The Queens Park Rangers Sentinel
Match16 Sep 2026
Rayan Kolli sends Queens Park Rangers through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Rayan Kolli obliged against Fleetwood Town. 3‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Queens Park Rangers.
Match19 Sep 2026
Queens Park Rangers run riot against Watford
3‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
A brace, and Rayan Kolli takes the afternoon — 8.35
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Rayan Kolli provided it, and the 8.35 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Ethan Laidlaw at 21 — 7.75
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Ethan Laidlaw did not need any: 7.75, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match19 Sep 2026
Queens Park Rangers make it 4 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Queens Park Rangers have 4 straight wins of it.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Esquerdinha was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 23. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Queens Park Rangers
Koki Saito and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The terraces21 Sep 2026
Queens Park Rangers supporters have found a favourite in Harvey Vale
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Harvey Vale has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match19 Sep 2026
Watford blown away early
There is a particular helplessness in conceding 2 times before the twentieth minute. Watford tried to reorganise, Queens Park Rangers did not allow it, and the result was written long before it was confirmed.
In brief
- Squad Words at Queens Park Rangers training over how hard people work
- Player ratings One of those days for Paul Smyth
- The dugout No hiding place for Jake Clarke-Salter