QPR 0 Sunderland 0: Story of the night as Cats win dramatic Carabao Cup tie on penalties
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The game finished goalless in normal time, as Rangers substitute Charlie Austin saw a goal ruled out for offside in the final ten minutes.
The match then went straight to penalties, as Aiden McGeady, Ross Stewart and Alex Pritchard converted from the spot.
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Hide AdQPR defender Yoann Barbet missed the decisive penalty as he blazed his effort off target to send Sunderland through.
The result led to big celebrations in the away end as 2,731 supporters packed out the away end at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
Johnson’s side will now wait for Wednesday’s draw to see who they meet in the last eight of the competition.
Here’s how the game played out:
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RECAP: QPR 0 Sunderland 0 (Sunderland win 3-1 on penalties)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Burge, Winchester, Alves (Doyle, 69) , Wright, Hume (Cirkin, 24), Evans (McGeady, 64), O’Nien, Neil, Gooch (O’Brien, 64), Dajaku (Pritchard, 69), Stewart
- Subs: Hoffmann, Flanagan, Doyle, Cirkin, O’Brien, Pritchard, McGeady, Wearne, Harris
- QPR XI: Dieng; Kakay (Dozzell, 72), Dickie, De Wijs, Barbet; Odubajo, Amos (Duke-McKenna, 84); Willock (Adomah, 72), Chair, Gray (Austin, 62); Dykes.
- Subs: Archer, Drewe, Dunne, Adomah, Ball, Dozzell, Duke-McKenna, Johansen, Austin.
Predicted line-ups
Here are our predicted line-ups for tonight’s match.
Predicted QPR XI: Archer; Adomah, Dickie, De Wijs, Barbet, McCallum; Amos, Dozzell, Chair; Willock, Gray.
Predicted SAFC XI: Burge; Winchester, Alves, Wright, Hume; Evans, Neil; Dajaku, Pritchard, Gooch; Stewart.
A key rule change
A reminder that clubs will now be allowed to make five substitutes for the remainder of the Carabao Cup.
The EFL passed an amendment to the competition rules in the aftermath of the third round, with a number of clubs raising concerns about fixture congestion over the course of the campaign.
It means that both sides will be allowed to name nine substitutes for tonight’s game, and will be allowed to use five of them at three separate intervals.
Read more HERE
Mark Warburton on tonight’s match
Here are the thoughts of Rangers boss Mark Warburton:
“We want to go as far in the tournament as we possibly can and I think you always have to take competitions like this one seriously.
“We also have to take Sunderland seriously. They are a very, very good team and have cleverness and good ball delivery through the likes of Aiden McGeady and Alex Pritchard, who I know well. They have energy and are a good team.”
Lee Wallace, Sam Field and Charlie Owens will all miss out through injury for the hosts.
How the hosts are shaping up
Rangers have made a decent start to the season but were beaten by a last-minute goal in a 2-1 home defeat by Peterborough last time out.
Ahead of tonight’s match, we caught up with Clive Whittingham from QPR fan site LoftforWords to get the inside track on Mark Warburton’s side, and he believes they will take tonight’s match very seriously.
“Sunderland will be a very difficult game, but it’s a big opportunity for us and must be viewed as such, even though we are absolutely fighting on the league front this year,” he said.
“Warburton doesn’t really do weakened teams. He’s all about respect, integrity, standards.”
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