Esquerdinha

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The Queens Park Rangers Sentinel

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

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.

Match

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 ratings

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 ratings

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.

Match

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 ratings

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.

Squad

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 terraces

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.

Match

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