Post by harlowranger on Dec 27, 2011 21:42:59 GMT
[Edited Title from December1]
QPR visit Arsenal FC .
On Saturday we find ourselves travelling to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal .
Once we have visited Arsenal we will have played every team in the League once and we will have played our last game before the January Transfer window opens , games seem to be flying by !
After visiting Highbury over the years for it will be strange for Rangers fans taking in the new Stadium .
It's always very difficult going to Arsenal and trying to pick up points but we will just have to do our best with the Players we have .
There has been a few highs for us over the years but away from home we have only managed two wins away at Highbury in 1984 and 1994.
Our last Premiership encounter being a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road on 2nd March 1996 just before we were relegated .
Our last meeting in the Cups being the 6-0 loss in the fourth round of FA Cup on the 27th January 2001.
We also met on three other occasions in the FA Cup two of which went to replays , one of which we won 2-0 in 1990 and Arsenal won the other back in 1922.
There was one meeting in the 5th round of the League Cup back in 1976 which we won 2-1 .
Previous results.
English Premier League
02.03.1996
Queens Park Rangers...1-1...Arsenal
26.12.1995
Arsenal...3-0...Queens Park Rangers
08.04.1995
Queens Park Rangers...3-1...Arsenal
31.12.1994
Arsenal...1-3...Queens Park Rangers
27.04.1994
Queens Park Rangers...1-1...Arsenal
03.01.1994
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
04.05.1993
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
02.09.1992
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
English Division One (old)
18.01.1992
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
17.08.1991
Arsenal...1-1...Queens Park Rangers
23.04.1991
Arsenal...2-0...Queens Park Rangers
24.11.1990
Queens Park Rangers...1-3...Arsenal
03.03.1990
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
18.11.1989
Arsenal...3-0...Queens Park Rangers
18.02.1989
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
22.10.1988
Arsenal...2-1...Queens Park Rangers
02.01.1988
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
22.08.1987
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
04.05.1987
Queens Park Rangers...1-4...Arsenal
06.12.1986
Arsenal...3-1...Queens Park Rangers
28.12.1985
Arsenal...3-1...Queens Park Rangers
03.09.1985
Queens Park Rangers...0-1...Arsenal
20.04.1985
Queens Park Rangers...1-0...Arsenal
17.11.1984
Arsenal...1-0...Queens Park Rangers
04.02.1984
Arsenal...0-2...Queens Park Rangers
01.10.1983
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
13.02.1979
Queens Park Rangers...1-2...Arsenal
02.09.1978
Arsenal...5-1...Queens Park Rangers
11.04.1978
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
15.10.1977
Arsenal...1-0...Queens Park Rangers
12.03.1977
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
02.10.1976
Arsenal...3-2...Queens Park Rangers
19.04.1976
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
27.12.1975
Arsenal...2-0...Queens Park Rangers
19.04.1975
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
12.10.1974
Arsenal...2-2...Queens Park Rangers
30.04.1974
Arsenal...1-1...Queens Park Rangers
27.10.1973
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
22.03.1969
Queens Park Rangers...0-1...Arsenal
31.08.1968
Arsenal...2-1...Queens Park Rangers
Cup Results
English FA Cup
27.01.2001
r4Queens Park Rangers...0-6...Arsenal
31.01.1990
r4rQueens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
27.01.1990
r4Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
11.01.1922
r1rQueens Park Rangers...1-2...Arsenal
07.01.1922
r1Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
08.01.1921
r1Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
English League Cup
01.12.1976
r5Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
League Meetings
40 League Meetings(Over 20 Seasons)
QPR wins = 11 , including 2 wins at Highbury
Arsenal wins = 17 , including 5 at Loftus Road.
Draws 12
QPR goals 39
Arsenal goals 52
Previous Premiership meetings
In the eight previous Premiership meetings we have fared pretty well , never losing at Loftus Road in 4 matches and only one defeat in the four away matches .
Therefore we only lost one of the previous eight Premiership matches with Arsenal and have managed to taking 11 points out of a possible 24 , whilst Arsenal took just eight points from us in those eight matches.
