Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Watford: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2025

Result

Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Watford

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2025, 12:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Queens Park Rangers 3-1 Watford: match report

Queens Park Rangers defeated Watford 3-1 in the Championship on Wednesday 1 January 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Michael Frey opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Queens Park Rangers's goals came from Michael Frey (5'), Jimmy Dunne (37') and Sam Field (56'). Watford scored through Kwadwo Baah (55').

Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received 5 yellow cards; Watford received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 17th on 26 points from 24 and Watford 7th on 37 points from 23. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Watford 14th with 57.

Queens Park Rangers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Watford in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giorgi Chakvetadze of Watford (7.8), level with Jimmy Dunne (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Queens Park Rangers wins, 3 draws and 2 for Watford.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Michael FreyQueens Park Rangers · 1-0
  • 31'Yellow card · Michael FreyQueens Park Rangers
  • 31'Yellow cardQueens Park Rangers
  • 37'Goal · Jimmy DunneQueens Park Rangers · 2-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Daniel BachmannWatford
  • 38'Yellow cardWatford
  • 47'Yellow card · Morgan FoxQueens Park Rangers
  • 55'Goal · Kwadwo BaahWatford · 2-1
  • 56'Goal · Sam FieldQueens Park Rangers · 3-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Edo KayembeWatford
  • 82'Yellow card · Giorgi ChakvetadzeWatford
  • 83'Yellow card · Sam FieldQueens Park Rangers
  • 86'Yellow card · Paul Patrick SmythQueens Park Rangers
  • 89'Yellow card · Festy EboseleWatford

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Paul Nardi, Harrison Ashby, Jimmy Dunne, Morgan Fox, Kenneth Paal, Kieran Morgan, Jonathan Varane, Sam Field, Paul Smyth, Michael Frey, Ilias Chair

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

Daniel Bachmann, Ryan Porteous, Francisco Sierralta, Mattie Pollock, Jeremy Ngakia, Moussa Sissoko, Tom Ince, Yasser Larouci, Kwadwo Baah, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Vakoun Bayo