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Scunthorpe 4 - 1 QPR

Highlights - Scunthorpe 4-1 QPR

Scunthorpe climbed off the bottom of the table with a shock victory over Championship leaders QPR.

Rangers looked on course to getting one of the three wins they need to secure promotion when Rob Hulse headed in.

But Joe Garner scored with a header and neat finish either side of half-time to hand the hosts control in new manager Alan Knill's second game in charge.

Michael O'Connor added a superb long-range third before Mark Duffy made sure in clincial fashion late on.

The visitors started well as midfielder Hogan Ephraim sent an 18-yard shot narrowly wide, and they soon opened the scoring when Hulse nodded in Wayne Routledge's teasing cross from the right flank.

And the west Londoners nearly added a second two minutes later when a drilled 18-yard shot from Routledge drew a fine parried save from Joe Murphy.

But on-loan Nottingham Forest striker Garner pulled Scunthorpe level in the 28th minute when he rose well to meet O'Connor's whipped free-kick and planted a firm header past Paddy Kenny.

Scunthorpe took the lead after the restart when Garner showed a clinical touch to sweep the ball home, right-footed, from six yards out.

Ephraim then volleyed wide for Rangers with a 25-yard shot but Scunthorpe moved further ahead in the 58th minute when O'Connor lashed a superb 30-yard strike into the top corner.

The hosts deservedly grabbed their fourth in the 79th minute when Duffy met Chris Dagnall's cross with a smart shot from 12 yards out as Knill's men bounced back in style from last week's crushing 6-0 loss at Norwich.

But QPR were granted a repreive on Saturday as second-placed Norwich failed to close in on their nine point lead after losing 3-0 at Swansea.

Scunthorpe manager Alan Knill: "This was a massive win for us. After last week's 6-0 defeat at Norwich the first thing I wanted from my team today was a performance.

"I wanted to see them more like the Scunthorpe teams I have always known, full of energy and making life difficult for the opposition. I have to confess I thought 'here we go again' when Rangers opened the scoring.

"But it shows great character from my team that we came back and beat the team that has been the best in our league all season. We are still in a difficult position and we've got a big match coming up against Reading where we need another big performance."

QPR boss Neil Warnock:"It was one of those days that sometimes happens in football. It was a game that we could and should have won. We were much the better team for the first half.

"We had the chances but we failed to take them. We have got the best defensive record in the Championship this season and one of the best I think in the whole of the Football League.

"But we didn't look like that today. I have no complaints about the result, we got what we deserved. But we've got to look ahead, we've got another game coming up on Tuesday [at Barnsley] and I already know the team that I'll be picking for that."

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Saturday, 9 April 2011

Npower Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Scunthorpe	4-1	QPR	FT
(HT 1-1)
Garner 28 Garner 48 O'Connor 58 Duffy 79		Hulse 7

Scunthorpe

01 Murphy
03 Gordon
14 Nelson
15 Mirfin
04 Togwell (Raynes 90+2)
07 Nunez
08 O'Connor yellow card (Wright 84)
10 Hughes
31 Duffy
09 Dagnall
33 Garner (Miller 90+2)

Substitutes

22 Lillis,
12 Raynes,
21 Nolan,
16 Wright,
18 Collins,
19 Miller,
24 Godden

QPR

01 Kenny
02 Orr yellow card
03 Hill
05 Hall
41 Shittu (Chimbonda 46)
04 Derry (Agyemang 62)
11 Faurlin
15 Routledge
25 Ephraim
20 Hulse (Miller 61 yellow card)
21 Smith

