Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Monday 1 January 2018

Result

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Monday 1 January 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Queens Park Rangers · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Cardiff City: match report

Queens Park Rangers defeated Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship on Monday 1 January 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

J. Ralls opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Queens Park Rangers's goal came from Matt Smith (62'). Cardiff City scored through J. Ralls (54', penalty).

Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 18th on 27 points from 25 and Cardiff City 4th on 47 points from 25. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Cardiff City 4th with 90.

Queens Park Rangers lined up in a 3-5-2 and Cardiff City in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Smith of Queens Park Rangers (8.5), ahead of Paul Smyth (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Queens Park Rangers wins, 4 draws and 2 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Yellow card · Matthew ConnollyCardiff City
  • 50'Yellow card · Lee PeltierCardiff City
  • 54'Penalty goal · J. RallsCardiff City · 0-1
  • 62'Goal · Matt SmithQueens Park Rangers · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Paul SmythQueens Park Rangers
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Luke FreemanQueens Park Rangers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Queens Park Rangers 4, draws 4, Cardiff City 2.

Team news

Queens Park Rangers line-up (3-5-2)

Alex Smithies, Nedum Onuoha, Jack Robinson, Alex Baptiste, Jake Bidwell, Luke Freeman, Jordan Cousins, Josh Scowen, Massimo Luongo, Matt Smith, Paul Smyth

Cardiff City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Brian Murphy, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sol Bamba, Matthew Connolly, Lee Peltier, Joe Bennett, Joe Ralls, Callum Paterson, Kenneth Zohore, Junior Hoilett, Rhys Healey