QPR vs Swansea 5-0

QPR raced into a four-goal lead by half-time and finished with a 5-0 win over Swansea at Loftus Road. Richard Kone set the pace with a first-half hat-trick, and Jimmy Dunne added two goals as Swansea were overwhelmed from the opening minutes.

Kone opened the scoring in the 2nd minute from Paul Smyth’s assist, then made it 2-0 on 9 minutes with Kwame Poku setting it up. He completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot on 15 minutes, before being booked on 16 minutes. Dunne added the fourth in first-half stoppage time, with Harvey Vale providing the assist, and QPR reached half-time 4-0 ahead.

Swansea made two changes at the break, with Jenson Seelt replacing Stephen Welsh and Jay Fulton coming on for Elijah Just, then made two more on 64 minutes, with Goncalo Franco and Eom Ji-Sung introduced for Marko Stamenić and Joseph Amankwaah Opoku. QPR then made three changes on 72 minutes, including Paul Smyth, who had assisted the opener, going off for Rayan Jawad Kolli, while Kwame Poku and Harvey Vale also departed. Dunne sealed the scoring on 86 minutes, heading in from Richard Kone’s assist to make it 5-0, and Kone went off a minute later.

The numbers reflected Swansea’s territory without reward. They had 60% possession and 554 passes to QPR’s 378, but QPR had more shots, 11 to 7, more on target, 5 to 3, and the better return on chances, with an xG of 3.12 against 0.24. Swansea won 8 corners to 6 and QPR were caught offside 5 times to Swansea’s 2, while the home side made 3 saves and Swansea none.

There were five yellow cards, two for QPR and three for Swansea. Lawrence Vigouroux was booked in the 14th minute, Elijah Just on 34 minutes and Marko Stamenić on 54 minutes for Swansea. QPR’s bookings went to Richard Kone on 16 minutes and Paul Smyth on 59 minutes.