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7 Years ago today - QPR 2 Burnley 0...QPR out of the bottom 3
MAIL - QPR 2-0 Burnley: Charlie Austin scores and is then sent off as ten-man Rangers hold on to pick up vital win in relegation clash
Leroy Fer puts Queens Park Rangers into the lead after 51 minutes from close range
Charlie Austin double home side's advantage in the 74th minute
Austin sent off for second yellow card just two minutes later
By Sam Cunningham for MailOnline
Published: 11:53 EST, 6 December 2014 | Updated: 20:43 EST, 6 December 2014
Charlie Austin experienced the highs and lows of football in Queens Park Rangers' win against his former club Burnley – setting up one and scoring another before being sent off late on.
This win will be vital in QPR's chances of avoiding relegation this season and their moments of quality proved too much, with two moves which punctured a poor quality affair and punished their opponents.
The first goal on 51 minutes was a swift, passing move. Austin played a one-two with Bobby Zamora, whose return pass skilfully slipped in the striker. Austin committed a defender then passed into Leroy Fer who took a touch before finishing – the ball hitting Ben Mee and looping up agonisingly over Tom Heaton who had rushed from Burnley's goal.
Leroy Fer celebrates scoring from close range to put QPR into the lead in the hard-fought relegation battle at Loftus Road
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Leroy Fer celebrates scoring from close range to put QPR into the lead in the hard-fought relegation battle at Loftus Road
Charlie Austin makes it 2-0 to seemingly secure the win for the home side with just 16 minutes remaining
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Charlie Austin makes it 2-0 to seemingly secure the win for the home side with just 16 minutes remaining
Austin put his side's lead in jeopardy just two minutes later when he was shown a second yellow card, but QPR held on with 10 men
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Austin put his side's lead in jeopardy just two minutes later when he was shown a second yellow card, but QPR held on with 10 men
MATCH FACTS, STATS, TABLE AND RATINGS
QPR (4-4-2): Green 7.5; Isla 6, Caulker 6, Dunne 7, Suk-Young 6; Vargas 6 (Mutch 78), Barton 6, Henry 6, Fer 7 (Phillips 90); Austin 6.5, Zamora 6 (Kranjcar 66 6).
Subs not used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Hoilett.
Booked: Fer, Austin
Sent off: Austin
Scorers: Fer (51 mins), Austin 74
Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 6; Mee 5.5, Shackell 6, Keane 6.5, Trippier 6; Boyd 6.5, Jones 6 (Jutkiewicz 86), Marney 6, Arfield 5 (Wallace 75 6); Barnes 5.5 (Sordell 89), Ings 5.5.
Subs not used: Gilks, Reid, Kightly, Long.
Booked: Barnes
Referee: J Moss 7
MOTM: Green
Attendance: 17,785 (1,583)
Ratings by Sam Cunningham at Loftus Rd
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Dec 6, 2014 at 12:26pm
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Charlie Austin scored his eighth goal of the season as QPR beat fellow strugglers Burnley 2-0 and climbed out of the bottom three for the first time since September.
Austin's close-range finish looked to have a sealed a valuable three points after Leroy Fer had earlier opened the scoring but the striker gave Burnley hope when he was shown a second yellow card with 15 minutes to play.
Burnley squandered a handful of excellent chances in the second half but Sean Dyche's side lacked cutting edge in the final third and are now just two points off the bottom of the table.
Much of the build-up to the clash centred around the team's in-form strikers Austin and Danny Ings, who scored 41 goals between them in the Championship last season.
While Ings missed a handful of half-decent opportunities, it was Austin's contribution that proved decisive alongside the equally threatening Fer.
Burnley created the first clear-cut chance in the 11th minute when Rob Green fumbled Dean Marney's cross but the Rangers keeper scrambled to his feet just in time to block Scott Arfield's follow-up.
Both sides were struggling to establish any rhythm but Burnley's George Boyd injected some quality into the contest just before the half-hour, unleashing a bending long-range effort which Green did brilliantly to tip onto the post.
Sparked into life, QPR almost took the lead at the other end when the lively Eduardo Vargas nipped past Ben Mee in the penalty area but his shot towards the far corner was cleared off the line by Michael Keane.
Austin had endured a quiet first half but, six minutes after the break, the in-form striker provided the decisive pass for Fer to break the deadlock.
Bobby Zamora played in the former Burnley man, who cut the ball back and despite the brave attempts of Mee to block the finish, Fer bundled the ball home for his second goal in three games.
Burnley almost levelled soon after when Boyd's driven cross looked destined to find Ings at the far post but the slightest of touches from Richard Dunne saw the ball flash past the striker.