Last Premiership encounter
2nd March 1996 – Premiership
QPR 1 Arsenal 1
Teams
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Keown, Linighan, Morrow, Winterburn, Platt, Parlour, Merson, Bergkamp, Hartson
Subs: Rose (Morrow h-t), Hillier, Hughes
QPR: Sommer, Bardsley, Challis, Ready, Yates, Barker, Holloway, Quashie, Impey, Gallen, Sinclair
Subs: Dichio (Impey 59), Goodridge, Plummer
Att : 17970
Referee : P E Alcock (Redhill, Surrey)
A reasonably entertaining game on Saturday, with the draw being the least Arsenal deserved after putting an indifferent opening half hour behind them to dominate a 2nd half in which enough chances were created to have won comfortably.
Rioch stuck with the same 3-5-2 formation which had kept clean sheets in the previous two games, and the team was unchanged apart from Platt starting in place of Hillier. QPR had a makeshift central defence where Ready and Challis stood in for McDonald and Maddix.
Arsenal started promisingly with a good early attack down the right which ended in Hartson having his shot blocked. Thereafter for the next 30 minutes though, it was Rangers who did most of the attacking, with Sinclair and Impey in particular causing Morrow and Winterburn problems down the right flank.
Early on Impey headed wide from a Sinclair cross and Quashie had a good effort from 25 yards which Seaman did well to hold on to, before 20 minutes into the game QPR deservedly took the lead. Sinclair played a lovely little ball to put Impey through down the right.
He cut along the byline and into the area but then played a cross towards the 6 yard area which was only populated by red shirts. Fortunately for him the ball deflected off Morrow's heel directly to Gallen, and he instinctively hit it first time into the far corner from about 12 yards.
This was while QPR were down to 10 men with Bardsley off getting treatment for an accidental Bergkamp boot in the face.
Gallen then missed another reasonable chance before after about half an hour Arsenal at last began to get back into it. The comeback was sparked by a typical piece of Bergkamp skill.
Picking a pass out of defence he turned a defender inside his own half, and then outpaced him on a strong run towards the QPR goal. His shot from just outside the area was well directed and would have flashed inside the near post had Sommer not got down well to turn it aside for a corner.
Arsenal then began to push forward with more conviction and almost equalised when Andy Linighan, of all people, hit the bar with an astonishing left foot attempt from 30 yards. Bergkamp set up another good chance, with a good run down the left, and then a check back and right foot cross which picked out David Platt's run at the far post.
He was always stretching a bit though, and couldn't quite get high enough to keep his header on target.
Morrow had picked up a leg injury towards the end of the 1st half, and was replaced at half time by Matthew Rose, making his senior debut for Arsenal.
The Gunners then proceeded to dominate the 2nd half, though early on Rangers could have gone two up when Gallen was left unmarked in the area and turned to volley in a shot from 15 yards. Fortunately it was straight at Seaman.
Five minutes into the half Arsenal were level, equalising with a stunning goal from the Dutch master. Hartson nodded on a Seaman punt to find Dixon's run into space down the right. The old boy showed good pace to stay clear of Impey and charged on before whipping in a cross to the near post where Bergkamp, anticipating correctly, had made his run.
He hit it on the run, and connected with a volley of such power and timing that it had streaked into the near top corner and hit the back of the net before Sommer had even thought about moving.
After that Arsenal pressed forward in waves, prompted and inspired mainly by Bergkamp, and only some indifferent finishing and good goalkeeping by Sommer prevented them scoring again. One lovely move down the left between Bergkamp, Winterburn and Parlour ended with the latter charging through the middle, but he snatched at his shot from just outside the area and it flew wildly wide.
Following a Hartson nod back from a corner, Platt went close with an overhead kick which somehow must have gone wide of the far post, though from the upper tier at the away end (from where you can't see the bottom of the goal posts - good bit of architectural design that) it looked as though it must go in.
Hartson also had a good chance well saved by the keeper, as he just managed to turn the shot from an angle on the left round the post.
QPR occasionally threatened on the odd breakaway, but the only other time I can recall Seaman being called into serious action was when Quashie had another good effort from outside the box. A few minutes from time another long range shot had Seaman scrambling across his goal but it went a few feet wide.
Meanwhile the Gunners were still pushing for the winner and might have got it twice in the last 5 minutes or so. First Bergkamp again put Winterburn clear down the left and his cross to the far post was nodded down by Hartson, only to see it bounce against the upright and off the diving keeper to be safely gathered by him. Sommer was again earning his money a minute or two later, stretching superbly to get his fingertips to a shot from Platt to deflect it for another corner.
