Queens Park Rangers 5-1 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 March 2017

Result

Queens Park Rangers 5-1 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 18 March 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Queens Park Rangers 5-1 Rotherham United: match report

Queens Park Rangers won against Rotherham United 5-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 March 2017. The half-time score was 2-1.

Matt Smith opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Queens Park Rangers's goals came from Matt Smith (5'), Luke Freeman (15'), Isaac Moreno (49', penalty), Massimo Luongo (57') and Nedum Onuoha (90+1'). Rotherham United scored through Joe Newell (13').

Discipline: Queens Park Rangers received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Queens Park Rangers were 14th on 48 points from 37 and Rotherham United 24th on 17 points from 37. Queens Park Rangers went on to finish that season 17th with 54 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 23.

Queens Park Rangers lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Yeni N'Gbakoto of Queens Park Rangers (9.2), ahead of Nedum Onuoha (7.7).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Matt SmithQueens Park Rangers · 1-0
  • 13'Goal · Joe NewellRotherham United · 1-1
  • 15'Goal · Luke FreemanQueens Park Rangers · 2-1
  • 48'Yellow card · A. BelaïdRotherham United
  • 49'Penalty goal · Isaac MorenoQueens Park Rangers · 3-1
  • 57'Goal · Massimo LuongoQueens Park Rangers · 4-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Nedum OnuohaQueens Park Rangers · 5-1

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Queens Park Rangers 2, draws 0, Rotherham United 1.

Team news

Queens Park Rangers line-up (3-4-2-1)

Alex Smithies, Nedum Onuoha, Grant Hall, Joel Lynch, Darnell Furlong, Massimo Luongo, Luke Freeman, Jake Bidwell, Idrissa Sylla, Yeni N'Gbakoto, Matt Smith

Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)

Lewis Price, Will Vaulks, Semi Ajayi, Aymen Belaïd, Ben Purrington, Jon Taylor, Tom Adeyemi, Lee Frecklington, Joe Newell, Daniel Ward, Jerry Yates