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QUEENS PARK RANGERS v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
FA Cup 3rd Round
Saturday 5th January 2013,
3pm
Loftus Road
MATCH
NOTES
The match takes place 22 years to the day since perhaps the
worst result in the club’s history - the 4-2 defeat at home to non-league
Woking in a third round tie at
The Hawthorns.
Albion have played nine previous FA Cup ties on January 5, winning
three, drawing four and losing twice. The last victory came in 2002 at
Sunderland.
The Baggies'
last win in the competition against top-flight opposition was in January 2002
when they beat Leicester City at the fourth round stage.
Rangers have won just one out of
their last 18 FA Cup matches, the win came in last season's third round against
Milton Keynes Dons.
Albion have lost just one out of the last ten games
between the two sides. They have also lost just once in their last five visits
to Loftus Road.
Albion's last six games: Fulham
(H) 1-2; Manchester United (A) 0-2; Queens Park Rangers (A) 2-1; Norwich City
(H) 2-1; West Ham United (H) 0-0; Arsenal (A) 0-2
Rangers' last six games: Chelsea (A) 1-0; Liverpool (H)
0-3; Albion (H) 1-2; Newcastle United (A) 0-1; Fulham (H) 2-1; Wigan Athletic
(A) 2-2
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Defenders Jonas Olsson (groin), Steven Reid (ankle) and Goran
Popov (hamstring) all out whilst midfielder Claudio Yacob is still unavailable
due to his hamstring injury.
Steve Clarke also has another five players doubtful
but refused to name them.
Midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu will play his final game before
linking up with DR Congo for the African Nations Cup.
Squad from:
Foster, Myhill, Daniels, Jones, Jara Reyes, McAuley, Tamas,
Dawson, Ridgewell, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Thorne, Brunt, Morrison, Gera, Odemwingie,
Fortune, Long, Lukaku, Rosenberg, El Ghanassy.
Queens Park Rangers
DJ Campbell has returned to the club from his loan spell at
Ipswich and looks set to
feature for Harry Redknapp’s side.
Midfielder Samba Diakite has left for the Africa Cup of
Nations, while forward Junior Hoilett is out with a hamstring problem.
Strikers Andrew Johnson (knee) and Bobby Zamora (hip) are
sidelined with long-term injuries.
Squad from:
Green, Cesar, Murphy, Cerny, Onuoha, Hill, Nelsen, Ferdinand,
Mbia, Park, Fabio, Traore, Derry, Granero, Taarabt, Faurlin, Wright-Phillips,
Ephraim, Mackie, Cisse, Campbell.
QUOTES
Baggies' boss Steve Clarke:
"The FA Cup is a competition we want to try and do well in.
I've enjoyed success as a player and a coach in the FA Cup and I'd like to
continue in the same vein.
"We are only involved in three competitions and we went out
of the League Cup early but we'd like to stay in the FA Cup as long as possible.
"I assume QPR's priority will be staying in the Premier
League and they had a great result at
Chelsea which
means they will be a bit more buoyant tomorrow.
"We are a little more comfortable in the league and are
sitting in a reasonable position, one we want to try and improve on in the
second half of the season, but the FA Cup is a competition we want to do well
in."
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QPR manager
Harry Redknapp:
“The FA Cup’s a great
competition. I don’t see it as a distraction. It’s still a special competition.
We want to do well in it and I'm sure the fans will feel the same and back us.
“We want to
get a winning habit here and a win on Saturday will be two in a row, so we’re
very keen to get a positive result.
“West Brom are a good, good side. Steve (Clarke) has done a top
job there so far.
“I thought
we deserved to get something from the game against them in the league on Boxing
Day, so hopefully we can turn the tables on Saturday.”
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MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 7/4, QPR Win: 6/4, Draw: 23/10.
First Goalscorer Long 5/1,
Lukaku 5/1, Cisse 6/1, Taarabt 6/1, Campbell 6/1, Mackie 7/1, Bothroyd 7/1, Fortune 8/1, Odemwingie 8/1, Rosenberg 8/1, Gera 12/1, Dyer 14/1,
Granero 14/1, Brunt 14/1, Dorrans 14/1, El Ghanassy 14/1, Morrison 14/1, Ephraim
16/1, Wright-Phillips 16/1, Thorne 16/1, Ehmer 18/1, Mbia 18/1, Ji-Sung 18/1,
Mulumbu 20/1.
REFEREE
Mark Clattenburg (County Durham) - Has
refereed one
Albion game so far this season, the 2-1 defeat at home to Manchester City in
October. Clattenberg took charge of two Albion games last season - The 2-1 win
at Blackburn Rovers in December and the goalless draw against Aston Villa at The
Hawthorns in April.
TICKET INFORMATION
Albion have sold around 1,400
tickets out of their allocation. The remaining 150 seats, which are restricted
view, will go on sale on the away turnstiles at Loftus Road
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WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain, 10°C
FIXTURE HISTORY
Albion and Rangers have met twice before in the FA Cup, both
games occurring within nine months of each other. The first meeting came in
April 1982 when the two clubs clashed at the semi-final stage at Highbury. A
lucky Clive Allen strike was enough to cause heartbreak for the Baggies who had
also lost in the League Cup semi-finals two months earlier.
The following season's third round draw gave Albion an
immediate opportunity for revenge, an opportunity they duly took. Two goals from
Gary Owen - the first of which was a penalty - and an 83rd minute Peter Eastoe strike enough to see
Ron Wylie's men squeeze past Rangers 3-2 at The Hawthorns. Terry Fenwick and
Gary Micklewhite scored the visitors' goals.
