Sheffield United came from behind to win at Loftus Road, condemning QPR to a second loss in as many matches under boss Steve McClaren. Here’s how we rated each Rangers player.
His poor kicking early in the game led to some very nervy moments. He wasn’t helped by his back four, who continually passed to his weaker foot. Ingram made a couple of good saves, though, including a fine stop to deny Leon Clarke early in the second half.
Full of youthful exuberance and desire, but sometimes a little too hasty at the back. However, his work going forward was particularly impressive.
Looks a strong character in the heart of the QPR defence and the German got through a lot of work. Unlucky to be on the losing side.
Lucky to see a poor defensive lapse go unpunished in the second half, but the referee’s whistle saved his blushes. A tough afternoon for the defender.
Much like Kakay, Bidwell was impressive going foward, but found the going much tougher further back, as he was too often left isolated.
Covered a lot of ground in the middle of the park and tried hard to shield the R’s backline.
Worked hard and nearly scored on a couple of occasions, but Luongo couldn’t control the game as the visitors’ midfield dominated possession for large spells.
An excellent first half from Freeman, as he drifted in and out of useful positions both on and off the ball. But he faded a little in the second half and was less of an influence.
After forcing keeper Dean Henderson into two good early saves, it was third time lucky for Eze who scored QPR’s first goal of the season with a sweetly struck first-time effort. He nearly had a second with a couple of second-half efforts.
Worked exceptionally hard on the right flank, but his footwork let him down on occasions. Smyth was replaced at half-time.
Preferred to Matt Smith as QPR’s lone striker, but the Guinean didn’t make a great deal of his chance to lead the attack. Often with his back to goal, Sylla rarely theatened. Replaced with 20 minutes to go.
Last week’s half-time withdrawal was this week’s half-time replacement, brought on to replace Smyth at the break. A couple of nice touches aside, he was unable to make an impact on the game.
Also unable to make much of an impact on the game as QPR searched for an equaliser.
This post was last modified on 13/08/2018