Preston vs QPR

1 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Paul Smyth 55’
  • Chris Willock 87’

Match summary

QPR beat Preston 2-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Paul Smyth put QPR ahead in the 55th minute and Chris Willock made it 0-2 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: QPR created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Preston's 0.26 from 7.

Match stats

Preston QPR
7 Shots 8
1 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.26 xG 1.35
0.26 Non-penalty xG 1.35

Key events

Preston QPR
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
55’
Paul Smyth0-1 (QPR)
87’
Chris Willock0-2 (QPR)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Ben Woodburn
QPR
  • Lyndon Dykes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.26 1.35 55’ Paul Smyth (QPR), 0-1 55’ 87’ Chris Willock (QPR), 0-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.26 1.35 55’ Paul Smyth (QPR), 0-1 Smyth 55’ 87’ Chris Willock (QPR), 0-2 Willock 87’
Preston 0.26 xGQPR 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 QPR attacking Preston attacking 
55’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 87’ Chris Willock (QPR), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 52’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Elijah Dixon-Bonner (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Duane Holmes (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Elijah Dixon-Bonner (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Chris Willock (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 87’ Chris Willock (QPR), open play, 0.49 xG, goal 52’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 53’ Paul Smyth (QPR), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Andre Dozzell (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Elijah Dixon-Bonner (QPR), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Duane Holmes (Preston), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Elijah Dixon-Bonner (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Chris Willock (QPR), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Ilias Chair (QPR), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Calvin Ramsay Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Ben Whiteman Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Duane Holmes
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ched Evans
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Liam Millar Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ali McCann Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Ben Woodburn Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – –
Layton Stewart Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 44% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
QPR win 26% Avg odds 3.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.