Substitutes

24 Cerny,
13 Gorkss,
39 Chimbonda,
10 Buzsaky,
23 Moen,
19 Agyemang,
29 Miller

Ref: IldertonAtt: 6,061

SCUNTHORPE

QPR

Possession

Scunthorpe54%
QPR46%

Attempts on target

Scunthorpe9
QPR4

Attempts off target

Scunthorpe5
QPR7

Corners

Scunthorpe4
QPR3

Fouls

Scunthorpe10
QPR15

Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:17 The referee blows for the end of the match.
90:00+3:53 Ramon Nunez produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.
90:00+3:20 Centre by Tommy Smith.
90:00+1:25 Shot by Chris Dagnall. Save by Patrick Kenny. Corner from right by-line taken by Mark Duffy.
90:00+1:25 Substitution Lee Miller is brought on as a substitute for Joe Garner.
90:00+1:25 Substitution Michael Raynes is brought on as a substitute for Sam Togwell.
89:47 Sam Togwell challenges Hogan Ephraim unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Clint Hill from right channel, comfortable save by Joe Murphy.
88:36 Effort from outside the penalty box by Ishmael Miller goes wide left of the goal.
88:17 Mark Duffy is ruled offside. Pascal Chimbonda takes the indirect free kick.
85:34 Joe Garner challenges Clint Hill unfairly and gives away a free kick. Fitz Hall takes the free kick.
84:29 Fitz Hall challenges Joe Garner unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Josh Wright.
83:30 Substitution Josh Wright replaces Michael O'Connor.
83:13 The offside flag is raised against Joe Garner. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.
82:38 Foul by Sam Togwell on Ishmael Miller, free kick awarded. Patrick Kenny takes the free kick.
81:52 Foul by Bradley Orr on Mark Duffy, free kick awarded. Joe Murphy takes the free kick.
81:52 Booking The referee cautions Bradley Orr for unsporting behaviour.
80:23 The ball is crossed by Michael O'Connor.
80:13 The ball is delivered by Ben Gordon.
78:10 Chris Dagnall provided the assist for the goal.
78:10 GOAL - Mark Duffy:Scunthorpe 4 - 1 QPR Mark Duffy finds the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 4-1 QPR.
76:54 Fitz Hall fouled by Michael O'Connor, the ref awards a free kick. The ball is sent over by Clint Hill, Effort from deep inside the area by Fitz Hall misses to the right of the target.
76:54 Booking Michael O'Connor is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
74:35 Foul by Ishmael Miller on David Mirfin, free kick awarded. Joe Murphy takes the free kick.
74:35 Booking Ishmael Miller booked.
73:31 Patrick Agyemang is ruled offside. Joe Murphy restarts play with the free kick.
72:38 Headed effort from inside the area by Wayne Routledge misses to the left of the target.
71:03 Shot from just outside the box by Ramon Nunez misses to the right of the goal.
70:15 Alejandro Faurlin takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by Joe Garner.
69:49 Unfair challenge on Wayne Routledge by Ben Gordon results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Bradley Orr.
66:57 Joe Garner fouled by Bradley Orr, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Michael O'Connor.
63:40 Joe Garner fouled by Bradley Orr, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Michael O'Connor from left wing, clearance made by Pascal Chimbonda. Corner taken right-footed by Mark Duffy, Michael Nelson takes a shot. Save by Patrick Kenny.
62:05 Centre by Joe Garner.
61:12 Substitution Patrick Agyemang comes on in place of Shaun Derry.
60:52 Substitution Rob Hulse goes off and Ishmael Miller comes on.
59:07 Foul by Michael O'Connor on Alejandro Faurlin, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.
58:42 Tommy Smith takes a shot. Joe Murphy makes a comfortable save.
57:17 GOAL - Michael O'Connor:Scunthorpe 3 - 1 QPR Michael O'Connor finds the back of the net with a goal from long range to the top left corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 3-1 QPR.
56:31 Alejandro Faurlin challenges Mark Duffy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael O'Connor delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel.
54:07 Hogan Ephraim has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.
53:58 The ball is swung over by Tommy Smith, David Mirfin manages to make a clearance.
53:06 Tommy Smith produces a cross, clearance by Sam Togwell. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Tommy Smith, Ramon Nunez manages to make a clearance.
52:17 A cross is delivered by Wayne Routledge, Ben Gordon manages to make a clearance.
51:03 Centre by Mark Duffy.
50:06 Hogan Ephraim concedes a free kick for a foul on Andy Hughes. Andy Hughes takes the free kick.
48:00 GOAL - Joe Garner:Scunthorpe 2 - 1 QPR A goal is scored by Joe Garner from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 2-1 QPR.
47:23 Unfair challenge on Ben Gordon by Rob Hulse results in a free kick. Joe Murphy restarts play with the free kick.
46:23 Centre by Mark Duffy.
