Stoke City | 2 - 3 | Queens Park Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Walters (8') |  | Heidar Helguson (22') |
| Ryan Shawcross (64') | | Luke Young (44') |
| | Heidar Helguson (54') | |
| Andy Wilkinson (29) |  | Joey Barton (45) |
| Ryan Shawcross (43) | | Heidar Helguson (90) |
| Rory Delap (84) | | |
| Ricardo Fuller (86) | | |
| Date | : | Sat, Nov 19, 2011 | Time | : | 16:00 CET |
| Play on | : | Barclays Premier League |
'Stoke City 2 - 3 QPR' 19th Nov Highlights 2011
The Potters went advanced aboriginal on through Jon Walters, but Heidar Helguson equalised in the 22nd minute and Luke Young afresh addled at the end of a abounding move afore the interval.
Helguson fabricated it 3-1 in the 54th minute - his fifth ambition in 5 amateur - from Joey Barton's cross, and although Ryan Shawcross's advance 10 account afterwards bargain the deficit, the hosts were clumsy to anticipate a fourth beeline defeat in the league.
QPR, meanwhile, can bless a third abroad win of the division in an absorbing acknowledgment to the top flight so far.
Stoke bang-up Tony Pulis fabricated 5 changes, the a lot of notable seeing goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen replacing Asmir Begovic, who had been at accountability for two goals in the 5-0 defeat at Bolton on November 6.
Fit-again brace Matthew Etherington and skipper Shawcross were adequate to the side, while Danny Higginbotham aswell fabricated his aboriginal alliance alpha of the campaign.
QPR fabricated just change from the 3-2 accident to Manchester City, with striker Jay Bothroyd not even called as a acting and above Stoke apostle Clint Hill the man answer to the team.
The home ancillary had appeals for a amends coiled abroad by adjudicator Mike Jones in the seventh minute afterwards Jermaine Pennant went down in the box beneath the attentions of QPR captain Barton.
Seconds afterwards Stoke took the lead, though, as QPR absent control and the brawl came to Crouch, who slid in a canyon for Walters to finish.
At the added end Alejandro Faurlin hit a acclimatized advance at Sorensen afore Crouch came abutting to acceleration Stoke's advantage, pouncing on a moment of agnosticism amid Anton Ferdinand and Paddy Kenny but seeing the Rangers goalkeeper block his aboriginal advance and afresh his additional austere abroad by Hill.
Kenny was accepting a arid time, averseness an Etherington free-kick afore baking the brawl at the additional attempt.
But adjoin the run of play QPR afresh drew level, Helguson getting accustomed the amplitude to arch accomplished Sorensen from Armand Traore's cross.
Stoke kept pressing, with Robert Huth branch a Pennant bend over the bar and Etherington arresting advanced afterwards a abstruse distill into the area.
Rory Delap beatific a advance off ambition and it looked as if QPR would do able-bodied to adhere on until half-time.
But they fabricated it 2-1 in the 44th minute, acceptable link-up play arch to Jamie Mackie's cut-back for Young, who lashed the brawl in.
Stoke came out for the additional bisected searching to accomplish a abrupt response, but aural nine account of the restart QPR had addition goal.
Barton above afterwards the hosts had bootless to appropriately bright a bend and Helguson was on duke to crowd the brawl in from abutting range.
Helguson afresh anticipation he had completed his hat-trick if Shaun Wright-Phillips hit the column and the Icelander accolade the backlash over the line, but the abettor referee's banderole was aloft for offside.
Stoke rallied and pulled one aback in the 64th minute if Crouch flicked a bend to Shawcross, who headed above Kenny.
Hoping to appropriate the initiative, Pulis active his advance by bringing on Kenwyne Jones and Ricardo Fuller - the Jamaican's aboriginal actualization back comestible an Achilles abrasion in April - for Crouch and Pennant.
Huth accursed an aggressive advance over the bar from the bend of the box with about 20 account to go as the Potters went in seek of a leveller.
The German was afresh felled in the breadth by Barton's tackle, but already afresh the adjudicator coiled play on and Stoke's annoyance was credible if Delap best up a booking for a agrarian bound on Barton and one of Stoke's backroom agents appeared to be beatific off.
Stoke went abutting backward on with acting Glenn Whelan sending a drive whistling advanced and Kenwyne Jones branch over in abeyance time, but QPR survived to affirmation all three points.
Stoke City vs Queens Park Rangers Last 5 match
| Stoke City | Queens Park Rangers |
| Nov 6, 2011, Bolton 5 - 0 Stoke | Nov 5, 2011, QPR 2 - 3 Man City |
| Nov 3, 2011, Maccabi Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke | Oct 30, 2011, Tottenham 3 - 1 QPR |
| Oct 31, 2011, Stoke 1 - 3 Newcastle | Oct 23, 2011, QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea |
| Oct 26, 2011, Stoke 1 - 2 Liverpool | Oct 15, 2011, QPR 1 - 1 Blackburn |
| Oct 23, 2011, Arsenal 3 - 1 Stoke | Oct 2, 2011, Fulham 6 - 0 QPR |
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