Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City: result and goals
Queens Park Rangers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Wednesday, 2 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Rumarn Burrell 36', Rumarn Burrell 53', Perry Ng 74'.
Queens Park Rangers sit 8th on 20 points.
Cardiff City sit 16th on 14 points.
Queens Park Rangers have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Cardiff City have 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Queens Park Rangers won 2, Cardiff City won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- MATRADE Loftus Road, London
- 👥
- 15027
The match in numbers
- A 2-1 win for Queens Park Rangers over Cardiff City.
- The first goal came from Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) on 36'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+4'Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
- 90'+4'Dennis Cirkin (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rumarn Burrell is caught offside.
- 90'+3'Foul by Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3'Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2'Attempt missed. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Vale.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 90'Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Ollie Tanner.
- 89'Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Alex Robertson.
- 88'Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88'Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
- 85'Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Koki Saito.
- 83'Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
- 82'Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 81'Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Ilias Chair replaces Alfie Lloyd.
- 80'Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Colwill replaces Jack Moylan.
- 80'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80'Foul by Kealey Adamson (Queens Park Rangers).
- 77'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 77'Handball by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 77'Attempt blocked. Jonathan Varane (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross.
- 76'Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 76'Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Saito.
- 74'Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 1. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 73'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73'Foul by Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers).
- 73'Foul by Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City).
- 73'Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Dennis Cirkin replaces Glen Kamara.
- 72'Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kealey Adamson replaces Amadou Mbengue.
- 72'Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Tariq Lamptey.
- 71'Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jonathan Varane replaces Nicolas Madsen.
- 70'Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 68'Attempt saved. Tariq Lamptey (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
- 66'Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 66'Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
- 65'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
- 63'Foul by Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City).
- 63'Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61'Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Queens Park Rangers).
- 60'Foul by Chris Willock (Cardiff City).
- 60'Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 58'Attempt missed. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 57'Attempt missed. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 55'Attempt missed. Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
- 55'Attempt saved. Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 53'Goal! Queens Park Rangers 2, Cardiff City 0. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ronnie Edwards with a through ball following a fast break.
- 51'Foul by Krystian Bielik (Cardiff City).
- 51'Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47'Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 47'Tariq Lamptey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'Second Half begins Queens Park Rangers 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 45'Substitution, Cardiff City. Krystian Bielik replaces Calum Scanlon.
- 45'Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Cian Ashford.
- 45'+1'First Half ends, Queens Park Rangers 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 45'+1'Attempt blocked. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Madsen.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 44'Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Alfie Lloyd is caught offside.
- 44'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44'Delay in match (Cardiff City).
- 42'Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koki Saito.
- 42'Attempt blocked. Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koki Saito.
- 40'Attempt saved. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
- 39'Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39'Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
- 39'Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39'Foul by Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers).
- 37'Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37'Foul by Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers).
- 36'Goal! Queens Park Rangers 1, Cardiff City 0. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 35'Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Calum Scanlon.
- 34'Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell.
- 28'Attempt missed. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 27'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Tariq Lamptey.
- 24'Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24'Foul by Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers).
- 24'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
- 24'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
- 21'Attempt missed. Alfie Lloyd (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rumarn Burrell with a headed pass.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 16'Attempt blocked. Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 15'Foul by Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City).
- 15'Tariq Lamptey (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11'Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 8'Attempt missed. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross following a corner.
- 7'Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 7'Attempt blocked. Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tariq Lamptey.
- 6'Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
- 6'Rumarn Burrell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Glen Kamara (Queens Park Rangers).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Queens Park Rangers · 4-4-2
Substitutes
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
Substitutes
33Rob TankiewiczSUB
Match stats
QPRCAR
36.5Possession (%)63.5
20Shots9
4Shots on target3
3Corners4
10Fouls12
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides0
2Saves2
Last 5 matches
Queens Park Rangers
L@ Ipswich Town3-02 May 2026
LMillwall1-18 Aug 2026
W@ Portsmouth3-115 Aug 2026
DBolton Wanderers0-022 Aug 2026
W@ Blackburn Rovers2-129 Aug 2026
Cardiff City
WSwindon Town3-28 Aug 2026
DWrexham1-117 Aug 2026
D@ Derby County2-222 Aug 2026
LNorwich City2-125 Aug 2026
DSheffield United2-229 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
2
QPR
2
Draws
1
Cardiff
Last meetings
5 Apr 2025Queens Park Rangers0 – 0Cardiff City
27 Nov 2024Cardiff City0 – 2Queens Park Rangers
1 Jan 2024Queens Park Rangers1 – 2Cardiff City
12 Aug 2023Cardiff City1 – 2Queens Park Rangers
26 Dec 2022Cardiff City0 – 0Queens Park Rangers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | LLWDW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WDDLD |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
Championship: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City?
Queens Park Rangers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Wednesday 2 September (Championship).
Who scored in Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City?
Goals: Rumarn Burrell 36', Rumarn Burrell 53' and Perry Ng 74'.
When do Queens Park Rangers play next?
Queens Park Rangers play Southampton on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Cardiff City play next?
Cardiff City play Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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