Hard to judge Arsenal's performance in a game they could, and probably should, have won. They were pretty woeful in the first half hour, with the left side of defence particularly, being torn apart at times. However, some credit must go to Rangers with Sinclair and the teenager Quashie impressing.
For the last hour of the game Arsenal played pretty well, particularly at times in the second half, albeit against a team that now look almost certainties for relegation.
The second half domination was mainly due to Dennis Bergkamp as he took over and virtually ran the game, with some lovely touches and passes as he dropped deep to receive possession and set things up. He was though, pretty well anonymous during the first 30 minutes.
Hartson looked a bit more ponderous and predictable than he did against West Ham, though he did have a hand in the goal and was unlucky not to score with that header near the end.
In midfield Platt and Parlour were completely outplayed for most of the first half, but got more of a grip in the second and both got forward quite well. Merson didn't do much that was eycatching apart from a couple of good runs down the right in the second half but he generally did a good job of keeping things going in midfield.
Linighan had another reasonable game, but it was Keown, captain again, who was the outstanding defender. Morrow was given a bit of a torrid time in the 1st half, and Rose had less to do in the second, but looked reasonably competent. Dixon did pretty well pushing forward down the right, as did Winterburn on the left, though there were times when his lack of pace and confidence on the ball showed.
Classic Encounters
Game 1
8th April 1995 - Premiership
QPR 3 Arsenal 1
(Arsenal report)
Hillier and Parlour dropped out and Morrow and Helder came in, otherwise the same side as Thursday. Not that they were recognisable as such. An absolutely appalling performance.
They did look pretty jaded after the opening 15 mins but surely this doesn;t bode well for our premiership survival with three games in 6 days coming up.
From the moment QPR scored the result was scarcely in doubt.
Ferdinand was allowed a free header at the far post he headed back for the equally unmarked Impey to hammer home. Impey gave Winterburn a torid time all afternoon.
Wright nearly levelled with our only decent effort. Played in on the right edge of the box he hammered it past Roberts only to see it hit the inside of the post and come out to safety.
QPR went further ahead when Impey strolled into the box and cut the ball back to Gallon who hit in off of a post.
The third QPR goal came after Dixon slipped as he tried to turn. A couple of shots were beaten away before the ball fell nicely to McDonald who hammered gleefully into the empty net.
Things could have been worse as Seaman produced a fine save from a Ferdinand drive. All in all an absolutely appalling performance .
Game 2
31st December 1994 – Premiership
Arsenal 1 QPR 3
(Arsenal report)
Absolutely brilliant goal by Johnny Jensen. He had had a couple of rasping shots in the first half, both from outside the area. The first brought a good save from Roberts, and the second looped just over the bar.
Then we were 1-0 down in the second half, and Johnny had the ball on the left hand edge of the box about 16 yards from the goal line. The crowd shouted shoot, but there was no way to score from there.
We looked for the cross. He shot. The ball swerved incredibly round the outstretched arm of Roberts and the far side of the net bulged. Pandemonium ensued. I did more shouting and jumping up and down then than I normally do in a whole game. For the next five minutes there was nothing to be heard but chants of Johnny Jensen, Johnny Johnny Jensen .
Then QPR scored two more.
We played really well in the first half. Parlour looked really good, causing QPR a lot of problems. Smith had a brilliant shot in difficult circumstances. Wrighty didn't really look up to par, but we all know that doesn't necessarily know that he's not going to score.
Their first goal was too easy. They didn't have a lot of attacks, and this was early on. I thnk it was Ferdinand who crossed from the right wing to Gallen who was standing unmarked in the six yard box, and who had a simple job of deflecting the ball in.
We looked for more of the same from Arsenal in the second half, but it was not to be. QPR were the better side. Arsenal were playing with no confidence. The normal pattern is for the side to play crap in the first half, George gees them up at half time, then they come storming out. This time whatever George had said had put the mockers on and Parlour disappeared from the game.
Nobody wanted the ball, nobody could do anything with it.
When Johnny scored I thought it would put a charge into the side and they'd go storming forward. It did, but the side was QPR. The goals weren't a surprise, but they were bad goals to give away.
