Match Report


Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers     Southend UnitedSouthend United
Steve LittleSteve Little Aron Prater Aron Prater
Paolo JackP. Jack44
G
captain1
G
53Jorge SoaresJ. Soares
Gareth EustaceG. Eustace35
D
2captain
D
51Giampaolo FiricanoG. Firicano
David LittbarskiD. Littbarski50
D
3
D
44David EdworthyD. Edworthy
Dennis BrookingD. Brooking46
D
4
D
51Mervin WindassM. Windass
Alan BeresfordA. Beresford47
D
5
M
46Francis BeckhamF. Beckham
Nicky JessN. Jess44
M
6
M
36José NavarreteJ. Navarrete
Gary LawrenceG. Lawrence51
M
7
M
44Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister
John LockleyJ. Lockley49
M
8
M
39Leonardo ZubizarretaL. Zubizarreta
Aaron CoppingA. Copping44
M
9
M
42Daniel BrownD. Brown
Jacob HendrieJ. Hendrie60
A
10
A
49Leon McgovernL. Mcgovern
Thierry SmithT. Smith48
A
11
A
47Eddie RodgersE. Rodgers
 
Dave LofthouseD. Lofthouse44
A
12
D
45Morris HeskeyM. Heskey
Tony WestwoodT. Westwood42
M
13
M
39Egutu BabayaroE. Babayaro
Gilles KahnG. Kahn45
D
14
A
36Alistair HeskeyA. Heskey

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Loftus Road where Queens Park Rangers play host to Southend United. A crowd of 8,676 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queens Park Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Greening.


0.00
Queens Park Rangers get the match underway!
15.44
Nicky Jess threads the ball through to Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
16.33
Mervin Windass makes an attacking run forward. Mervin Windass lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Mcgovern. Leon Mcgovern connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.01
José Navarrete controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers shoots from distance but is denied by Paolo Jack. Excellent save.
22.49
Aaron Copping takes it forward alone. Aaron Copping shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
24.05
Aaron Copping threads a neat ball through to Gary Lawrence. Gary Lawrence shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
26.53
José Navarrete flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Rodgers who brings the ball under control. Eddie Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Jack who gathers it comfortably.
34.03
Mervin Windass makes a probing pass to Giampaolo Firicano. Giampaolo Firicano passes the ball forward to Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Zubizarreta. Leonardo Zubizarreta whips the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.57
Leonardo Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Rodgers who brings the ball under control. Eddie Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Jack who gathers it comfortably.
40.28
Dominic Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, José Navarrete. José Navarrete rushes past David Littbarski! José Navarrete shoots from just inside the box but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
With vision, Alan Beresford plays the ball forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie lofts in a cross ball towards Nicky Jess. Nicky Jess makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United get the second half underway!
53.23
Gareth Eustace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Littbarski. David Littbarski flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Copping holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aaron Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.12
With great vision, Gareth Eustace plays the ball forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.48
Dennis Brooking threads the ball through to David Littbarski. David Littbarski knocks the ball forward to Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith lofts in a cross ball towards John Lockley. John Lockley makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.06
John Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Copping controls it well on his chest. Aaron Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.34
Alan Beresford surges forward with the ball. Alan Beresford makes a pass forward but Thierry Smith makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
72.15
Daniel Brown makes a simple pass to Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards José Navarrete. José Navarrete makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.58
David Littbarski hits a low pass to Gary Lawrence. Gary Lawrence threads a neat ball through to Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Smith. Thierry Smith connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.27
David Edworthy knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo Firicano. Giampaolo Firicano flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Brown who takes it down. Daniel Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.02
Dennis Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Hendrie controls it well on his chest. Jacob Hendrie cuts inside the box! Jacob Hendrie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jorge Soares manages to gather it comfortably.
89.51
Alan Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Hendrie. Jacob Hendrie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin Windass.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Queens Park Rangers

Southend United
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
21.2%
50.6%
28.2%

Scorers
Nicky Jess 45
John Lockley 60
Leon Mcgovern 16
José Navarrete 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to José Navarrete of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Jack (GK)
6
2.Gareth Eustace (DEF)
7
3.David Littbarski (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Brooking (DEF)
6
5.Alan Beresford (DEF)
7
6.Nicky Jess (MID)goal scored
8
7.Gary Lawrence (MID)
6
8.John Lockley (MID)goal scored
8
9.Aaron Copping (MID)
7
10.Jacob Hendrie (ATT)
8
11.Thierry Smith (ATT)
8
 
12.Dave Lofthouse (ATT)
0
13.Tony Westwood (MID)
0
14.Gilles Kahn (DEF)
0

1.Jorge Soares (GK)
7
2.Giampaolo Firicano (DEF)
7
3.David Edworthy (DEF)
6
4.Mervin Windass (DEF)
8
5.Francis Beckham (MID)
6
6.José Navarrete (MID)goal scored
9
7.Dominic Mcallister (MID)
6
8.Leonardo Zubizarreta (MID)
6
9.Daniel Brown (MID)
6
10.Leon Mcgovern (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eddie Rodgers (ATT)
7
 
12.Morris Heskey (DEF)
0
13.Egutu Babayaro (MID)
0
14.Alistair Heskey (ATT)
0