QPR 2-1 Coventry (Jan 31, 2026) Game Analysis – ESPN Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN NFL NFL NBA NBA NCAAF NCAAF NCAAM NCAAM NCAAW NCAAW NHL NHL Soccer Soccer More Sports More Sports Watch Watch Fantasy Fantasy Where to Watch Search QPR v Coventry 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season Queens Park Rangers QPR QPR 12-7-11 , 43 PTS 2 12-7-11 , 43 PTS FT Coventry City Coventry COV 17-7-6 , 58 PTS 1 17-7-6 , 58 PTS Richard Kone – 66' Nicolas Madsen – 73' Josh Eccles – 53' Summary Report Commentary Statistics Line-Ups Coventry's Championship lead cut by QPR defeat By PA Updated: Jan 31, 2026, 12:21 pm Facebook Facebook Messenger Twitter Email Stuttering Coventry’s grip at the top of the Championship loosened further as QPR came from behind to beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road. Josh Eccles gave the Sky Blues an early lead but Rangers responded in the second half with Richard Kone’s equaliser and Nicolas Madsen’s winner. Frank Lampard’s side’s are now level on points with second-placed Middlesbrough, whose win at home to Norwich was their fourth consecutive victory. Coventry’s sizeable lead being cut — they are now just five points clear of third-placed Hull, who have a game in hand — has been largely down to their poor away form. They have now gone eight away matches without a win — a run which has included five defeats. They thumped QPR 7-1 in August, but Julien Stephan’s team are much-improved since then and showed excellent resolve to claw their way back into the game as their opponents faded. Danish midfielder Madsen, who is enjoying a fine season, was outstanding and played a major role in the turnaround. Jack Rudoni missed an early chance for Coventry when he headed Tatsuhiro Sakamoto’s cross over the bar. After dominating the opening minutes, the visitors found themselves on the back foot and had to be rescued by a fine save from keeper Carl Rushworth, who did brilliantly to tip Kone’s looping header onto the bar. Rushworth also gathered a scuffed shot from Karamoko Dembele and an effort from Harvey Vale , and Kone fired into the side netting, during a strong spell for Rangers, who also appealed in vain for a penalty when Isaac Hayden went down under a challenge from Matt Grimes. Having rode their luck in the first half, Coventry went ahead eight minutes into the second. They were helped by some dire QPR defending, with Eccles able to head in at the far post after being found unmarked by Rudoni’s left-footed cross from the right flank. But Rangers hit back with a 66th-minute equaliser — striker Kone’s seventh goal of the season. Vale played a clever pass out to the right to Madsen, who crossed low for Kone to nudge the ball past Rushworth from near the edge of the six-yard box. And QPR went ahead seven minutes later. Again Vale was involved in the build-up, with Rushworth palming the former Chelsea man’s low cross from the left towards Madsen, who lifted the ball into the roof of the net. Vale also created a chance for substitute Daniel Bennie , who shot wide of the far post. Game Information MATRADE Loftus Road 10:00 AM , January 31, 2026 Coverage : Paramount+ London , England Attendance : 17,321 English League Championship Standings Team GP W D L GD P Coventry City 30 17 7 6 +28 58 Middlesbrough 30 17 7 6 +18 58 Hull City 29 16 5 8 +8 53 Ipswich Town 29 14 9 6 +21 51 Millwall 30 14 8 8 +1 50 Wrexham 30 12 11 7 +7 47 Derby County 30 12 9 9 +7 45 Preston North End 30 11 11 8 +3 44 Bristol City 30 12 7 11 +4 43 Watford 29 11 10 8 +4 43 Queens Park Rangers 30 12 7 11 -1 43 Stoke City 30 12 6 12 +6 42 Birmingham City 30 11 9 10 +3 42 Southampton 30 10 10 10 +2 40 Swansea City 30 11 6 13 -3 39 Leicester City 30 10 8 12 -5 38 Sheffield United 29 11 3 15 -2 36 Charlton Athletic 29 9 8 12 -9 35 Norwich City 30 9 6 15 -5 33 Portsmouth 28 8 9 11 -10 33 West Bromwich Albion 30 9 5 16 -15 32 Blackburn Rovers 29 7 8 14 -12 29 Oxford United 29 6 9 14 -11 27 Sheffield Wednesday 29 1 8 20 -39 -7 Full Table EFL Championship News Coventry's Championship lead cut by QPR defeat Stuttering Coventry's grip at the top of the Championship loosened further as QPR came from behind to beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road. Snoop Dogg wants to make Swansea Premier League club, 'global name' Swansea City investor Snoop Dogg has said he wants to take the side back to the Premier League, and establish them as a 'global name'. Wrexham boost PL promotion hopes with 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday Wrexham moved back into the Championship play-off places after their hard- fought 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. All EFL Championship News Terms of Use Privacy Policy Interest-Based Ads EU Privacy Rights Cookie Policy Manage Privacy Preferences © ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
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