Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Nottingham Forest: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2008

Result

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Saturday 18 October 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Queens Park Rangers · Nottingham Forest · Championship predictions

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Nottingham Forest: match report

Queens Park Rangers defeated Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 October 2008. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Ángelo Balanta opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Queens Park Rangers's goals came from Ángelo Balanta (48') and Ákos Buzsáky (60'). Nottingham Forest scored through Lewis McGugan (84').

Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 11th on 14 points from 10 and Nottingham Forest 24th on 5 points from 10. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 11th with 61 points, and Nottingham Forest 19th with 53.

Going into the match Queens Park Rangers's last five read L-D-L-L-W and Nottingham Forest's L-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Dexter BlackstockQueens Park Rangers
  • 34'Yellow card · Nathan TysonNottingham Forest
  • 48'Goal · Ángelo BalantaQueens Park Rangers · 1-0
  • 58'Yellow card · Garath McClearyNottingham Forest
  • 60'Goal · Ákos BuzsákyQueens Park Rangers · 2-0
  • 84'Goal · Lewis McGuganNottingham Forest · 2-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Lee CookQueens Park Rangers