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Saturday, August 18, 2012
 Full Time
Queens Park Rangers
0
 
5
Swansea City
 0-1Michu  8'
 0-2Michu  53'
 0-3N. Dyer  63'
 0-4N. Dyer  71'
 0-5S. Sinclair  81'
HT: 0-1
Loftus Road (Attendance: 18,072)
Referee: Lee Probert
Stats  |  Match Report
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Queens Park Rangers vs. Swansea City
Minute Commentary
90' FIVE STAR SWANS STUN QPR
Swansea City blew away the pre-season optimism around Loftus Road in 90 minutes with a stunning 5-0 win - their record margin of victory away from home in the top flight. QPR started brightly, with Junior Hoilett, Ji-Sung Park and Adel Taarabt causing problems, but an error by goalkeeper Rob Green allowed summer signing Michu to open the scoring for the visitors. The Swans twice hit the bar before going in 1-0 up at the break, but Michu soon bagged a second after the restart. Two stunning moves saw Nathan Dyer also bag himself a brace, before sub Scott Sinclair added a fifth to complete a perfect afternoon for new manager Michael Laudrup. QPR will have a lot of thinking to do after this, but for Swansea it's a case of carrying on from where they left off last season. At Loftus Road it finished Queens Park Rangers 0, Swansea City 5!
90' FULL-TIME
The final whistle puts an end to QPR's misery on the opening afternoon of the new season. 5-0!
90' WHAT A START FOR LAUDRUP!
He was one of the best footballers of his generation, but there were those who doubted that Laudrup was the right appointment for Swansea. They may yet be proven to be correct, but this has been the perfect start for the new man. Solid at the back under intense pressure early on, the Swans have been irresistible since then and fully deserve the three points.
88' OLE FOOTBALL
QPR are on the ropes and Mark Hughes' facial expression says all you need to know. Swansea are really enjoying themselves at Loftus Road, with the fans cheering every pass and every tackle.
84' MICHU MAKES WAY
The excellent Michu is replaced in midfield after a debut to remember. On this evidence Swansea have found a bit of a gem to replace the departed Gylfi Sigurdsson and Joe Allen.
82' GOOOAAALLL!!!
A loose pass in defence gifted Michu possession, who found Scott Sinclair in space. The reportedly want-away winger twisted and turned before dispatching a stunning shot past Rob Green and into the bottom corner. 5-0!
81' GOOOAAALLL!!!
Scott Sinclair makes it five with a terrific strike. Yes, 5-0!
79' STAT ATTACK
This is the first time in their history that Swansea have scored four goals away from home in the top-flight (thanks again to @STATS_Football).
76' CHANGE FOR SWANSEA
Scott Sinclair replaces two-goal hero Nathan Dyer, who predictably receives a standing ovation from the travelling Swansea fans.
75' UNTAPPED POTENTIAL AT QPR
They started so brightly, but this has been a pretty humiliating start to the season for Queens Park Rangers. There's clearly talent going forward, but Hughes will need to sort out his defence sharpish if they are going to do anything of note this season.
70' MORE ON THAT GOAL!
A wonderful through-ball with his first touch by Kemy Agustien picked out the run of Dyer, who had beaten a rather dodgy offside trap. The winger's finish was emphatic and his joyous celebration summer up just what this means to a Swansea side who have lost their manager and key players over the summer.
69' GOOOAAALLL!!!
Nathan Dyer scores again for Swansea to make it 4-0 and add to the humiliation of Mark Hughes' star-studded QPR side.
68' CHANGE FOR SWANSEA
The excellent Jonathan De Guzman is replaced by Kemy Agustien after making a huge impact on his debut.
63' MORE ON THAT GOAL!
A lightning break was launched by Wayne Routledge, and the impressive winger did well to thread a pass through to Dyer on the other side of the pitch. Faced with a clear run into the area and covering defenders some way away, the wide man stretched his legs and cantered into the box before drilling a shot past the keeper and into the bottom corner. It's a clinical strike and sums up Swansea's superb counter-attacking display this afternoon. 3-0!
62' GOOOAAALLL!!!
