 AM
Phillips scores. He just nudges it across the line. WBA 1, QPR 0.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:34 AM
2-0. Miller scores. Wow. Not even a minute later. :mad: We played a very high line, Miller beat the offside trap, and had an easy one-on-one with Camp.

QPR Kevin H
30 Sep 2007, 08:35 AM
Ugh

Sorry that my arrival coincided with their goal

QPR Kevin H
30 Sep 2007, 08:36 AM
F@$k!!!!!

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:37 AM
Ugh

Sorry that my arrival coincided with their goalsFixed your post. :(

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:40 AM
Ainsworth! We're back in it! 1-2.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:41 AM
Rowlands on a free kick. Blackstock knocked it back across to Ainsworth. He toe-poked it over the line and we're back in the game.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 08:56 AM
Kevin Phillips with a nice shot to make it 3-1. Nice finish, but he had plenty of room and time to take the shot. :(

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 09:05 AM
Nice move by Moore leading to a shot by Bolder - deflected out for a corner for QPR right before the end of the half. Rowlands sends in a corner but it comes to nothing.

Halftime -- WBA 3, QPR 1.

QPR Kevin H
30 Sep 2007, 09:31 AM
Come on Rangers - let's get back into this

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 09:41 AM
...and now 1-5.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 09:43 AM
Curtis entered for Rehman at the half. In the 60th, Ephraim and Bignot entered for Sahar and Barker.

Koren scored in the 57th. Greening scored in the 66th.

WBA is now making a couple of changes.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 09:54 AM
Rowlands with a shot from 20 that forces the West Brom keeper to tip it over the bar. Corner kick from Rowlands is cleared.

Atouk
30 Sep 2007, 09:56 AM
Rowlands just got booked. Curtis also was booked in the 51st.