Match report

QPR Secures Championship Win Over Birmingham With Final Score of 2-1

QPR
QPR
2–1
FT
Birmingham
Birmingham
Dec 9, 2025

QPR held off a late challenge from Birmingham to secure a crucial 2-1 victory in their Championship match at Loftus Road on Saturday, December 9, 2025. Jimmy Dunne opened the scoring for QPR with a well-placed goal, and K. Morgan added another just before full-time to ensure victory.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: QPR 2–1 Birmingham (Championship)
  • • Goal Scorers: Jimmy Dunne (QPR), K. Morgan (QPR) – both for the home team
  • • Assists: K. Saito (Jimmy Dunne goal), J. Varane (K. Morgan goal)
  • • Key Substitutions: P. Smyth and Amadou Salif Mbengue came on for QPR, Bright Osayi-Samuel was substituted out for Birmingham
  • • Yellow Cards: Amadou Salif Mbengue (QPR), Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham)

Lineups

QPR

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 P. Nardi (G)
  • 27 A. S. Mbengue (D)
  • 3 J. Dunne (D)
  • 5 S. Cook (D)
  • 18 R. Norrington-Davies (D)
  • 11 P. Smyth (M)
  • 40 J. Varane (M)
  • 24 N. Madsen (M)
  • 14 K. Saito (M)
  • 22 R. Kone (F)
  • 16 R. Burrell (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 B. Hamer
  • 4 L. Morrison
  • 28 Esquerdinha
  • 23 D. Bennie
  • 15 I. Hayden
  • 21 K. Morgan
  • 7 K. Dembele
  • 17 K. Poku
  • 12 M. Frey

Birmingham

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 J. Beadle (G)
  • 26 B. Osayi-Samuel (D)
  • 5 P. Neumann (D)
  • 4 C. Klarer (D)
  • 6 J. Robinson (D)
  • 24 T. Iwata (M)
  • 8 Paik Seung-Ho (M)
  • 16 P. Roberts (M)
  • 28 J. Stansfield (M)
  • 10 D. Gray (M)
  • 33 M. Ducksch (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 23 A. Sampsted
  • 41 E. Cashin
  • 7 T. Doyle
  • 12 M. Leonard
  • 14 K. Anderson
  • 30 L. Koumas
  • 17 L. Dykes
  • 9 K. Furuhashi

Timeline

  1. QPR
    ?' QPR Card · Yellow Card
    Amadou Salif Mbengue

    Argument

  2. QPR
    40' QPR Goal · Normal Goal
    Jimmy Dunne · Assist: K. Saito
  3. Birmingham
    46' Birmingham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Bright Osayi-Samuel · On: T. Doyle
  4. Birmingham
    46' Birmingham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Ducksch · On: K. Furuhashi
  5. QPR
    67' QPR subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Smyth · On: K. Dembele
  6. Birmingham
    68' Birmingham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Jack Robinson · On: E. Cashin
  7. Birmingham
    68' Birmingham subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Stansfield · On: L. Dykes
  8. QPR
    79' QPR subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Saito · On: K. Poku
  9. Birmingham
    80' Birmingham Card · Yellow Card
    Paik Seung-Ho

    Foul

  10. Birmingham
    82' Birmingham subst · Substitution 5
    Off: P. Neumann · On: Keshi Anderson
  11. QPR
    86' QPR subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Amadou Salif Mbengue · On: K. Morgan
  12. QPR
    90'+7 QPR Card · Yellow Card
    K. Morgan
  13. QPR
    90' QPR Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Morgan · Assist: J. Varane

Match Stats

Stat QPR Birmingham
Fouls 11 8
Pass Accuracy 74% 80%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 3
Corners 6 3
Total Passes 256 450
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 6 2
Shots on Target 3 1
xG 1.51 0.31
Shots off Target 7 0
Possession 38% 62%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 189 360
Shots Inside Box 10 3
Saves 0 1
Shots Outside Box 6 0

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Jimmy Dunne's goal at the 40th minute gave QPR a halftime lead, setting the tone for their victory.
  • ▸ K. Morgan's late goal in the 90+7th minute sealed the win for QPR after Birmingham had attempted to fight back.