QPR vs Sunderland LIVE

14 Feb 2023
QPR vs Sunderland

Hello and welcome to our live blog coverage of QPR vs Sunderland from Loftus Road. It's another difficult game in a busy February which has seen the Black Cats rise to seventh in the Championship table following the 1-0 win over Reading.

Tony Mowbray will have to cope without injured striker Ross Stewart from the remainder of the season, with Leeds United loanee Joe Gelhardt deputising against the Royals. Tonight's hosts have dropped off from a promising start, losing manager Michael Beale to Rangers, and are without a win in their last eight Championship matches, stretching back to December.

James Hunter is in West London tonight to bring you all the latest as it happens, including team news, match action and the post-game reaction and analysis.

21:43KEY EVENT

FT. QPR 0-3 Sunderland

And that's that.

A comprehensive win for Sunderland against a poor QPR side that left the pitch to a chorus of boos at full-time.

Luke O'Nien set Sunderland on their way in the first half, but Anthony Patterson was called upon to save a penalty from Ilias Chair on the hour to keep them in front.

Joe Gelhardt hit the bar, before two goals from Jack Clarke in the final 10 minutes set the seal on the win.

Sunderland climb into the play-off spots, up to sixth place as it stands.

21:36KEY EVENT

90+2mins QPR 0-3 Sunderland. GGGGGOOOOAAALLLL!!!!

Clarke scores his second and Sunderland's third.

Neil gets into the box on the right, squares for Clarke who scored from just around the penalty spot

21:26KEY EVENT

82mins QPR 0-2 Sunderland. GGGGGOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!

Foul in midfield but the referee plays a good advantage as Clarke comes away with the ball down the left, he gets into the box, checks inside Dickie and rolls his finish beyond Dieng into the bottom right-hand corner

21:24James Hunter

81mins Substitution for QPR

ON - Johansen

OFF - Dozzell

21:24James Hunter

81mins Double substitution for Sunderland

ON - Ekwah, Cirkin

OFF - Gelhardt, Alese

21:20KEY EVENT

77mins Woodwork!

Roberts gets to the byline on the right, delivers the cross and Gelhardt gets in front of his man but his touch sends the ball onto the bar and it bounces clear! So close

21:18James Hunter

76mins Substitution for QPR

ON - Armstrong

OFF - Iroegbunam

21:15KEY EVENT

71mins Booking

Dozzell booked for a foul on Neil

21:12James Hunter

69mins Substitution for Sunderland

ON - Neil

OFF - Pritchard

21:11KEY EVENT

67mins Penalty saved!

Chair takes it straight down the middle, Patterson dives to his left but manages to save with his legs and the ball flies well clear

21:10KEY EVENT

65mins Penalty!

Corner for QPR and as the ball comes into the box, Alese is penalised for handball. Penalty given

21:07KEY EVENT

63mins Booking

Field booked for a foul on Pritchard

21:06James Hunter

63mins Substitution for Sunderland

ON - Amad

OFF - Ba

21:05KEY EVENT

61mins Chance!

Lowe's cross from the right finds Martin four yards out, he gets a touch but can only divert it across the face of goal and wide. Big opportunity and he should have scored

21:03James Hunter

60mins

Sunderland pressing QPR at every opportunity and forcing the home side into giving the ball away. Home fans booing - they are not happy!

21:00James Hunter

Attendance

14,471 here tonight, including 2,554 Sunderland fans

20:57KEY EVENT

54mins Save!

Chair advances through the middle and shoots from 25 yards, but his effort is straight at Patterson who saves above his head

20:48KEY EVENT

⏱️ And we are back under way

QPR kick off, with Sunderland attacking the School End in the second half

20:48James Hunter

HT change for QPR

ON - Kakay

OFF - Laird

20:35KEY EVENT

HT ratings

Patterson 6

Hume 6

Ballard 7

Batth 7

Alese 6

O'Nien 7

Pritchard 8

Ba 7

Roberts 7

Gelhardt 7

Clarke 7

20:34KEY EVENT

HT. QPR 0-1 Sunderland

So far so good for Sunderland.

First 20 minutes or so was a non-event, but since then Sunderland have taken control with Pritchard pulling the strings and Ba also impressing.

O'Nien scored the goal ten minutes before the break, following up after the keeper couldn't hold Ballard's header.

Another 45mins like that will do nicely

20:31James Hunter

Into added time

Two minutes to be played

20:22KEY EVENT

34mins QPR 0-1 Sunderland. GGGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!!

From the resulting corner, Sunderland take the lead.

Pritchard's corner from the right is met by Ballard, his header is parried but not held by Dieng and O'Nien is there to prod home from close range

20:20KEY EVENT

34mins Save!

Ba's backheel sets up a chance for Roberts inside the box, but his low effort is brilliantly turned round the post by Dieng

20:12KEY EVENT

26mins Save!

Good work from Clarke on the left, he plays the ball to Pritchard on the edge of the box and he tees up O'Nien for a strike, but the keeper gets down to his left to push the effort away from goal and it's cleared

20:09KEY EVENT

22mins Shot!

Hume finds Gelhardt, he gets the better of Dunne inside the box on the right but blasts his shot into the sidenetting. Best chance of the game so far

20:08KEY EVENT

21mins Shot!

Lowe flashes a shot just wide of the right-hand post from outside the box

20:04James Hunter

18mins

Not much goalmouth action to report so far - in fact, none.

QPR edging possession, but Sunderland have got in a few decent positions on the counter-attack

20:01James Hunter

Another big away following

Sunderland fans out in force again

Another big travelling support - around 2,500 #safc fans here tonight pic.twitter.com/INhRUgPIH9

— James Hunter (@JHunterChron) February 14, 2023

19:45KEY EVENT

⏱️ We are off and running

Sunderland kick off, attacking the Loftus Road end in the first half

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