One ball across the area that just eluded three of our defenders but not Allen who tapped in from a yard out.
Their third goal was down to Bartram who let a looping cross go over his head, I can only imagine because he thought it was going out, but Impey (I think) was behind him, and simply headed in.
Game 3
27th October 1973 - Division One (old)
QPR 2 QPR 0 - Givens and Bowles scoring against Bob Wilson.
Game 4
12th October 1974 – Division One (old)
Arsenal 2 QPR 2
Two goals for Bowles in this big match game , late leveller for Arsenal .
The match Discussion afterwards with Stan Bowles .
FA Cup footage
31st January 1990
4th round replay after we had drawn at Highbury !
QPR 2 Arsenal 0
Seaman ,Bardsley,Sansom ,Parker,McDonald,Maddix,Wilkins,Barker,Clarke,Wegerle,Sinton.
May want to avoid this one?
27th January 2001
4th round
QPR 0 Arsenal 6
Players that played for both Clubs !
(4 - 5 game sequence of their Clubs they played for)
1)Chelsea > QPR > Arsenal >Chelsea ?John Hollins
2)QPR > Arsenal > Crystal P > QPR > Spurs ?
(Only played 3 friendly games at Arsenal in the 2 months their.)
3)Sittingbourne>Arsenal > QPR >Walsall > Northampton ?Lee Harper
4)Ipswich > Arsenal > QPR > AaB Aalborg ?Chris Kiwomya
5)Arsenal >QPR > Dallas Burn ?Steve Morrow
6)Plymouth > Arsenal >Crystal Palace > WBA > QPR ?Paul Barron
7)Peterborough >Birmingham > QPR > Arsenal > Man City ?Dave Seaman
8)Leicester City > Arsenal > QPR ?Frank McKintlock
9)Arsenal(youth) > QPR?
10)Arsenal > QPR > Leicester > Notts County ?Eddie Kelly
11)Leyton Orient > QPR > Arsenal > Aldershot > LA Aztecs ?Terry Mancini
12)Fulham >Leyton Orient > Peterboro > QPR > Arsenal ?
(Think he only played reserves for Arsenal , not sure he made a first team App ?)Dave Metchick
13)Margate > Arsenal > Charlton > QPR ?
14)Arsenal > QPR > Yeovil ?Mathew Rose
15)Crystal Palace > Arsenal > Newcastle > QPR > Coventry ?Kenny Samsom
16)Burton Wanderers > Woolwich Arsenal > Glossop North End > QPR > New Brompton?Adam Haywood
17)Arsenal (youth) > QPR > Crawley T > Greenock Morton >Dundee ?Dominic Shimmin
18)Arsenal > Portsmouth(loan) > Juventus (loan) QPR ?Armand Traore
19)Arsenal > Leicester > Stockport ?
(plus QPR coach)George Armstrong
20)Arsenal Youth >Arsenal > Bournemouth (loan) > Colchester U (loan) > QPR ?
21)WBA > Galatasaray > Arsenal > QPR > Coventry (coach)?
(Managed these Clubs ! + played for Arsenal)Don Howe
22)Coventry > Arsenal >Wolves > WBA >Bristol City ?
(Assistant Manager to No 21 )Bobby Gould
23)Southampton >Fulham >Arsenal > Fulham ?Bill Dodgin(Coached / Managed QPR )
Loans
24)Arsenal > Millwall(loan) > WBA (loan) > QPR (loan) > Hull ?Jay Simpson
25)Arsenal > QPR (loan) > Charlton > Portsmouth > WBA ?Jerome Thomes
26)Arsenal > QPR (loan) > Norwich > Peterborough ?
Managers/Coaches
Management career
27)QPR(coach) > Millwall > Arsenal >Leeds > Spurs ?George Graham
28)Arsenal (asst Mgr) > Arsenal (caretaker) > QPR ?Stewart Houston
29)Arsenal >QPR(loan) > Cambridge >Bristol C ?Gus Caesar thanks Maude
Other Player links
Shaun Wright – Phillips – Ian Wright
Jay Bothroyd started as an Arsenal youth player as did Shabazz Baidoo.
Tony Roberts is currently Arsenal youth goalkeeping coach .
QPR visit Arsenal FC .
On Saturday we find ourselves travelling to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal .
