QPR v Fulham player ratings
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored both goals as Championship leaders Fulham enjoyed another west London derby win over QPR. Here’s how we rated the players.
QPR
Kieren Westwood: 6
Blameless for both goals. Did well to deny Bobby De Cordova-Reid at point-blank range in the first half.
Dion Sanderson: 5
Very poor. Guilty of several lapses on the ball and was out of position in the build-up to the opening goal.
Rob Dickie: 6
Inevitably given problems by the clever Mitrovic, who got in front of him to put Fulham ahead.
Yoann Barbet: 6
Looked to get attacks started by playing out from the back but Fulham’s pressing style made it tough for him.
Moses Odubajo: 6
Tried to make things happen on the right but primarily had to defend against Fabio Carvalho and Joe Bryan.
Sam Field: 6
Tried to compete in midfield and won his fair share of challenges, but was given very little time on the ball.
Luke Amos: 6
Struggled to get forward to support the attack as Fulham kept Rangers pinned back for long periods of the game.
Stefan Johansen: 6
Tough afternoon for the Norwegian against his former side, who very much had the upper hand in midfield.
Lee Wallace: 6
Had a penalty awarded against him when he was very harshly adjudged to have handled Neco Williams’ cross.
George Thomas: 6
Selected largely because of his work-rate and did his best to support Lyndon Dykes in attack. Fired an effort into the side netting.
Lyndon Dykes: 5
Isolated up front and, bar one effort he fired wide, offered very little in terms of a goal threat.
Ilias Chair: 6
Surprisingly left out of the starting line-up. Brought on after an hour but was unable to change the course of the game.
Charlie Austin: 6
Brought on for Dykes with 17 minutes remaining but was unable to make an impact as Rangers struggled to create chances.
Andre Dozzell: 6
Brought on to replace Amos for the final 10 minutes with the game all but lost by that stage.
Fulham
Marek Rodak: 6
His distribution was poor at times but overall it was a comfortable display from the keeper.
Neco Williams: 8
Excellent when springing forward from right-back. Caused QPR all sorts of problems. Clearly belongs in the Premier League.
Tosin Adarabioyo: 7
Coasted through much of the game but needed to have his wits about him at set-pieces and wasn’t found wanting.
Tim Ream: 8
A classy performance up against the frustrated Dykes, who got no change from him at all.
Joe Bryan: 7
Standing in for Antonee Robinson, Bryan had a very decent game at left-back and was always eager to get forward.
Harrison Reed: 8
Non-stop in midfield before going off with cramp in the second half. Controlled the midfield for Fulham.
Tom Cairney: 8
Looked back to his best. Produced a quality performance, underlining the importance of his return this season after a long-term knee injury.
Harry Wilson: 7
Always a problem for Rangers on the flank. Wallace had his work cut out throughout.
Fabio Carvalho: 7
Set up the opening goal by pulling the ball back for Mitrovic. Showed flair and clever movement from the start.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid: 7
Lively. Might have done better, though, when denied by Westwood after going through on goal in the first half.
Aleksandar Mitrovic: 8
Scored with a close-range finish and coolly taken penalty. His link-up play was also excellent. Rangers couldn’t handle him.
Nathaniel Chalobah: 6
Kept things ticking over in midfield after being brought on in the second half.
Neeskens Kebano: 6
His pace and movement were the last things tired Rangers needed when he was introduced late on.
Jean Michael Seri: 6
Another late substitute. Seri was on for the final few minutes as the Whites saw the game out comfortably.
Lex
03/04/2022 @ 12:55 pm
What game were you watching?
Sanderson was surprisingly good, was guilty of being out of position a few times but got stuck in more than any other Rangers player, and always tried to be on the front foot to start attacks.
Gerorge Thomas played his best game in a Rangers shirt (low bar to be fair), Dykes had no good service (as usual) so incredibly harsh rating considering he battled against Ream and Tosin all day.
Johansen was awful as were Dozzell and Austin when they came on (Austin came on for Thomas not Dykes), seems as though you didn’t watch the game.
Fulham outclassed us, but Rangers were undoubtedly in the game until the penalty. Lack of creativity and cutting edge cost us once more.
angryoap
03/04/2022 @ 8:59 am
WHAT? – were you watching the same game? 100% effort from QPR results in these scores that could easily been awarded by the short sighted ref.