Dunne was again to the rescue moments later when his sliding tackle denied Ings a shot from close range but the Burnley forward should have done better a minute later when he nodded Marney's cross wide at the far post.
The visitors continued to pile on the pressure as Boyd blazed over from inside the area but Rangers survived and in the 75th minute made their opponents pay by doubling their advantage.
Vargas played a neat one-two with Mauricio Isla to reach the touchline before squaring the ball back to Austin, who slotted home for his sixth goal in seven games.
The goal-scoring hero swiftly turned to villain two minutes later, however, as Austin was adjudged to have elbowed Keane when the pair rose for a header and the QPR striker was shown a second yellow card.
Buoyed by the one-man advantage, Burnley pressed forward looking for a lifeline but it was the hosts who could have added a third had Tom Heaton not blocked Suk-Young Yun's close-range effort late on.
Rangers played out the dying minutes with ease, sealing their third win in four home matches and jumping out of the relegation zone ahead of a crucial Christmas period.
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Jacob Steinberg at Loftus Road
Saturday 6 December 2014 12.23 EST
A trip to Loftus Road is like stepping back into another era. Too many grounds are mega-bowls with neither identity nor soul but Queens Park Rangers’ home is different. The floodlights poke out above terraced houses, leg room is out of the question, the crowd is small and there is barely a seat in the house where the view is not restricted in some way. But that is what gives it its charm and when QPR are winning, it can be a struggle to hear yourself think.
If QPR could play at Loftus Road every week, they would not be fighting for survival. As brittle as they have been on their travels, failing to pick up a single point in seven away matches, there is something about the Shepherd’s Bush air that makes confidence flow through Harry Redknapp’s side and this victory over Burnley, secured by goals from Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin, lifted them out of the bottom three for the first time since August.
It was not always convincing and it came at a cost.
QPR lost Austin to a late red card after he received a second booking for catching Michael Keane with an elbow and they will miss their leading scorer at Everton next week, while Burnley justifiably felt that they were the superior side.
Burnley exposed QPR’s defence on enough occasions for them to be aggrieved in defeat, yet Sean Dyche was frustrated by the wastefulness of his team’s finishing. “We need to be more clinical,” Dyche said. “That’s the league we’re in, it’s very unforgiving.”
QPR knew that Burnley ran them close. There was a mood of expectation about the home fans before kick-off, but that can be a dangerous thing for a side in QPR’s position and the positive mood soon gave way to howls of disapproval as Burnley, eager and adventurous, took control of the first half.
Burnley’s football was slick at times and there was a frail look to the QPR defence.
They were fortunate not to fall behind when Robert Green came for a cross and bumped into Mauricio Isla, but the QPR goalkeeper redeemed himself by diverting Scott Arfield’s volley wide. George Boyd and Ashley Barnes were also wayward from promising positions.
While Burnley’s forwards were let down by their profligacy, QPR’s were suffering a system malfunction. They kept getting their wires crossed, through-balls sent into the wrong areas and crosses drifting out of play, and Austin was quiet against his old club.
Yet QPR almost took the lead with their first cohesive attack, Eduardo Vargas cutting inside from the right and taking aim for the far post. The ball squirmed past Tom Heaton but Kieran Trippier cleared it off the line.
However, Green was the busier goalkeeper and he produced what Dyche called a “worldie” save when Boyd let fly with his left foot from 25 yards. “I was right behind it, that was top corner all the way,” Redknapp said. Boyd was getting ready to celebrate but Green threw himself to his left and tipped the ball on to the left post.
Although Dyche was pleased with Burnley’s endeavour, they had nothing to show for their dominance and anyone with a passing acquaintance with footballing logic knew what was coming next. During the break, Redknapp told his players that they would lose if there was no improvement in the second half. They emerged with renewed purpose, started to win their tackles and opened the scoring in the 51st minute.
It was a fine goal. Bobby Zamora popped up on the left and released Austin with an intelligent pass. He slipped it inside to Fer and his shot from six yards out looped off Mee, over Heaton and into the net.
Back came Burnley. Richard Dunne denied them with crucial interventions and Danny Ings and Boyd were unable to extend Green after good work from Trippier on the right. They were bad misses.
It was left to Austin to show his former team-mates how to finish after a move that owed everything to QPR’s Chilean connection on the right. When Vargas played a lovely one-two with Isla and cut a cross back from the byline, Austin did the rest, sweeping his eighth goal of the season past Heaton.
QPR thought they could relax but anxiety set in when Jon Moss sent off Austin two minutes later. Burnley had enough time to force their way back into the match but they were not ruthless enough to take advantage.
