Match report

QPR Stuns Hull City With Late Goals In Championship Clash (1-3)

Hull City
Hull City
1–3
FT
QPR
QPR
Feb 21, 2026

QPR stunned Hull City with three late goals to secure a vital victory in their latest Championship clash. Despite Hull taking an early lead through an own goal by Peter McNair and a goal from Jack Gelhardt, QPR rallied back with two crucial strikes near the end of the match by Daniel Bennie and Razak Kone.

Key Facts

  • • Hull City: 1 Goal (Jack Gelhardt), 3 Yellow Cards (Regan Slater, Liam Millar, Peter McNair)
  • • QPR: 3 Goals (Own Goal by P. McNair, Daniel Bennie, Razak Kone), 1 Yellow Card (Ricardo Edwards)
  • • Substitutions for Hull City: Yuya Hirakawa on Kyle Dowell, Liam Coyle on Che Drameh
  • • Substitutions for QPR: Ishmael Hayden on Jake Varane, Raphael Kolli on Daniel Bennie

Lineups

Hull City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 I. Pandur (G)
  • 2 L. Coyle (D)
  • 37 P. McNair (D)
  • 15 J. Egan (D)
  • 3 R. Giles (D)
  • 27 R. Slater (M)
  • 20 A. Hadziahmetovic (M)
  • 13 Y. Hirakawa (M)
  • 21 J. Gelhardt (M)
  • 7 L. Millar (M)
  • 9 O. McBurnie (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 D. Phillips
  • 4 C. Hughes
  • 5 J. Lundstram
  • 18 C. Drameh
  • 22 K. Joseph
  • 23 A. Famewo
  • 26 K. Dowell
  • 36 L. Koumas
  • 58 C. McCarthy

QPR

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 13 J. Walsh (G)
  • 27 A. S. Mbengue (D)
  • 3 J. Dunne (D)
  • 37 R. Edwards (D)
  • 18 R. Norrington-Davies (D)
  • 20 H. Vale (M)
  • 15 I. Hayden (M)
  • 24 N. Madsen (M)
  • 14 K. Saito (M)
  • 26 R. Kolli (F)
  • 22 R. Kone (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 B. Hamer
  • 6 J. Clarke-Salter
  • 30 T. Smith
  • 28 Esquerdinha
  • 21 K. Morgan
  • 40 J. Varane
  • 48 I. Alemayehu Mulugeta
  • 23 D. Bennie
  • 25 J. Pearman

Timeline

  1. QPR
    21' QPR Goal · Own Goal
    P. McNair
  2. Hull City
    37' Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    Regan Slater

    Foul

  3. Hull City
    39' Hull City Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Gelhardt
  4. Hull City
    44' Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    L. Millar

    Foul

  5. QPR
    45'+1 QPR Card · Yellow Card
    R. Edwards

    Foul

  6. Hull City
    57' Hull City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Y. Hirakawa · On: K. Dowell
  7. Hull City
    68' Hull City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Millar · On: John Lundstram
  8. Hull City
    68' Hull City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Hadziahmetovic · On: L. Koumas
  9. Hull City
    74' Hull City Card · Yellow Card
    P. McNair

    Foul

  10. Hull City
    78' Hull City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Coyle · On: C. Drameh
  11. Hull City
    79' Hull City subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Regan Slater · On: K. Joseph
  12. QPR
    80' QPR subst · Substitution 1
    Off: I. Hayden · On: J. Varane
  13. QPR
    80' QPR subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Kolli · On: D. Bennie
  14. QPR
    84' QPR Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Bennie
  15. QPR
    85' QPR subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Amadou Salif Mbengue · On: J. Clarke-Salter
  16. QPR
    90'+3 QPR subst · Substitution 4
    Off: K. Saito · On: K. Morgan
  17. QPR
    90' QPR Goal · Normal Goal
    R. Kone

Match Stats

Stat Hull City QPR
Fouls 8 14
Pass Accuracy 80% 74%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 12
Corners 8 4
Total Passes 440 310
Yellow Cards 3 1
Blocked Shots 6 1
Shots on Target 4 8
xG 2.11 1.73
Shots off Target 4 3
Possession 59% 41%
Goals Prevented 1 1
Accurate Passes 350 229
Shots Inside Box 10 8
Saves 6 4
Shots Outside Box 4 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ QPR turned the match around after conceding an early own goal by Peter McNair and a subsequent Hull City goal from Jack Gelhardt.
  • ▸ The momentum shifted dramatically in QPR's favor when Daniel Bennie scored at 84 minutes, followed closely by Razak Kone's late goal that sealed their victory.