By Anonymous (not verified), April 26, 2025
MATCH PREVIEW: QUEENS PARK RANGERS V BURNLEY
25/04/2025
News
Clarets head to Loftus Road for final away trip of the season
Burnley head to Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon in their penultimate away fixture of the Sky Bet Championship campaign, after securing promotion to the Premier League on Monday night.
Scott Parker's side sealed their place back in the top-flight with a win over Sheffield United, which also saw the Clarets extend their league unbeaten run to 31 consecutive matches.
The Clarets head to London in second place and three points against the R's would see Burnley move back to top spot until at least Monday night, when Leeds United take on Bristol City.
Saturday's opponents QPR sit 15th in the Championship table and are unable to be relegated or reach the play-offs from the final two games.
The trip to Loftus Road is sold out and there are no tickets available to buy anywhere online or at the ticket office.
The game is available to watch in the UK on Sky Sports+ and to find out the EFL rightsholders countries showing the game live click here.
Live audio commentary will be available as usual via Clarets+ from 12:15pm on the day.
Full match highlights, goals and interviews will be available to view after the match on Clarets+ and across all social media channels.
The opposition
After spending 13 consecutive seasons in the top-flight following promotion in 1983, the Rs were involved in the Premier League for it's first four years after the launch in 1992, until the Hoops were relegated back to the second-tier in 1996.
Relegation was confirmed to Divison Two in 2001 and it took three years for the London side to return to the Championship in 2004, before promotion back to the Premier League was achieved in 2011 under Neil Warnock.
QPR survived their first season back in the top-flight, after playing Manchester City on the final day of the season in the famous 'Aguero' moment, which saw the R's stay up.
They were however relegated from the Premier League the following season and despite bouncing back via the play-offs at the first time of asking, another relegation followed in 2015.
Rangers have not reached the top-flight since and have had eight different managers in that timeframe with current boss Martí Cifuentes now in charge of the London club.
After avoiding relegation last season following a tricky campaign, the R's have ensured safety for another season in the Championship.
Last time we met
26/10/2024 - Burnley 0 - 0 Queens Park Rangers (Turf Moor)
Burnley: Trafford, Estève, Egan-Riley, Humphreys (Pires 72), Roberts, Cullen (Rodriguez 72), Laurent (Hountondji 87), Brownhill, Flemming, Koleosho, Anthony (Agyei 80)
Unused substitutes: Hladky, Hountondji, Hannibal, Massengo, Egan, Dodgson
Queens Park Rangers: Nardi, Dunne, Cook, Clarke-Salter, Ashby, Smyth (Morgan 79), Saito (Lloyd 87), Chair (Andersen 79), Field, Varane, Celar (Madsen 61)
Unused substitutes: Walsh, Bennie, Dixon-Bonner, Shepperd
Attendance: 19,187 (710)
What Scott Parker said
"It's so close, isn't it. Just goal difference separating the two teams, it really is tight.
"We need full focus and it's the same with Leeds who are going for this as well. We'll end up hopefully this season with a large amount of points that maybe any year would probably get it done.
"It's been a competitive season this year with three teams battling it out throughout and we've got two massive games left now, but we'll see where we end up.
“It would mean everything for us to go and achieve it and that's our aim now. We've ticked one box and that box was to get out of this division and back into the Premier League, where this club deserves to be and these players deserve to be.
“The next one now is can we tick another one and try and become champions of this division? That's the sole aim now.”
Officials
Referee - James Linington
Assistant Referee 1 - James Wilson
Assistant Referee 2 - Andrew Dallison
Fourth Official - John Busby