Queens Park Rangers vs Swansea City

Tuesday 19th September

MATRADE Loftus Road

19:45

QPR QPR

SWA Swansea

18:35

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18:30

Follow our under-21s in their Nathaniel MG Cup tie

While the first team are in action here in west London, there is also a game taking place at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea City Under-21s are hosting Cardiff City Under-21s in their Nathaniel MG Cup third-round tie.

You can follow all the action from that game, which is about to kick off, by joining the match centre here.

18:15

How to watch 📺

Tonight's game is available to view for UK and international supporters via our Swans TV Live streaming service.

You can find out more here.

18:10

Pre-match views

Head coach Michael Duff wants Swansea City to show character and find a response with their backs against the wall at Queens Park Rangers tonight (7.45pm).

The Swans head to Loftus Road looking to bounce back from the disappointment of Saturday’s south Wales derby defeat.

They face a Rangers side who have had a difficult start to the season on home turf, and Swans boss Duff insists they must stick together as they look to record a first league win of the season.

“I don’t like getting beat, but I have been here before and this is where you see the true character at the football club,” he said.

“It feels like our backs are against the wall and, like I say, this is when you see the true character of the group.

“I will stick to what I believe in and my values, and we have to stick to the task.

“We need to win a game, we need to show belief and stick at it.

“I have been here before at my two previous clubs, it takes a bit of time to implement it. It is about embedding what I think is important.

“The application and attitude were better against Cardiff, but it was our quality that let us down.

“I have been in the game for 30 years, and no one comes and give you a win, you have to earn it, and that’s what we need to do.”

18:05

Another outing in the third kit 💗

Swansea City will wear our third kit for the third time this evening.

The eye-catching pink design has been made with the aim of #TacklingCancerTogether and we have a dedicated page on our official club website for you to share your stories, which we will carry with us whenever we wear this kit.

You can find out more here.

18:00

Throwback 📺

As we prepare for tonight's meeting in west London, here's a reminder of how last season's contest played out.

17:55

🦢 The Swans are in the building 🦢

17:50

Bashir Humphreys handed Swansea City debut

Bashir Humphreys makes his Swansea City debut as one of five changes made by head coach Michael Duff for tonight’s Championship clash with Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road (7.45pm).

The on-loan Chelsea centre-half comes into the side, along with Ben Cabango, Josh Ginnelly, Jamie Paterson and Liam Cullen.

Kristian Pedersen, Harry Darling, Josh Tymon, Jerry Yates and Charlie Patino drop to the bench after starting the south Wales derby.

Carl Rushworth continues in goal, with Cabango and Humphreys lining up alongside Nathan Wood in the Swansea defence.

Paterson and Ginnelly are expected to join captain Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton and Paterson in midfield, with Cullen and Jamal Lowe leading the line for the Swans.

17:45

⚠️ TEAM NEWS ⚠️

Here's how the teams line up for this evening's game.

Queens Park Rangers: Asmir Begovic (captain), Osman Kakay, Steve Cook, Chris Willock, Sam Field, Ilias Chair, Paul Smyth, Morgan Fox, Andre Dozzell, Kenneth Paal, Sinclair Armstrong.

Substitutes: Joe Walsh, Jake Clarke-Salter, Lyndon Dykes, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Ziyad Larkeche, Charlie Kelman, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Albert Adomah, Rayan Kolli.

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Josh Key, Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamal Lowe, Josh Ginnelly, Jamie Paterson, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Bashir Humphreys.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Harry Darling, Jerry Yates, Josh Tymon, Charlie Patino, Mykola Kuharevich, Harrison Ashby, Ollie Cooper.

17:35

Team news coming soon

Will Michael Duff make changes following Saturday's south Wales derby defeat?

We will soon find out, team news is on its way in 10 minutes.

17:30

Meet the opposition 🔍

Queens Park Rangers and boss Gareth Ainsworth are seeking a first home win of the season tonight.

You can find out more about the R's by reading our opposition guide here.

17:20

Meet the Officials 🤝

Andrew Kitchen is the man in the middle for this evening's fixture, which will be his first as a referee at Championship level.

You can find out more about him and his team of officials here.

17:15

Welcome to Loftus Road 🏟

Good evening and welcome to Loftus Road for Swansea City's Championship meeting with Queens Park Rangers.

Stay with us throughout the evening for all the build-up, action and reaction from west London.

Full-time | Queens Park Rangers 1 Swansea City 1

Swansea City were denied their first Championship victory of the season as Lyndon Dykes' stoppage-time header cancelled out Josh Ginnelly’s early goal against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

Ginnelly had been credited with the opener after a punch from Asmir Begovic cannoned off him and into the net in just the seventh minute.

