QPR vs Nottingham Forest (Sunday, 1:15pm)

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 12:33am #1

Not often we get match threads for Championship games but this is the most anticipated game of the season so far, and it could well be a cracker and well worth watching given there's only one PL game going on tomorrow.

Going into today, this was set to be a top of the table 1st v 2nd clash, but other teams winning earlier means Forest have slipped down the table a bit. They do however have 3 games in hand over the rest of the teams occupying the playoff spots - the top of the Championship is as follows:

As you can see, QPR's goal difference is insane, mainly down to a mean defence that has only conceded 18 goals in 30 games (17 clean sheets, and haven't conceded in 5 and a half hours of football). They'll be tested against Forest though, the in-form team who have won their last 6 in a row and are unbeaten in their last 9 (incidentally, Forest are also unbeaten in their last 34 home games which is a great record).

The one to watch is Adel Taarabt who has been sensational for QPR this season. For Forest, Lewis McGugan has had a fantastic year and has made a hobby out of scoring sensational goals.

I'm a bit of a closet Forest fan, so I'll be cheering them on tomorrow. Should be a cracker. I'm gonna go for a wildly inaccurate prediction of 3-2 to Forest, with my boy Chris Cohen grabbing the winner

(not likely)

Mushy · 13-02-2011 12:44am

Ha championship match thread of.course taarabt will be mentioned. Huge game, if qpr win they will go up automatically, and.blows second spot wide open. Cant wait for it.

Paully D · 13-02-2011 1:11am

I'm looking forward to this. Some good players on show for both sides and both are proper clubs who I'd like to see back in the Premier League ASAP.

I'd like to see QPR win, but I have a feeling it'll be 1-1.

Wolfe Tone · 13-02-2011 1:13am

What channel this on Arch?

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:15am

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

What channel this on Arch?

Sky Sports 1/HD1, which means there should also be streams handily available for those who go down that route.

grenache · 13-02-2011 2:23am

Well i'm a little nervous about this one. We have a good record in general against QPR, but this is a tricky one. Moussi is a massive loss for us so McKenna will have to attach himself to Taraabt for the day. Our defence has been pretty mean of late, and Tudgay has proved a terrific replacement for the injured Blackstock.

This game will not be a draw. I'll go 2-1 to QPR but either team could win it.

That_Guy · 13-02-2011 9:54am

Come on Forest!!!

Vokes · 13-02-2011 10:38am

Heading to this one myself shortly. Looking forward to it - should be good one. Conditions are pretty windy atm so could be tricky for the keepers.

Mushy · 13-02-2011 12:36pm

Come on pesky 0-0.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 12:42pm

Forest Team:

Camp
Gunter Morgan Chambers Konchesky
McGugan Majewski McKenna Cohen
McGoldrick Tudgay

Although that's more likely to be a 4-5-1 for most of the game with Tudgay up top on his own.

El Weirdo · 13-02-2011 12:51pm

QPR team:

Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Taarabt, Faurlin, Gorkss, Routledge, Connolly, Hulse, Smith
subs: Cerny, Hall, Helguson, Vaagan Moen, Miller, Chimbonda, Shittu.

One change from the team that beat Reading away last Friday. Tommy Smith in for Hogan Ephraim (suspended).

Not sure about this one. Hopefully a 2-0 win for the Rs.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 12:57pm

Hulse starting?

Strange call by Warnock, no? Would have thought Miller had earned a starting place.

El Weirdo · 13-02-2011 1:00pm

Tom_Brady wrote: »

Hulse starting? Strange call by Warnock, no? Would have thought Miller had earned a starting place.

Would have thought so too. Hulse hasn't exactly set the place alight since he arrived and I think Miller has shown little flashes of what is needed when he's come on.

Paully D · 13-02-2011 1:01pm

El Weirdo wrote: »

QPR team:

Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Taarabt, Faurlin, Gorkss, Routledge, Connolly, Hulse, Smith
subs: Cerny, Hall, Helguson, Vaagan Moen, Miller, Chimbonda, Shittu.

One change from the team that beat Reading away last Friday. Tommy Smith in for Hogan Ephraim (suspended).

Not sure about this one. Hopefully a 2-0 win for the Rs.

What a fall from grace for Pascal Chimbonda!

antomorro-sei · 13-02-2011 1:06pm

I'm in bed, but I think I might get up and watch this. Could be a cracker!

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:07pm

Chimbonda isn't fully fit, think he's only played 1 game for the reserves since joining QPR. It is a fall from grace in one respect, but a lot of PL players are giving the Championship a go to revive their careers (Bellamy, Yakubu, Konchesky) and everything he's had to say about joining QPR has been extremely positive. I think it will be a good move for both parties.

