Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 20 December 2008

Result

Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 20 December 2008, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Queens Park Rangers 3-2 Preston North End: match report

Queens Park Rangers won against Preston North End 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 20 December 2008. The half-time score was 2-1.

Heidar Helguson opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Queens Park Rangers's goals came from Heidar Helguson (16'), Heidar Helguson (34') and Dexter Blackstock (86'). Preston North End scored through Chris Sedgwick (28') and Callum Davidson (60', penalty).

Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 9th on 33 points from 23 and Preston North End 6th on 37 points from 23. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 11th with 61 points, and Preston North End 6th with 75.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Queens Park Rangers win, 4 draws and 1 for Preston North End.

Going into the match Queens Park Rangers's last five read D-L-W-D-W and Preston North End's W-W-L-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Heidar HelgusonQueens Park Rangers · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · Chris SedgwickPreston North End · 1-1
  • 34'Goal · Heidar HelgusonQueens Park Rangers · 2-1
  • 44'Yellow card · Chris SedgwickPreston North End
  • 51'Yellow card · Damien DelaneyQueens Park Rangers
  • 60'Penalty goal · Callum DavidsonPreston North End · 2-2
  • 86'Goal · Dexter BlackstockQueens Park Rangers · 3-2

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Queens Park Rangers 1, draws 4, Preston North End 1.