Jamal Lowe and Jerry Yates had chances to extend Swansea’s lead, but the visitors had looked to be on course for the three points and a clean sheet until Dykes' steered a header beyond the grasp of Carl Rushworth in the Swansea goal in the dying moments before Ollie Cooper was sent off for a second bookable offence.

Red card

Seconds after being booked, Ollie Cooper gets a second yellow and is off.

GOAL | Queens Park Rangers 1 Swansea City 1

Lyndon Dykes arrows a header into the corner of the net.

Stoppage time

Six minutes added on at Loftus Road.

Saved

QPR substitute Rayan Kolli gets his head to a cross, but it's a comfortable save for Carl Rushworth.

Final five

We are into the final five minutes of normal time at Loftus Road. Swansea so near to a first league victory of the campaign.

Chance wasted

Swansea break superbly through Ollie Cooper and Kuharevich, and he has Paterson and Yates in support.

But the final ball is behind Paterson and Yates fires straight at Begovic.

Double change for the Swans

Mykola Kuharevich for Jamal Lowe and Ollie Cooper for Josh Ginnelly.

Good claim

Rushworth comes out to make an excellent claim from Kakay's cross but takes a blow to the ribs for his trouble.

He's okay to continue though.

Important intervention

Cabango makes a superb last-ditch intervention as Chair looks to send substitute Lyndon Dykes in on goal with a slide-rule pass.

Change for QPR

Lyndon Dykes on for Sinclair Armstrong.

Second change for the Swans

Liam Cullen has a knock, and Jerry Yates is on in his place.

Gathered

Swansea produce a nice passage of play to work Ginnelly into space, but his cross is too close to Begovic, who gratefully hauls in the ball.

Over

Chair stoops to reach a cross from the right and heads it over.

Offside

Paul Smyth gets in behind the Swansea defence and powers a header at goal that Carl Rushworth does brilliantly to save.

The offside flag goes up, but the keeper was not to know that.

Blocked

Swansea straight on the front foot. Liam Cullen has a shot blocked before Ginnelly drags wide.

Back under way

The home side get us back under way.

Half-time | Queens Park Rangers 0 Swansea City 1

Swansea lead at the break thanks to Josh Ginnelly's early goal at Loftus Road.

The winger found the net after Asmir Begovic punched a Jamal Lowe cross against him.

Lowe went close to doubling Swansea's lead later in the half, and it is Michael Duff's side who lead at the break.

Stoppage time

We will have six additional minutes at the end of the first half.

Wood again

Nathan Wood on hand again to block a cross into the box as QPR press for an equaliser as we close in on half-time.

Nearly 2-0

Excellent from the Swans.

Paterson finds Lowe who sends the ball in the feet of Cullen.

His return pass allows Lowe to get a shot away and Begovic palms the ball away.

Substitute for the Swans

An enforced change. Josh Key is injured and Josh Tymon is on in his place.

Good defending

Smyth comes forward again and gets in behind down the right.

His cross is a good one, and Ben Cabango does well to clear the ball away as he runs back into his own six-yard box.

Sinclair Armstrong then wastes a gilt-edged chance as he is found in the box and the flag stays down, but his final effort is way over the bar.

Overhit

Paul Smyth takes a run at Humphreys, but his final cross has far too much on it and sails out for a goal-kick.

Good header

Chair swings in a corner, but Nathan Wood is there at full stretch to head away.

Yes, Gino!

Swans on top

Swansea firmly on top here, dominating possession and moving the hosts around.

Ginnelly beats his man but sees his cross blocked.

GOAL | Queens Park Rangers 0 Swansea City 1

Swansea lead.

The visitors work Cullen into space and he finds Lowe.

Lowe's cross is punched by Asmir Begovic,

But it hits Josh Ginnelly it rolls into the unguarded net.

Wide

Kenneth Paal fires wide from the free-kick after Ilias Chair had pulled it back to the edge of the area.

Booked

Nathan Wood in the book for a late tackle on Paul Smyth.

Good chance

It's been a good start by Swansea, moving the ball about well.

They work Josh Key into space on the right and his cross finds Jamie Paterson, but the steers wide when well placed.

Close call

Josh Ginnelly is nearly freed by a Matt Grimes pass and goes tumbling in the box as Osman Kakay tries to beat him to the ball, but referee Andrew Kitchen rules against the Swansea forward.

Kick-off

We are off and running in west London as Liam Cullen kicks us off.

C'mon the Swans! 🦢

Here come the teams

Here we go then as the two teams emerge onto the pitch under the lights at Loftus Road.

The Swans are in their pink third kit, while QPR are in their traditional blue and white hoops.

We are nearly set to go.

A reminder of the teams

As we close in on kick-off, here is a reminder of how the teams line-up tonight:

Queens Park Rangers: Asmir Begovic (captain), Osman Kakay, Steve Cook, Chris Willock, Sam Field, Ilias Chair, Paul Smyth, Morgan Fox, Andre Dozzell, Kenneth Paal, Sinclair Armstrong.