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MAIL - QPR 2-0 Burnley: Charlie Austin scores and is then sent off as ten-man Rangers hold on to pick up vital win in relegation clash
Leroy Fer puts Queens Park Rangers into the lead after 51 minutes from close range
Charlie Austin double home side's advantage in the 74th minute
Austin sent off for second yellow card just two minutes later
By Sam Cunningham for MailOnline
Published: 11:53 EST, 6 December 2014 | Updated: 20:43 EST, 6 December 2014
Charlie Austin experienced the highs and lows of football in Queens Park Rangers' win against his former club Burnley – setting up one and scoring another before being sent off late on.
This win will be vital in QPR's chances of avoiding relegation this season and their moments of quality proved too much, with two moves which punctured a poor quality affair and punished their opponents.
The first goal on 51 minutes was a swift, passing move. Austin played a one-two with Bobby Zamora, whose return pass skilfully slipped in the striker. Austin committed a defender then passed into Leroy Fer who took a touch before finishing – the ball hitting Ben Mee and looping up agonisingly over Tom Heaton who had rushed from Burnley's goal.
Leroy Fer celebrates scoring from close range to put QPR into the lead in the hard-fought relegation battle at Loftus Road
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Leroy Fer celebrates scoring from close range to put QPR into the lead in the hard-fought relegation battle at Loftus Road
Charlie Austin makes it 2-0 to seemingly secure the win for the home side with just 16 minutes remaining
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Charlie Austin makes it 2-0 to seemingly secure the win for the home side with just 16 minutes remaining
Austin put his side's lead in jeopardy just two minutes later when he was shown a second yellow card, but QPR held on with 10 men
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Austin put his side's lead in jeopardy just two minutes later when he was shown a second yellow card, but QPR held on with 10 men
MATCH FACTS, STATS, TABLE AND RATINGS
QPR (4-4-2): Green 7.5; Isla 6, Caulker 6, Dunne 7, Suk-Young 6; Vargas 6 (Mutch 78), Barton 6, Henry 6, Fer 7 (Phillips 90); Austin 6.5, Zamora 6 (Kranjcar 66 6).
Subs not used: McCarthy, Ferdinand, Onuoha, Hoilett.
Booked: Fer, Austin
Sent off: Austin
Scorers: Fer (51 mins), Austin 74
Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton 6; Mee 5.5, Shackell 6, Keane 6.5, Trippier 6; Boyd 6.5, Jones 6 (Jutkiewicz 86), Marney 6, Arfield 5 (Wallace 75 6); Barnes 5.5 (Sordell 89), Ings 5.5.
Subs not used: Gilks, Reid, Kightly, Long.
Booked: Barnes
Referee: J Moss 7
MOTM: Green
Attendance: 17,785 (1,583)
Ratings by Sam Cunningham at Loftus Rd
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2863531/QPR-2-0-Burnley-Charlie-Austin-scores-sent-ten-man-Rangers-hold-pick-vital-win-relegation-clash.html
Dec 6, 2014 at 12:26pm
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Charlie Austin scored his eighth goal of the season as QPR beat fellow strugglers Burnley 2-0 and climbed out of the bottom three for the first time since September.
Austin's close-range finish looked to have a sealed a valuable three points after Leroy Fer had earlier opened the scoring but the striker gave Burnley hope when he was shown a second yellow card with 15 minutes to play.
Burnley squandered a handful of excellent chances in the second half but Sean Dyche's side lacked cutting edge in the final third and are now just two points off the bottom of the table.
Much of the build-up to the clash centred around the team's in-form strikers Austin and Danny Ings, who scored 41 goals between them in the Championship last season.
While Ings missed a handful of half-decent opportunities, it was Austin's contribution that proved decisive alongside the equally threatening Fer.
Burnley created the first clear-cut chance in the 11th minute when Rob Green fumbled Dean Marney's cross but the Rangers keeper scrambled to his feet just in time to block Scott Arfield's follow-up.
Both sides were struggling to establish any rhythm but Burnley's George Boyd injected some quality into the contest just before the half-hour, unleashing a bending long-range effort which Green did brilliantly to tip onto the post.
Sparked into life, QPR almost took the lead at the other end when the lively Eduardo Vargas nipped past Ben Mee in the penalty area but his shot towards the far corner was cleared off the line by Michael Keane.
Austin had endured a quiet first half but, six minutes after the break, the in-form striker provided the decisive pass for Fer to break the deadlock.
Bobby Zamora played in the former Burnley man, who cut the ball back and despite the brave attempts of Mee to block the finish, Fer bundled the ball home for his second goal in three games.
Burnley almost levelled soon after when Boyd's driven cross looked destined to find Ings at the far post but the slightest of touches from Richard Dunne saw the ball flash past the striker.