The first ever meeting between the two clubs was a friendly
match at Rangers' West Kilburn ground on 8 January 1898. The
game saw Albion run out 4-1 winners.
The first league meetings took place during the 1948/49
season. The initial game, which took place at Loftus Road on November 6,
ended in a 2-0 win for the Baggies. Dave Walsh and Frank Hodgetts were the
scorers in front of a crowd of almost 25,000. The return game at The
Hawthorns in April ended all-square at 1-1, Billy Elliott the Albion
goalscorer whilst Billy Pointon netted for the visitors.
Albion’s biggest win against
Rangers is 5-1, achieved during Albion's Championship winning season of 2007/08.
Kevin Phillips (2), Ishmael Miller, Robert Koren and captain Jonathan Greening
were the goalscorers for Tony Mowbray's men.
Another big win for the Baggies
came at Loftus Road in December 1968 when Albion, then under FA Cup Winning
manager Alan Ashman, strolled to a 4-0 victory. Ian Collard (2), Dennis Martin
and Ronnie Rees the goalscorers.
QPR's biggest win against the
Baggies is 3-1, achieved twice, first in August 1984 when Simon Stainrod (2) and
Terry Fenwick netted and then in March 2010 when former Albion loanee Jay
Simpson was amongst the Rangers' goalscorers.
 LAST FA CUP MEETING
Albion 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
FA Cup 3rd
Round
Saturday 8th January 1983,
3:00pm
Albion:
Paul Barron, Clive Whitehead, Derek Statham, Romeo Zondervan, John Wile,
Alistair Robertson, Martin Jol, Martyn Bennett, Cyrille Regis, Gary Owen, Peter
Eastoe. Sub. Nicky Cross
Goalscorers:
Owen 2 (1 pen), Eastoe
Queens Park
Rangers:
Graham Benstead, Warren Neill, Ian Dawes, Glenn Roeder, Bob
Hazell (Burke), Terry Fenwick, Gary Micklewhite, Tony Sealy, Clive Allen, Mike
Flanagan, Gary Waddock. Sub. Steve Burke
Goalscorers:
Fenwick (pen), Micklewhite
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Peter Willis (County Durham)
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Rob Hulse spent two years at The Hawthorns after
joining from Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2003. His first season at the club
was a success and he quickly became a fan favourite but with the club clinching
promotion to the Premier League he would find appearances harder to come by the
following season at the higher level. Hulse joined Leeds United on loan for the
last three months of the 2004/05 season before leaving to join them permanently
at the end of the season. Spells at Sheffield United and
Derby County followed before the
Crewe-born striker moved to
Loftus Road
in September 2010. His time at Rangers’ has not been a success and the player is
currently on loan at Charlton Athletic.
Current Baggies’ right-back Steven Reid spent a month
on loan at Loftus Road from Blackburn Rovers
during the 2009/10 season shortly before joining Albion whilst Baggies'
winger Jerome Thomas spent two spells on loan at Rangers from
Arsenal during 2002.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the players to have turned out at various levels for
both clubs are: Colin Anderson, Brett Angell, Gary Bannister, Paul Barron, Steve Burke,
Clive Clark, Danny Dichio, Jimmy Dugdale, Lloyd Dyer, Peter Eastoe, Wayne
Fereday, Danny Gabbidon, Allan Glover, Adam Haywood, Peter Hucker, Andy
King, Billy Law, Andy McDermott, Ishmael Miller, Paul Peschisolido, Nigel
Quashie, Alf Ridyard, Georges Santos, Ernie Shepherd, Jay Simpson, Garry
Thompson, Billy Thompson, Ben Watson, Ike Webb, Fred Wheldon, Bill
Williams.
Ray Harford had short spells as manager of both clubs during the
late 1990s; Gordon Clark, who was Baggies' boss from 1959-61, was
later assistant manager at Rangers; Former Albion player and manager
Don Howe later coached and managed QPR; Mike Kelly coached at
both clubs.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS QUEENS PARK RANGERS
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VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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Home |
20 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
38 |
22 |
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Away |
18 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
21 |
20 |
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Neutral |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Total |
40 |
18 |
9 |
13 |
61 |
46 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST QUEENS PARK RANGERS
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DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
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Wed 26 Dec 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
2-1 |
Brunt, Green (og) - Cissé |
17,782 |
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Sat 06 Oct 2012 |
Premier League |
H |
3-2 |
Morrison, Gera, Mulumbu -
Taarabt, Granero |
23,987 |
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Sat 14 Apr 2012 |
Premier League |
H |
1-0 |
Dorrans |
25,521 |
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Sat 03 Dec 2011 |
Premier League |
A |
1-1 |
Long - Helguson |
17,290 |
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Sat 06 Mar 2010 |
Championship |
A |
1-3 |
Brunt - Simpson, Connolly, Buzsaky |
14,578 |
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Mon 14 Dec 2009 |
Championship |
H |
2-2 |
Thomas, Cox - Olsson (og), Gorkss |
21,565 |
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Sun 04 May 2008 |
Championship |
A |
2-0 |
Kim, Brunt |
18,309 |
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Sun 30 Sep 2007 |
Championship |
H |
5-1 |
Phillips 2, Miller, Koren, Greening - Ainsworth |
24,757 |
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Sat 31 Mar 2007 |
Championship |
A |
2-1 |
Phillips, Gera - Blackstock |
14,784 |
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Tue 31 Oct 2006 |
Championship |
H |
3-3 |
Ellington, Kamara 2 - Stewart, Gallen, Nygaard |
17,417 |
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