Substitutes: Joe Walsh, Jake Clarke-Salter, Lyndon Dykes, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Ziyad Larkeche, Charlie Kelman, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Albert Adomah, Rayan Kolli.

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Josh Key, Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamal Lowe, Josh Ginnelly, Jamie Paterson, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Bashir Humphreys.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Harry Darling, Jerry Yates, Josh Tymon, Charlie Patino, Mykola Kuharevich, Harrison Ashby, Ollie Cooper.

19th September

Swansea City were denied their first Championship victory of the season as Lyndon Dykes' stoppage-time header cancelled out Josh Ginnelly’s early goal against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.

Ginnelly had been credited with the opener after a punch from Asmir Begovic cannoned off him and into the net in just the seventh minute.

Jamal Lowe and Jerry Yates had chances to extend Swansea’s lead, but the visitors looked to be on course for the three points and a clean sheet until Dykes' steered a header beyond the grasp of Carl Rushworth in the Swansea goal in the dying moments.

The Swans had shown five changes with Bashir Humphreys coming in for his debut, while Ben Cabango, Ginnelly, Jamie Paterson and Liam Cullen also came into the side.

There was also a shift in formation as the Swans lined up in a 4-2-3-1 shape, and they made an encouraging start.

Ginnelly threatened in behind and was nearly picked out by a Matt Grimes pass, with Osman Kakay relieved to see referee Andrew Kitchen find in his favour when both players tumbled inside the area.

Paterson was then off target from 12 yards after well-worked build-up had created space for Josh Key to deliver from the right.

And it would be another delivery from the right that would give the Swans the lead.

Cullen ran the channel and sent the ball infield to Jamal Lowe, the winger was able to turn and send in a cross that Begovic chose to punch, only to see the ball cannon off Ginnelly and roll into the empty net.

Swansea built on the goal with a good spell of possession as they moved the ball around, with Ginnelly again beating his man only to see his final cross blocked.

At the other end Nathan Wood made a tremendous headed clearance, while Cabango did very well to clear away a Paul Smyth cross when running back into his own six-yard box.

Sinclair Armstrong then wasted the home side’s best opportunity of the opening half, the striker lazily firing the ball over the bar believing he was offside, only to turn and see the flag had remained down.

Swansea went up the other end and nearly doubled their lead. Lowe forcing Begovic into a good save after linking well with Paterson and Cullen.

But there was a blow for the visitors when Key was forced off by injury, with Josh Tymon his replacement.

Wood made another excellent defensive header during the final stages of the half as the visitors retained their advantage at the break.

Cullen saw a shot blocked early in the second half before Smyth got in behind the Swansea defence and powered a header at goal that Rushworth did brilliantly to save.

The offside flag belatedly went up, but it remained a magnificent stop.

Ilias Chair then headed a cross from the right over the bar before the Swans lost a second player to injury as Jerry Yates replaced Cullen.

Cabango then made a superb last-ditch intervention as Chair looked to send substitute Dykes in on goal with a slide-rule pass.

Rushworth made an excellent claim from Kakay’s cross, taking a blow to the ribs for his trouble but the keeper was okay to continue.

Into the final 20 minutes and still the Swans led but QPR were beginning to commit more and more bodies forward as they searched for an equaliser.

Swansea wasted a good chance to double their lead on the break as Cooper sent Mykola Kuharevich into space on the left, but the striker’s final ball was behind the supporting Paterson, and Yates’ final effort was straight at Begovic.

Rushworth made a comfortable save from substitute Rayan Kolli's header while Chair sent a deflected effort wide of the target as the game moved into six minutes of stoppage time.

But the Swans were denied the win when Dykes arrived late to steer an unerring header into the net, with the visitors' then seeing Cooper sent off after picking up two bookings in quick succession.

Queens Park Rangers: Asmir Begovic (captain), Osman Kakay, Steve Cook, Chris Willock (Charlie Kelman 73), Sam Field, Ilias Chair, Paul Smyth (Rayan Kolli 87), Morgan Fox, Andre Dozzell, Kenneth Paal, Sinclair Armstrong (Lyndon Dykes 61)

Unused Substitutes: Joe Walsh, Jake Clarke-Salter, Elijah Dixon-Bonner, Ziyad Larkeche, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Albert Adomah.

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Josh Key (Josh Tymon 33), Jay Fulton, Ben Cabango, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamal Lowe (Mykola Kuharevich 73), Josh Ginnelly (Ollie Cooper 73), Jamie Paterson, Liam Cullen (Jerry Yates 58), Nathan Wood, Bashir Humphreys.

Unused Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Harry Darling, Charlie Patino, Harrison Ashby.

Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Attendance: 13,367 (740 away)