Cardiff City were beaten 2-0 this evening by QPR on another difficult days for The Bluebirds.
Perry Ng was denied earlier on from a corner. Callum Robinson was then unable to finish on the goal line.
QPR led just before the break. A throw-in from Paul Smyth landed at the feet of Zan Celar than struck powerfully past Jak Alnwick.
Alnwick was forced into a save in the second half, Smyth's powerful effort forced an impressive save from the City keeper.
Callum Robinson and Rubin Colwill had hopeful efforts denied by the impressive Paul Nardi.
Zan Celar raced through and added his and QPR's second late on to confirm all three points for the The R's.
Player Ratings:
Jak Alnwick (6) - Made a few decent saves. Not a great deal he can do for both goals. Distribution varied.
Perry Ng (6) - Some nice pieces defensively and got in some decent areas offensively. Got caught out a few times and made some clumsy fouls.
Dimitrios Goutas (6.5) - Defensively sound and was decent in the air. Caused some problems going forward.
Calum Chambers (6) - Was solid throughout and commanded the back line well. Unfortunate for the second goal.
Joel Bagan (6.5) - Made some dangerous passes in behind. Defensively was fairly sound.
Alex Robertson (6.5) - Grew into the game and made a handful of decent chances. Some nice switches of play as well.
Joe Ralls (5) - Just slowed things down far too often for City. Added some aggressiveness and tenacity out of possession.
Callum O’Dowda (7) MOTM - Made some promising runs and got at QPR. Some really good crosses that his team mates failed to read. Giving his all at the moment.
Rubin Colwill (5) - Struggled to find any rhythm. Just needed to play the simpler ball more often. Can’t say he didn’t try, just things not falling Colwill’s way.
Ollie Tanner (6) - Tried hard to make things happen, but things just didn’t fall his way. Defensively decent.
Callum Robinson (5.5) - Not a great deal to shout about. Had a handful of decent chances just struggled to get a good connection on them. Linkup play was okay. Quiet evening for Robbo.
Subs:
Chris Willock (6) - Got in some dangerous areas and put a promising cross or two in. Should’ve really been brought on at half-time.
David Turnbull (6) - A tidy cameo appearance.
Yakou Meite (6.5) - Added energy late on and got in some good areas.
Summary:
We’re in trouble. Sleep walking into a position we won’t be able to get out of.
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