Once we have visited Arsenal we will have played every team in the League once and we will have played our last game before the January Transfer window opens , games seem to be flying by !
After visiting Highbury over the years for it will be strange for Rangers fans taking in the new Stadium .
It's always very difficult going to Arsenal and trying to pick up points but we will just have to do our best with the Players we have .
There has been a few highs for us over the years but away from home we have only managed two wins away at Highbury in 1984 and 1994.
Our last Premiership encounter being a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road on 2nd March 1996 just before we were relegated .
Our last meeting in the Cups being the 6-0 loss in the fourth round of FA Cup on the 27th January 2001.
We also met on three other occasions in the FA Cup two of which went to replays , one of which we won 2-0 in 1990 and Arsenal won the other back in 1922.
There was one meeting in the 5th round of the League Cup back in 1976 which we won 2-1 .
Previous results.
English Premier League
02.03.1996
Queens Park Rangers...1-1...Arsenal
26.12.1995
Arsenal...3-0...Queens Park Rangers
08.04.1995
Queens Park Rangers...3-1...Arsenal
31.12.1994
Arsenal...1-3...Queens Park Rangers
27.04.1994
Queens Park Rangers...1-1...Arsenal
03.01.1994
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
04.05.1993
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
02.09.1992
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
English Division One (old)
18.01.1992
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
17.08.1991
Arsenal...1-1...Queens Park Rangers
23.04.1991
Arsenal...2-0...Queens Park Rangers
24.11.1990
Queens Park Rangers...1-3...Arsenal
03.03.1990
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
18.11.1989
Arsenal...3-0...Queens Park Rangers
18.02.1989
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
22.10.1988
Arsenal...2-1...Queens Park Rangers
02.01.1988
Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
22.08.1987
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
04.05.1987
Queens Park Rangers...1-4...Arsenal
06.12.1986
Arsenal...3-1...Queens Park Rangers
28.12.1985
Arsenal...3-1...Queens Park Rangers
03.09.1985
Queens Park Rangers...0-1...Arsenal
20.04.1985
Queens Park Rangers...1-0...Arsenal
17.11.1984
Arsenal...1-0...Queens Park Rangers
04.02.1984
Arsenal...0-2...Queens Park Rangers
01.10.1983
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
13.02.1979
Queens Park Rangers...1-2...Arsenal
02.09.1978
Arsenal...5-1...Queens Park Rangers
11.04.1978
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
15.10.1977
Arsenal...1-0...Queens Park Rangers
12.03.1977
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
02.10.1976
Arsenal...3-2...Queens Park Rangers
19.04.1976
Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
27.12.1975
Arsenal...2-0...Queens Park Rangers
19.04.1975
Queens Park Rangers...0-0...Arsenal
12.10.1974
Arsenal...2-2...Queens Park Rangers
30.04.1974
Arsenal...1-1...Queens Park Rangers
27.10.1973
Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
22.03.1969
Queens Park Rangers...0-1...Arsenal
31.08.1968
Arsenal...2-1...Queens Park Rangers
Cup Results
English FA Cup
27.01.2001
r4Queens Park Rangers...0-6...Arsenal
31.01.1990
r4rQueens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
27.01.1990
r4Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
11.01.1922
r1rQueens Park Rangers...1-2...Arsenal
07.01.1922
r1Arsenal...0-0...Queens Park Rangers
08.01.1921
r1Queens Park Rangers...2-0...Arsenal
English League Cup
01.12.1976
r5Queens Park Rangers...2-1...Arsenal
League Meetings
40 League Meetings(Over 20 Seasons)
QPR wins = 11 , including 2 wins at Highbury
Arsenal wins = 17 , including 5 at Loftus Road.
Draws 12
QPR goals 39
Arsenal goals 52
Previous Premiership meetings
In the eight previous Premiership meetings we have fared pretty well , never losing at Loftus Road in 4 matches and only one defeat in the four away matches .
Therefore we only lost one of the previous eight Premiership matches with Arsenal and have managed to taking 11 points out of a possible 24 , whilst Arsenal took just eight points from us in those eight matches.
