Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
QPRQueens Park Rangers3Bristol RoversBristol Rovers1
Queens Park Rangers are through to the third round of the Carabao Cup after a comfortable win against Bristol Rovers.
Bright Osayi-Samuel put the Championship side ahead after just four minutes, scoring from the edge of the area after a swift counter attack.
Winger Pawel Wszolek then doubled the home side's lead 14 minutes later with a low strike from 20 yards.
Matt Smith's second-half header sealed victory, before Ed Upson's shot went in off Osman Kakay for Rovers.
It gave manager Steve McClaren a second successive win, after a difficult start to his reign at Loftus Road.
Saturday's win over Wigan was their first win in the Championship following four straight losses, which included a 7-1 defeat at West Brom.
Line-ups
QPR
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ingram
- 24Kakay
- 15Baptiste
- 4HallSubstituted forOwensat 65'minutes
- 28Hamalainen
- 23Wszolek
- 8Cousins
- 19ChairSubstituted forSmythat 60'minutes
- 20Osayi-SamuelBooked at 83minsSubstituted forBettacheat 85'minutes
- 17Smith
- 9Washington
Substitutes
- 13Lumley
- 18Oteh
- 30Owens
- 38Smyth
- 41Fox
- 42Felix
- 44Bettache
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 21Smith
- 15J ClarkeSubstituted forBroadbentat 57'minutes
- 4Lockyer
- 5CraigBooked at 28mins
- 28Kelly
- 8O Clarke
- 6UpsonBooked at 33mins
- 26MatthewsSubstituted forReillyat 67'minutes
- 23BennettBooked at 83mins
- 33Rodman
- 9PayneSubstituted forNicholsat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Nichols
- 11Mensah
- 13Bonham
- 16Broadbent
- 17Jakubiak
- 20Reilly
- 32Russe
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 5,007
Match Stats
Home TeamQPRAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home5
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 3, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Paul Smyth (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tony Craig (Bristol Rovers).
Goal!
Goal! Queens Park Rangers 3, Bristol Rovers 1. Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Ed Upson (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Gavin Reilly (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Jordan Cousins (Queens Park Rangers).
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Kyle Bennett (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Faysal Bettache (Queens Park Rangers).
Substitution
Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Faysal Bettache replaces Bright Samuel.
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Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Booking
Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) is shown the yellow card.
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(Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers).
Booking
Kyle Bennett (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Bright Samuel (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Kyle Bennett (Bristol Rovers).
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Hand ball by Conor Washington (Queens Park Rangers).
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Alex Rodman (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