Nathan Dyer makes it 3-0 to Swansea and that is surely game over.
58' WORRYING SIGNS FOR QPR
They've been excellent going forward, but with this kind of defensive performance and lack of protection from midfield QPR are always going to have problems keeping clean sheets.
53' MORE ON THAT GOAL!
Michu was the top scoring midfielder in La Liga last season (thanks again to @STATS_Football) and he already has two in his Premier League account less than an hour into his Swansea debut. Wayne Routledge was the man who set up the chance, and this time it was a classy finish by Michu rather than a howler by Green. 2-0!
52' GOOOAAALLL!!!
Michu bags his second of the afternoon to make it 2-0 to Swansea. What a debut!
50' STAT ATTACK
@STATS_Football have revealed that Swansea have never won at QPR and had scored just one goal in their last five visits to Loftus Road. Can they end that alarming trend?
46' NO PENALTY!
Junior Hoilett is again at the centre of anothing piercing QPR attack, but he fails to win his side a penalty after going to ground a little too easily in the Swansea area.
46' SECOND HALF
The second half is underway at Loftus Road, with QPR going in search of an equaliser and Swansea looking to build on their impressive showing towards the end of that first 45.
45' HALF-TIME
The whistle goes to bring a fascinating first half to an end. Swansea lead 1-0 and have hit the bar twice, but QPR have been far from overrun. More of the same please!
44' PANIC IN THE QPR DEFENCE
QPR are all over the place at the back, and Michu holds his head in his hands after hitting the bar from close range. Chico could easily have tucked away the follow-up, only to see his effort blocked. Swansea have been ripped apart at times in this first half, yet it is they who lead and they who have created the pick of the chances.
41' YELLOW CARD
Jonathan De Guzman picks up a booking for dragging down Adel Taarabt as the midfielder attempts to launch a counter-attack.
39' OFF THE BAR!
Swansea go close to making it 2-0. Chico rises high to meet a Jonathan De Guzman corner, and his towering header crashes off the underside of the bar and is only just scrambled to safety by a panicking QPR defence.
34' PROMISING SIGNS FROM ADEL
He's a real talent and a hugely frustrating individual, but the signs are there that Adel Taarabt may just be getting his act together. After what has been described as a very strong pre-season he looks very fit, and his control of the attacking side of Rangers' game is very promising indeed.
30' IMPROVEMENT FOR SWANSEA
QPR started the game so brightly that they could have put it to bed by now, but as it is Swansea lead through that slightly fortunate goal and are beginning to get hold of the ball and control things a little better.
26' GREAT GAME
It's a great game at Loftus Road. We all know the sort of quality that Swansea try to play with, but QPR are also playing with a great deal of attacking intent, and it's making for a fitting season opener.
22' JUST WIDE!
Junior Hoilett gets his head to a long punt into the area ahead of the charging goalkeeper, but his effort glances just wide of the post. To be fair to the youngster that was a tricky chance, but the pressure continues to build on the Swansea goal.
20' SWANSEA HANGING ON
The visitors are getting run ragged by QPR's host of attacking talent, and it seems only a matter of time before the equaliser. Park, Taarabt and Hoilett are finding way too much space in the final third.
15' STUNNING EFFORT BY HOILETT
They may be behind, but QPR are the better side here. Adel Taarabt is running the show, and in Junior Hoilett the have a touch of class. The new signing very nearly grabs an equaliser with a stunning drive after cutting in from the left, but Michel Vorm was relieved to see the shot fizz wide of his far post.
11' WHAT A SAVE!
Michel Vorm keeps Swansea ahead with a stunning reaction save. After parrying a stinging drive by Adel Taarabt, it looked inevitable that Jamie Mackie would tuck home the loose ball, but the keeper got to it sharply and cleared it away with the help of a covering defender. Superb stuff!
10' MORE ON THAT GOAL!
It's the first goal of Brian Laudrup's tenure and a bit of a gift for Swansea. It was a very speculative effort by the new midfielder as the ball fell to him on the edge of the box, but a bit of a howler by Rob Green in the QPR goal saw the shot creep inside the post. 1-0!
