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QPR’s five-goal surge stuns Swansea as Kone hits hat-trick
Sat 15:00 · Loftus Road, London · Championship
QPR
SWANSEA
5–0
Richard Kone - Richard Kone
- Richard Kone
Jimmy Dunne - Jimmy Dunne
Match report
A 15-minute burst decided it
Richard Kone struck in the second minute after Paul Smyth’s assist, headed a second from Kwame Poku’s delivery in the ninth, then converted a penalty in the 15th. The sequence put QPR 3-0 ahead before Swansea could settle. Jimmy Dunne headed in Harvey Vale’s cross in first-half stoppage time and finished the scoring in the 86th minute, with Kone credited as provider.
Possession and chances told different stories
Swansea had 59 per cent of the ball, but QPR did more with the chances on offer. The hosts put five of 12 shots on target and scored with all five. Swansea finished with eight attempts and three on target. Nine of QPR’s shots came from inside the penalty area, compared with four for Swansea.
Kone leads a ruthless attack
Kone finished with three goals, one assist and six shots. Dunne’s two goals completed the scoring. Four goals before the interval left Swansea chasing the game; QPR added only one after the break but never surrendered the lead.
Matos takes responsibility
Swansea head coach Vitor Matos told BBC Sport Wales that QPR “started with a lot of energy” and accepted responsibility for his side’s display. “In the end it’s my responsibility,” he said. He said Swansea now had to understand the performance and improve.
Watch and reactions
Watch the match
QPR 5-0 Swansea: match highlights
After: QPR head coach Julien Stéphan gives his post-match reaction in the club’s official interview.
QPR’s official match feed: Jimmy Dunne makes it five, 86 minutes
QPR’s official match feed: Dunne heads the fourth before half-time
After: Richard Kone with the match ball following his hat-trick.
After: QPR’s players celebrate the five-goal win.
The match in numbers
How it happened
Richard Kone
Assist: Paul SmythRichard Kone
Lawrence Vigouroux
Richard Kone
Richard Kone
Elijah Just
Jimmy Dunne
Assist: Harvey Vale
Marko Stamenić
Paul Smyth
Jimmy Dunne
Assist: Richard Kone
Full match timeline
- 2′Shot On Target
- 4′Shot On Target
- 4′Woodwork
- 6′Corner
- 8′Shot On Target
- 10′Shot On Target
- 14′Shot On Target
- 15′Shot On Target
- 21′Corner
- 23′Offside
- 24′Offside
- 26′Offside
- 28′Shot Off Target
- 30′Shot Off Target
- 33′Shot Off Target
- 35′Offside
- 38′Shot Off Target
- 41′Offside
- 43′Offside
- 45′Shot On Target
- 45+1′Corner
- 45+1′Shot On Target
- 45+3′Corner
- 48′Shot Off Target
- 53′Corner
- 56′Corner
- 66′Shot Off Target
- 68′Corner
- 69′Corner
- 75′Corner
- 77′Corner
- 77′Shot Off Target
- 83′Corner
- 83′Shot Off Target
- 84′Corner
- 86′Shot On Target
- 86′Shot Off Target
- 88′Shot Off Target
- 89′Corner
- 90′Offside
- 90+4′Corner
The numbers
More match data (34)
- 5
- 2
- 61
- 124
- 33
- 48
- 61
- 74
- 1
- 0
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 0
- 7
- 7
- 10
- 8
- 15
- 7
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 5
- 22
- 20
- 64
- 59
- 0
- 1
- 11
- 11
- 13
- 18
- 4
- 0
- 383
- 556
- 297
- 471
- 1
- 0
- 14
- 20
- 5
- 3
- 12
- 11
- 42
- 40
- 15
- 9
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 6
- 5
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 20
- 33
- 27
- 33
- 42
- 56
- 8
- 12
Shooting positions
Queens Park Rangers
Swansea City
Match insights
- 1
Queens Park Rangers took 9 shots inside the box, more than Swansea City's 8 attempts from every distance combined.
- 2
Swansea City held 59% of the ball and still lost. Queens Park Rangers had 41%.
- 3
Richard Kone's 9.4 was the top rating of anyone who played 30 minutes.
- 4
9 of Queens Park Rangers's 12 shots came from inside the box.
The attacking picture
How the attack changed
Shots
On target
Attacks
Dangerous attacks
Score by period
- Half-time
- 4
- 0
- Full-time
- 5
- 0
- Second half only
- 1
- 0
Match conditions and officials
moderate rain · 12.5°C · wind 15 km/h · humidity 94%
Officials: Samuel Allison, Daniel Leach, Matthew Smith, Sunny Sukhvir Gill
Line-ups and ratings
Starting shapes
Queens Park Rangers
Swansea City
The benches
Substitutes
Queens Park Rangers · 4-4-2
Liam Morrison
Karamoko Dembélé
Calum Ward
Koki Saito
Dennis Cirkin
Isak Alemayehu
Justin Obikwu
Rayan Kolli- Leon Scarlett
Swansea City · 4-1-4-1
Andy Fisher
Jenson Seelt
Jay Fulton
Zan Vipotnik
Ji-sung Eom
Jeremy Monga
Gonçalo Franco- Tiago Parente
Ross Stewart
Player ratings
Star man Richard Kone
Queens Park Rangers
Swansea City
Championship
| Pos | Club | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | +17 | 22 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | +2 | 20 |