Last Premiership encounter
2nd March 1996 – Premiership
QPR 1 Arsenal 1
Teams
Arsenal: Seaman, Dixon, Keown, Linighan, Morrow, Winterburn, Platt, Parlour, Merson, Bergkamp, Hartson
Subs: Rose (Morrow h-t), Hillier, Hughes
QPR: Sommer, Bardsley, Challis, Ready, Yates, Barker, Holloway, Quashie, Impey, Gallen, Sinclair
Subs: Dichio (Impey 59), Goodridge, Plummer
Att : 17970
Referee : P E Alcock (Redhill, Surrey)
A reasonably entertaining game on Saturday, with the draw being the least Arsenal deserved after putting an indifferent opening half hour behind them to dominate a 2nd half in which enough chances were created to have won comfortably.
Rioch stuck with the same 3-5-2 formation which had kept clean sheets in the previous two games, and the team was unchanged apart from Platt starting in place of Hillier. QPR had a makeshift central defence where Ready and Challis stood in for McDonald and Maddix.
Arsenal started promisingly with a good early attack down the right which ended in Hartson having his shot blocked. Thereafter for the next 30 minutes though, it was Rangers who did most of the attacking, with Sinclair and Impey in particular causing Morrow and Winterburn problems down the right flank.
Early on Impey headed wide from a Sinclair cross and Quashie had a good effort from 25 yards which Seaman did well to hold on to, before 20 minutes into the game QPR deservedly took the lead. Sinclair played a lovely little ball to put Impey through down the right.
He cut along the byline and into the area but then played a cross towards the 6 yard area which was only populated by red shirts. Fortunately for him the ball deflected off Morrow's heel directly to Gallen, and he instinctively hit it first time into the far corner from about 12 yards.
This was while QPR were down to 10 men with Bardsley off getting treatment for an accidental Bergkamp boot in the face.
Gallen then missed another reasonable chance before after about half an hour Arsenal at last began to get back into it. The comeback was sparked by a typical piece of Bergkamp skill.
Picking a pass out of defence he turned a defender inside his own half, and then outpaced him on a strong run towards the QPR goal. His shot from just outside the area was well directed and would have flashed inside the near post had Sommer not got down well to turn it aside for a corner.
Arsenal then began to push forward with more conviction and almost equalised when Andy Linighan, of all people, hit the bar with an astonishing left foot attempt from 30 yards. Bergkamp set up another good chance, with a good run down the left, and then a check back and right foot cross which picked out David Platt's run at the far post.
He was always stretching a bit though, and couldn't quite get high enough to keep his header on target.
Morrow had picked up a leg injury towards the end of the 1st half, and was replaced at half time by Matthew Rose, making his senior debut for Arsenal.
The Gunners then proceeded to dominate the 2nd half, though early on Rangers could have gone two up when Gallen was left unmarked in the area and turned to volley in a shot from 15 yards. Fortunately it was straight at Seaman.
Five minutes into the half Arsenal were level, equalising with a stunning goal from the Dutch master. Hartson nodded on a Seaman punt to find Dixon's run into space down the right. The old boy showed good pace to stay clear of Impey and charged on before whipping in a cross to the near post where Bergkamp, anticipating correctly, had made his run.
He hit it on the run, and connected with a volley of such power and timing that it had streaked into the near top corner and hit the back of the net before Sommer had even thought about moving.
After that Arsenal pressed forward in waves, prompted and inspired mainly by Bergkamp, and only some indifferent finishing and good goalkeeping by Sommer prevented them scoring again. One lovely move down the left between Bergkamp, Winterburn and Parlour ended with the latter charging through the middle, but he snatched at his shot from just outside the area and it flew wildly wide.
Following a Hartson nod back from a corner, Platt went close with an overhead kick which somehow must have gone wide of the far post, though from the upper tier at the away end (from where you can't see the bottom of the goal posts - good bit of architectural design that) it looked as though it must go in.
Hartson also had a good chance well saved by the keeper, as he just managed to turn the shot from an angle on the left round the post.
QPR occasionally threatened on the odd breakaway, but the only other time I can recall Seaman being called into serious action was when Quashie had another good effort from outside the box. A few minutes from time another long range shot had Seaman scrambling across his goal but it went a few feet wide.
Meanwhile the Gunners were still pushing for the winner and might have got it twice in the last 5 minutes or so. First Bergkamp again put Winterburn clear down the left and his cross to the far post was nodded down by Hartson, only to see it bounce against the upright and off the diving keeper to be safely gathered by him. Sommer was again earning his money a minute or two later, stretching superbly to get his fingertips to a shot from Platt to deflect it for another corner.