8' GOOOAAALLL!!!
Michu scores the first goal of the Premier League season at Loftus Road. 1-0 Swansea!
6' ATTACKING INTENT
Again it is the hosts who provide the attacking quality to an evenly balanced encounter in the early stages. This time it's the new skipper who gets in to the box and looks to cut back for Djibril Cisse, only to see his cross cut out.
3' STRONG START FOR QPR
The hosts have made the stronger start, with summer loan addition Fabio heavily involved down the left. His cross into the area was comfortably cut out by the Swansea defence, but it's already clear that Rangers are going to be getting plenty of width from full-back.
0' KICK-OFF
The Premier League season is underway at Loftus Road, with the London ground bathed in bright sunshine.
0' TEAM NEWS
Ji-Sung Park captains QPR in his first game for the club, while Robert Green, Fabio and Junior Hoilett all start. Swansea's new boss has included new additions Michu, Jonathan De Guzman and Chico, but there is no sign of Scott Sinclair in the starting line-up.
0' STAY TUNED
It should be a fascinating match at Loftus Road. Stay tuned for team news and live text commentary.
0' QPR V SWANSEA
It's been a very busy summer at Loftus Road. Following that last-gasp survival, the owners have backed manager Mark Hughes in the transfer window – to great effect. Rob Green, Park Ji-Sung, Andy Johnson, Ryan Nelsen, Jose Bosingwa, Fabio and Junior Hoilett are all new additions, and with Alejandro Faurlin coming back from injury there will be plenty of quality going forward. Whether it will be enough for a top half finish remains to be seen. Swansea City have also had a summer of turmoil, although a rather less positive one. Brendan Rodgers' departure to Liverpool was followed by the exit of key midfielders Joe Allen and Gylfi Sigurdsson and the on-loan Spurs defender Steven Caulker. However, with the legendary Michael Laudrup at the helm and a squad that still has plenty of talent, another strong season is more than possible.
0' THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BACK!
It's just 14 weeks since that stunning conclusion to the last Premier League season. In that time we've seen a superb Euro 2012 and Bradley Wiggins lead Team Sky to Tour de France glory. There's also been a little bit of sport going on in London recently, but you may not have noticed. Despite all of that terrific summer sport and the inevitable comparisons with the English national game, the excitement is still there for the start of a fascinating new season… and we'll have live text commentary of every single game.
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Team Stats
Queens Park Rangers Swansea City
0 Goals 5
0 Assists 4
18 Shots 15
4 Shots on Goal 7
2 Saves 4
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
17 Crosses 10
5 Corner Kicks 3
0 Offside 1
11 Fouls Committed 16
2 Cautions/Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
57% Ball Possession 43%
Queens Park Rangers
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Robert Green 90 - 0 0 5 2
2Samba Diakite 86 0 1 0 - -
5Anton Ferdinand 90 0 0 0 - -
6Clint Hill 64 0 0 0 - -
7Ji-Sung Park 90 0 0 0 - -
9Djibril Cisse 77 0 0 0 - -
10Adel Taarabt 90 0 0 0 - -
12Jamie Mackie 90 0 0 0 - -
15Nedum Onuoha 90 0 0 0 - -
20Fabio 90 0 1 0 - -
23Junior Hoilett 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
4Shaun Derry 4 0 0 0 - -
8Andrew Johnson 13 0 0 0 - -
11Shaun Wright-Phillips 26 0 0 0 - -

Swansea City
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Michel Vorm 90 - 0 0 0 4
3Neil Taylor 90 0 0 0 - -
4Chico Chico 90 0 0 0 - -
6Ashley Williams 90 0 0 0 - -
7Leon Britton 90 0 0 0 - -
9Michu 84 2 0 0 - -
10Danny Graham 90 0 0 0 - -
12Nathan Dyer 77 2 0 0 - -
15Wayne Routledge 90 0 0 0 - -
20Jonathan De Guzman 70 0 1 0 - -
22Angel Rangel 90 0 1 0 - -
Substitutes
11Scott Sinclair 13 1 0 0 - -
26Kemy Agustien 20 0 0 0 - -
27Mark Gower 6 0 0 0 - -
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Queens Park Rangers vs. Swansea City
Minute Event
90' Game Over  Queens Park Rangers 0-5 Swansea City
90' Half Over  Queens Park Rangers 0-5 Swansea City
90' Shot  Ji-Sung Park (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Corner Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Shot  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Cross  Shaun Wright-Phillips (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
90' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
90' Offside  Scott Sinclair (Swansea City)
90' Foul  Mackie fouled by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
90' Foul  Britton fouled by Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
89' Goal Kick  Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
89' Shot  Shaun Wright-Phillips (Queens Park Rangers)
88' Goal Kick  Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
87' Shot  Danny Graham (Swansea City)
87' Cross  Mark Gower (Swansea City)
87' Corner Kick  Mark Gower (Swansea City)
86' Substitution  Shaun Derry (on). Diakite (off). (Queens Park Rangers)
85' Shot  Danny Graham (Swansea City)