Dunne was again to the rescue moments later when his sliding tackle denied Ings a shot from close range but the Burnley forward should have done better a minute later when he nodded Marney's cross wide at the far post.
The visitors continued to pile on the pressure as Boyd blazed over from inside the area but Rangers survived and in the 75th minute made their opponents pay by doubling their advantage.
Vargas played a neat one-two with Mauricio Isla to reach the touchline before squaring the ball back to Austin, who slotted home for his sixth goal in seven games.
The goal-scoring hero swiftly turned to villain two minutes later, however, as Austin was adjudged to have elbowed Keane when the pair rose for a header and the QPR striker was shown a second yellow card.
Buoyed by the one-man advantage, Burnley pressed forward looking for a lifeline but it was the hosts who could have added a third had Tom Heaton not blocked Suk-Young Yun's close-range effort late on.
Rangers played out the dying minutes with ease, sealing their third win in four home matches and jumping out of the relegation zone ahead of a crucial Christmas period.
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Jacob Steinberg at Loftus Road
Saturday 6 December 2014 12.23 EST
A trip to Loftus Road is like stepping back into another era. Too many grounds are mega-bowls with neither identity nor soul but Queens Park Rangers’ home is different. The floodlights poke out above terraced houses, leg room is out of the question, the crowd is small and there is barely a seat in the house where the view is not restricted in some way. But that is what gives it its charm and when QPR are winning, it can be a struggle to hear yourself think.
If QPR could play at Loftus Road every week, they would not be fighting for survival. As brittle as they have been on their travels, failing to pick up a single point in seven away matches, there is something about the Shepherd’s Bush air that makes confidence flow through Harry Redknapp’s side and this victory over Burnley, secured by goals from Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin, lifted them out of the bottom three for the first time since August.
It was not always convincing and it came at a cost.
QPR lost Austin to a late red card after he received a second booking for catching Michael Keane with an elbow and they will miss their leading scorer at Everton next week, while Burnley justifiably felt that they were the superior side.
Burnley exposed QPR’s defence on enough occasions for them to be aggrieved in defeat, yet Sean Dyche was frustrated by the wastefulness of his team’s finishing. “We need to be more clinical,” Dyche said. “That’s the league we’re in, it’s very unforgiving.”
QPR knew that Burnley ran them close. There was a mood of expectation about the home fans before kick-off, but that can be a dangerous thing for a side in QPR’s position and the positive mood soon gave way to howls of disapproval as Burnley, eager and adventurous, took control of the first half.
Burnley’s football was slick at times and there was a frail look to the QPR defence.
They were fortunate not to fall behind when Robert Green came for a cross and bumped into Mauricio Isla, but the QPR goalkeeper redeemed himself by diverting Scott Arfield’s volley wide. George Boyd and Ashley Barnes were also wayward from promising positions.
While Burnley’s forwards were let down by their profligacy, QPR’s were suffering a system malfunction. They kept getting their wires crossed, through-balls sent into the wrong areas and crosses drifting out of play, and Austin was quiet against his old club.
Yet QPR almost took the lead with their first cohesive attack, Eduardo Vargas cutting inside from the right and taking aim for the far post. The ball squirmed past Tom Heaton but Kieran Trippier cleared it off the line.
However, Green was the busier goalkeeper and he produced what Dyche called a “worldie” save when Boyd let fly with his left foot from 25 yards. “I was right behind it, that was top corner all the way,” Redknapp said. Boyd was getting ready to celebrate but Green threw himself to his left and tipped the ball on to the left post.
Although Dyche was pleased with Burnley’s endeavour, they had nothing to show for their dominance and anyone with a passing acquaintance with footballing logic knew what was coming next. During the break, Redknapp told his players that they would lose if there was no improvement in the second half. They emerged with renewed purpose, started to win their tackles and opened the scoring in the 51st minute.
It was a fine goal. Bobby Zamora popped up on the left and released Austin with an intelligent pass. He slipped it inside to Fer and his shot from six yards out looped off Mee, over Heaton and into the net.
Back came Burnley. Richard Dunne denied them with crucial interventions and Danny Ings and Boyd were unable to extend Green after good work from Trippier on the right. They were bad misses.
It was left to Austin to show his former team-mates how to finish after a move that owed everything to QPR’s Chilean connection on the right. When Vargas played a lovely one-two with Isla and cut a cross back from the byline, Austin did the rest, sweeping his eighth goal of the season past Heaton.
QPR thought they could relax but anxiety set in when Jon Moss sent off Austin two minutes later. Burnley had enough time to force their way back into the match but they were not ruthless enough to take advantage.
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