Ipswich Lose To QPR 2-0 At HomeIpswich - 0QPR - 2Furlong 4
Shittu 75
QPR striker Paul Furlong and centre back
Danny Shittu got the goals that gave QPR all 3 points away at highflyers
Ipswich at Portman Road this afternoon.
A dominant display. QPR got off quickly and settled in. By right Furlong should have scored from Gallens through ball on 3 minutes, but fell over and handled in the process. Ipswich failed to heed the early warning and fluffed the free kick by giving it straight back to Furlong, he said thanks and scored. No falling down this time.
After that, QPR played well, Ipswich never. The Ipswich defence looked second division standard, not premier league. The Ipswich midfield played ok but the defence never got it together and left the midfielders almost isolated. Gallen, Rowlands and Lee Cook can handle 1 on 1 attention. Pressure is what bothers them, Ipswich did not press the ball or the individual. Nice for us.
Ipswich paid the full price when they left Danny Shittu unmarked in the area to power home Rowlands free kick from the resultant foul on Lee Cook. Ipswich huffed and puffed thereafter, but Rangers cruised home, in style, but humbly so as it is the Ipswich who are likely to go up, not us.
QPR Team Royce, Bignot, Edghill, Shittu, Rose (Miller), Rowlands, Bircham, Santos, Cook (Ainsworth), Gallen, Furlong
subs: Cole, Padula, Cureton
Scorers: Furlong (4), Shittu (75)
QPR Booked :: Edghill
Ipswich TeamDavis, Wilnis, De Vos, Naylor, Magilton (Counago), Miller, Currie (Bowditch), Horlock, Scowcroft (Westlake), Unsworth, Bent
subs: Price, Karbassiyoon
Ipswich Booked :: De Vos, Scowcroft
Referee: AP D'Urso
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Posted at 5:43 PM, Saturday, February 26, 2005