Hard to judge Arsenal's performance in a game they could, and probably should, have won. They were pretty woeful in the first half hour, with the left side of defence particularly, being torn apart at times. However, some credit must go to Rangers with Sinclair and the teenager Quashie impressing.
For the last hour of the game Arsenal played pretty well, particularly at times in the second half, albeit against a team that now look almost certainties for relegation.
The second half domination was mainly due to Dennis Bergkamp as he took over and virtually ran the game, with some lovely touches and passes as he dropped deep to receive possession and set things up. He was though, pretty well anonymous during the first 30 minutes.
Hartson looked a bit more ponderous and predictable than he did against West Ham, though he did have a hand in the goal and was unlucky not to score with that header near the end.
In midfield Platt and Parlour were completely outplayed for most of the first half, but got more of a grip in the second and both got forward quite well. Merson didn't do much that was eycatching apart from a couple of good runs down the right in the second half but he generally did a good job of keeping things going in midfield.
Linighan had another reasonable game, but it was Keown, captain again, who was the outstanding defender. Morrow was given a bit of a torrid time in the 1st half, and Rose had less to do in the second, but looked reasonably competent. Dixon did pretty well pushing forward down the right, as did Winterburn on the left, though there were times when his lack of pace and confidence on the ball showed.
Classic Encounters
Game 1
8th April 1995 - Premiership
QPR 3 Arsenal 1
(Arsenal report)
Hillier and Parlour dropped out and Morrow and Helder came in, otherwise the same side as Thursday. Not that they were recognisable as such. An absolutely appalling performance.
They did look pretty jaded after the opening 15 mins but surely this doesn;t bode well for our premiership survival with three games in 6 days coming up.
From the moment QPR scored the result was scarcely in doubt.
Ferdinand was allowed a free header at the far post he headed back for the equally unmarked Impey to hammer home. Impey gave Winterburn a torid time all afternoon.
Wright nearly levelled with our only decent effort. Played in on the right edge of the box he hammered it past Roberts only to see it hit the inside of the post and come out to safety.
QPR went further ahead when Impey strolled into the box and cut the ball back to Gallon who hit in off of a post.
The third QPR goal came after Dixon slipped as he tried to turn. A couple of shots were beaten away before the ball fell nicely to McDonald who hammered gleefully into the empty net.
Things could have been worse as Seaman produced a fine save from a Ferdinand drive. All in all an absolutely appalling performance .
Game 2
31st December 1994 – Premiership
Arsenal 1 QPR 3
(Arsenal report)
Absolutely brilliant goal by Johnny Jensen. He had had a couple of rasping shots in the first half, both from outside the area. The first brought a good save from Roberts, and the second looped just over the bar.
Then we were 1-0 down in the second half, and Johnny had the ball on the left hand edge of the box about 16 yards from the goal line. The crowd shouted shoot, but there was no way to score from there.
We looked for the cross. He shot. The ball swerved incredibly round the outstretched arm of Roberts and the far side of the net bulged. Pandemonium ensued. I did more shouting and jumping up and down then than I normally do in a whole game. For the next five minutes there was nothing to be heard but chants of Johnny Jensen, Johnny Johnny Jensen .
Then QPR scored two more.
We played really well in the first half. Parlour looked really good, causing QPR a lot of problems. Smith had a brilliant shot in difficult circumstances. Wrighty didn't really look up to par, but we all know that doesn't necessarily know that he's not going to score.
Their first goal was too easy. They didn't have a lot of attacks, and this was early on. I thnk it was Ferdinand who crossed from the right wing to Gallen who was standing unmarked in the six yard box, and who had a simple job of deflecting the ball in.
We looked for more of the same from Arsenal in the second half, but it was not to be. QPR were the better side. Arsenal were playing with no confidence. The normal pattern is for the side to play crap in the first half, George gees them up at half time, then they come storming out. This time whatever George had said had put the mockers on and Parlour disappeared from the game.
Nobody wanted the ball, nobody could do anything with it.
When Johnny scored I thought it would put a charge into the side and they'd go storming forward. It did, but the side was QPR. The goals weren't a surprise, but they were bad goals to give away.
One ball across the area that just eluded three of our defenders but not Allen who tapped in from a yard out.
