Middlesbrough 2-3 Queens Park Rangers: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 18 August 2021

Result

Middlesbrough 2-3 Queens Park Rangers

Championship · Wednesday 18 August 2021, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Middlesbrough 2-3 Queens Park Rangers: match report

Middlesbrough were beaten by Queens Park Rangers 2-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 18 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Uche Ikpeazu opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Uche Ikpeazu (7', penalty) and Matt Crooks (72'). Queens Park Rangers scored through an own goal by Jonathan Howson (48'), Lyndon Dykes (56') and Chris Willock (76').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards; Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 10th on 4 points from 2 and Queens Park Rangers 6th on 4 points from 2. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Queens Park Rangers 11th with 66.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Queens Park Rangers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Chris Willock of Queens Park Rangers (8.4), ahead of Uche Ikpeazu (7.5).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Penalty goal · Uche IkpeazuMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Moses OdubajoQueens Park Rangers
  • 48'Own goal · Jonathan HowsonQueens Park Rangers · 1-1
  • 50'Second yellow · Moses OdubajoQueens Park Rangers
  • 54'Yellow card · I. JonesMiddlesbrough
  • 56'Goal · Lyndon DykesQueens Park Rangers · 1-2
  • 72'Goal · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough · 2-2
  • 76'Goal · Chris WillockQueens Park Rangers · 2-3
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Stefan JohansenQueens Park Rangers
  • 90+7'Yellow card · M. PayeroMiddlesbrough
  • 90+8'Yellow card · M. PayeroMiddlesbrough

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 5, draws 2, Queens Park Rangers 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sam FieldQueens Park Rangers · injury (Knee Surgery)

Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Lumley, Anfernee Dijksteel, Grant Hall, Dael Fry, Marc Bola, Jonathan Howson, Paddy McNair, Djed Spence, Matt Crooks, Isaiah Jones, Uche Ikpeazu

Queens Park Rangers line-up (3-4-1-2)

Seny Dieng, Rob Dickie, Jordy de Wijs, Yoann Barbet, Moses Odubajo, Dominic Ball, Stefan Johansen, Lee Wallace, Ilias Chair, Lyndon Dykes, Chris Willock