Paully D · 13-02-2011 1:10pm

Tom_Brady wrote: »

Chimbonda isn't fully fit, think he's only played 1 game for the reserves since joining QPR. It is a fall from grace in one respect, but a lot of PL players are giving the Championship a go to revive their careers (Bellamy, Yakubu, Konchesky) and everything he's had to say about joining QPR has been extremely positive. I think it will be a good move for both parties.

Ah, I was thinking he'd surely start if he was fit.

I remember Chimbonda at Sunderland, he was a cracking RB but an absolute drain on everyone in the dressing room. If Roy Keane couldn't handle him then no-one can.

The only thing that has caused him to have to drop to the Championship is attitude as he's a cracking player when he's bothered.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:17pm

Jaysus, almost a dream start inside 20 seconds for Forest!

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:33pm

Fantastic goal for Tommy Smith

thegen · 13-02-2011 1:35pm

Get in there Tommy!!!!

Mushy · 13-02-2011 1:39pm

Falling apart for Forest.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:40pm

Majewski sent off. Idiotic tackle.

amacachi · 13-02-2011 1:41pm

Great full-blooded tackle there... no wait, he's foreign, red card.

Mushy · 13-02-2011 1:42pm

Flocking hell 1-1

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:42pm

1-1! That boy McGugan with the free, McGoldrick deflection! :eek:

Mushy · 13-02-2011 1:44pm

Heading towards Silva proportion deflection there. McGoldrick did not mean that.

Mushy · 13-02-2011 1:50pm

Close again for Forest.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 1:51pm

This is such an entertaining game.

Jax Teller · 13-02-2011 1:59pm

I'd rather be watching this than everton and Bolton tbh

IvySlayer · 13-02-2011 2:01pm

Not a bad first half!

El Weirdo · 13-02-2011 2:12pm

Interesting first half. Much like Clarke Carlisle, I wasn't expecting that.

Good goal from Smith. Thought Majewski was a bit unlucky to see red tbh but it was a silly challenge and Hogan Ephraim went off for similar last week.

Looking forward to second half and can see Taarabt doing something special again.

Come on you Rs!

Mars Bar · 13-02-2011 2:29pm

That would have been a class goal!

Keano · 13-02-2011 2:34pm

Going to be a lot of defending for us in this half :-/

grenache · 13-02-2011 2:47pm

We're doing ok, comfortable enough, Rangers are passing the ball around nicely but its all shots from distance. Me thinks had we a full compliment of players that we could take them. Anderson on, Earnshaw must be introduced soon. Konchesky having a great game.

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 2:48pm

Luke Chambers is having a beast of a game at the back

IvySlayer · 13-02-2011 2:49pm

If the ref thought he dived, why didn't he book him?

Jax Teller · 13-02-2011 2:49pm

Speed of routledge there why would ya go down so easy

grenache · 13-02-2011 2:50pm

Routledge should have been given a yellow card for simulation there. He didn't even appeal for a penalty.

Tyson on now for Forest a.k.a Carl Lewis!

Peyton Manning · 13-02-2011 2:54pm

Fantastic positioning from Gunter there, game has livened up again, should be an exciting last 10 minutes as QPR throw everything forward.

Miller's been great since he came on, how he doesn't start ahead of Hulse is bizarre

IvySlayer · 13-02-2011 2:54pm

The way they're saying good job ref for trying to play advantage reminds me of playing FIFA..

grenache · 13-02-2011 2:55pm

If i were Rangers i would keep the ball down the right side, Miller is terrorising Lynch at full back. Forest defending has been outstanding. You feel a Rangers goal in on the way though.

IvySlayer · 13-02-2011 2:59pm

3 players marking Miller now!

Jax Teller · 13-02-2011 3:04pm

Oh I thought that was in

Keano · 13-02-2011 3:14pm

Super point and great team performance. There is a great spirit amongst them that wasn't there last year.

grenache · 13-02-2011 3:41pm

IvySlayer wrote: »

3 players marking Miller now!

But with Joel Lynch in our side today, and with the sending off, we were effectively playing with 9 men.

That was as good as a win for us, a really fantastic performance given the circumstances. Had Tyson been introduced earlier it could even have been a win. Rangers are a good team though, people rightly talk about Taarabt being class, but Routledge and Miller are as good as anything in the division.

Second place is still wide open.

QPR vs Nottingham Forest (Sunday, 1:15pm)

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