46:10 Bradley Orr crosses the ball, clearance by Michael Nelson.
45:26 The ball is crossed by Michael O'Connor.
45:01 The game restarts for the second half.
45:01 Substitution Danny Shittu leaves the field to be replaced by Pascal Chimbonda.
Half Time
45:00+2:03 The players leave the pitch at half time.
45:00+0:29 The assistant referee signals for offside against Rob Hulse. Joe Murphy restarts play with the free kick.
43:38 The ball is swung over by Tommy Smith, save by Joe Murphy.
43:10 A cross is delivered by Ben Gordon, clearance by Alejandro Faurlin.
42:14 The assistant referee signals for offside against Chris Dagnall. Patrick Kenny takes the indirect free kick.
40:59 David Mirfin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rob Hulse. Direct free kick taken by Patrick Kenny.
40:34 Effort on goal by Ramon Nunez from 25 yards. Bradley Orr gets a block in. A cross is delivered by Andy Hughes, clearance made by Bradley Orr.
39:05 Shot by Mark Duffy. Blocked by Bradley Orr.
35:23 Effort on goal by Ben Gordon from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.
33:32 The ball is swung over by Hogan Ephraim, save by Joe Murphy.
33:10 Joe Garner concedes a free kick for a foul on Alejandro Faurlin. Hogan Ephraim takes the free kick.
29:11 Danny Shittu concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Garner. Michael O'Connor produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
27:47 Joe Garner fouled by Clint Hill, the ref awards a free kick. Michael O'Connor provided the assist for the goal.
27:47 GOAL - Joe Garner:Scunthorpe 1 - 1 QPR Joe Garner grabs a headed goal from inside the area. Scunthorpe 1-1 QPR.
26:32 The assistant referee signals for offside against Rob Hulse. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
25:58 Tommy Smith crosses the ball, save by Joe Murphy.
24:57 Shot from 12 yards from Wayne Routledge. Joe Murphy makes a save.
24:11 Unfair challenge on Ben Gordon by Shaun Derry results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael O'Connor. Corner from the right by-line taken by Michael O'Connor, Rob Hulse makes a clearance.
23:50 Tommy Smith crosses the ball, David Mirfin manages to make a clearance.
21:39 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Togwell by Alejandro Faurlin. Michael O'Connor crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Danny Shittu. Effort from outside the penalty area by Sam Togwell goes wide left of the goal.
20:53 Free kick awarded for a foul by Bradley Orr on Sam Togwell. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Michael O'Connor from left wing.
19:41 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Alejandro Faurlin, clearance made by Michael Nelson.
14:36 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Duffy by Hogan Ephraim. Free kick taken by Andy Hughes.
13:30 Mark Duffy delivers the ball, Clint Hill gets a block in. Corner taken by Michael O'Connor from the right by-line to the near post, save made by Patrick Kenny.
12:32 Tommy Smith produces a cross.
9:35 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Hogan Ephraim by Michael Nelson. Tommy Smith crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by Joe Murphy. Alejandro Faurlin produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.
8:33 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michael Nelson by Hogan Ephraim. Michael Nelson takes the direct free kick.
8:07 Wayne Routledge has an effort at goal from 18 yards. Save made by Joe Murphy.
6:48 Assist by Wayne Routledge.
6:48 GOAL - Rob Hulse:Scunthorpe 0 - 1 QPR Rob Hulse grabs a headed goal from inside the box. Scunthorpe 0-1 QPR.
5:52 Hogan Ephraim has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
5:17 Rob Hulse is caught offside. Free kick taken by Joe Murphy.
4:31 Bradley Orr produces a cross, Shot from deep inside the area by Rob Hulse clears the bar.
4:03 Ramon Nunez has an effort at goal. Save by Patrick Kenny.
2:23 Sam Togwell challenges Tommy Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. Clint Hill crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, save by Joe Murphy.
1:43 Andy Hughes sends in a cross, clearance by Danny Shittu.
0:00 The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.

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9 Apr 2011 23:59 UK

Npower Championship table snapshot

As it stood on 9 Apr 2011 23:59 UK

Position	Team	P	GD	PTS
1	QPR	40	37	79
2	Norwich	40	18	70
3	Cardiff	40	19	69
4	Swansea	40	19	69
5	Reading	40	22	66
6	Leeds	40	11	64
7	Millwall	40	13	60
8	Nott'm Forest	40	9	60
9	Leicester	40	4	59
10	Hull	40	4	59
11	Burnley	39	2	57
12	Watford	40	11	56
13	Ipswich	40	1	55
14	Portsmouth	40	0	55
15	Bristol City	40	-5	53
16	Barnsley	40	-10	50
17	Middlesbrough	39	-7	48
18	Coventry	40	-7	46
19	Derby	40	-8	45
20	Doncaster	40	-21	44
21	Crystal Palace	40	-22	42
22	Scunthorpe	40	-38	37
23	Preston	40	-23	35
24	Sheff Utd	40	-29	35