Their third goal was down to Bartram who let a looping cross go over his head, I can only imagine because he thought it was going out, but Impey (I think) was behind him, and simply headed in.
Game 3
27th October 1973 - Division One (old)
QPR 2 QPR 0 - Givens and Bowles scoring against Bob Wilson.
Game 4
12th October 1974 – Division One (old)
Arsenal 2 QPR 2
Two goals for Bowles in this big match game , late leveller for Arsenal .
The match Discussion afterwards with Stan Bowles .
FA Cup footage
31st January 1990
4th round replay after we had drawn at Highbury !
QPR 2 Arsenal 0
Seaman ,Bardsley,Sansom ,Parker,McDonald,Maddix,Wilkins,Barker,Clarke,Wegerle,Sinton.
May want to avoid this one?
27th January 2001
4th round
QPR 0 Arsenal 6
Players that played for both Clubs !
(4 - 5 game sequence of their Clubs they played for)
1)Chelsea > QPR > Arsenal >Chelsea ?John Hollins
2)QPR > Arsenal > Crystal P > QPR > Spurs ?
(Only played 3 friendly games at Arsenal in the 2 months their.)
3)Sittingbourne>Arsenal > QPR >Walsall > Northampton ?Lee Harper
4)Ipswich > Arsenal > QPR > AaB Aalborg ?Chris Kiwomya
5)Arsenal >QPR > Dallas Burn ?Steve Morrow
6)Plymouth > Arsenal >Crystal Palace > WBA > QPR ?Paul Barron
7)Peterborough >Birmingham > QPR > Arsenal > Man City ?Dave Seaman
8)Leicester City > Arsenal > QPR ?Frank McKintlock
9)Arsenal(youth) > QPR?
10)Arsenal > QPR > Leicester > Notts County ?Eddie Kelly
11)Leyton Orient > QPR > Arsenal > Aldershot > LA Aztecs ?Terry Mancini
12)Fulham >Leyton Orient > Peterboro > QPR > Arsenal ?
(Think he only played reserves for Arsenal , not sure he made a first team App ?)Dave Metchick
13)Margate > Arsenal > Charlton > QPR ?
14)Arsenal > QPR > Yeovil ?Mathew Rose
15)Crystal Palace > Arsenal > Newcastle > QPR > Coventry ?Kenny Samsom
16)Burton Wanderers > Woolwich Arsenal > Glossop North End > QPR > New Brompton?Adam Haywood
17)Arsenal (youth) > QPR > Crawley T > Greenock Morton >Dundee ?Dominic Shimmin
18)Arsenal > Portsmouth(loan) > Juventus (loan) QPR ?Armand Traore
19)Arsenal > Leicester > Stockport ?
(plus QPR coach)George Armstrong
20)Arsenal Youth >Arsenal > Bournemouth (loan) > Colchester U (loan) > QPR ?
21)WBA > Galatasaray > Arsenal > QPR > Coventry (coach)?
(Managed these Clubs ! + played for Arsenal)Don Howe
22)Coventry > Arsenal >Wolves > WBA >Bristol City ?
(Assistant Manager to No 21 )Bobby Gould
23)Southampton >Fulham >Arsenal > Fulham ?Bill Dodgin(Coached / Managed QPR )
Loans
24)Arsenal > Millwall(loan) > WBA (loan) > QPR (loan) > Hull ?Jay Simpson
25)Arsenal > QPR (loan) > Charlton > Portsmouth > WBA ?Jerome Thomes
26)Arsenal > QPR (loan) > Norwich > Peterborough ?
Managers/Coaches
Management career
27)QPR(coach) > Millwall > Arsenal >Leeds > Spurs ?George Graham
28)Arsenal (asst Mgr) > Arsenal (caretaker) > QPR ?Stewart Houston
29)Arsenal >QPR(loan) > Cambridge >Bristol C ?Gus Caesar thanks Maude
Other Player links
Shaun Wright – Phillips – Ian Wright
Jay Bothroyd started as an Arsenal youth player as did Shabazz Baidoo.
Tony Roberts is currently Arsenal youth goalkeeping coach .
Hes not in the 25 is he , glad we are not using him up front though , that Leeds game was spooky!
really enjoyed listening to him on the radio in the summer , could have listened all day!