85' Cross  Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
84' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
84' Substitution  Mark Gower (on). Michu (off). (Swansea City)
83' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
81' Goal  Scott Sinclair (Swansea City)
81' Shot on Goal  Scott Sinclair (Swansea City)
80' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
80' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
79' Shot  Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
79' Throw-In  Shaun Wright-Phillips (Queens Park Rangers)
78' Cross  Scott Sinclair (Swansea City)
77' Substitution  Andrew Johnson (on). Cisse (off). (Queens Park Rangers)
77' Substitution  Scott Sinclair (on). Dyer (off). (Swansea City)
76' Corner Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
76' Shot  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
76' Cross  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
71' Goal  Nathan Dyer (Swansea City). Assist by Agustien
71' Shot on Goal  Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
70' Substitution  Kemy Agustien (on). De Guzman (off). (Swansea City)
69' Foul  Michu fouled by Ji-Sung Park (Queens Park Rangers)
69' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
68' Shot  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
67' Cross  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
67' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
67' Shot  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
66' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
66' Shot  Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers)
66' Shot on Goal  Danny Graham (Swansea City)
65' Shot  Danny Graham (Swansea City)
64' Substitution  Shaun Wright-Phillips (on). Hill (off). (Queens Park Rangers)
63' Goal  Nathan Dyer (Swansea City). Assist by Routledge
63' Shot on Goal  Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
63' Cross  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
63' Free Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
62' Yellow Card  Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
62' Foul  Diakite fouled by Danny Graham (Swansea City)
60' Foul  De Guzman fouled by Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
59' Foul  Diakite fouled by Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
58' Yellow Card  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
57' Cross  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
57' Free Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
56' Foul  Park fouled by Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
55' Foul  Taarabt fouled by Michu (Swansea City)
55' Cross  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
55' Free Kick  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
55' Yellow Card  Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
54' Foul  Dyer fouled by Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
53' Goal  Michu (Swansea City). Assist by Routledge
53' Shot on Goal  Michu (Swansea City)
53' Cross  Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
52' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
52' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
51' Cross  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
50' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
49' Cross  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
49' Corner Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
48' Goal Kick  Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
48' Shot  Michu (Swansea City)
48' Cross  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
47' Foul  De Guzman fouled by Ji-Sung Park (Queens Park Rangers)
47' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
47' Shot  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
46' Foul  Diakite fouled by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
46' Start Half 
45' Half Over  Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Swansea City
45' Cross  Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
45' Throw-In  Neil Taylor (Swansea City)
45' Goal Kick  Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
45' Shot  Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
45' Shot  Chico Chico (Swansea City)
45' Shot  Michu (Swansea City)
45' Corner Kick  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
44' Cross  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
44' Free Kick  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
43' Foul  Taylor fouled by Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers)
43' Foul  Routledge fouled by Ji-Sung Park (Queens Park Rangers)
42' Cross  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
41' Yellow Card  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
41' Foul  Taarabt fouled by Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
40' Shot  Chico Chico (Swansea City)
40' Corner Kick  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
40' Shot on Goal  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
40' Free Kick  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
39' Foul  Routledge fouled by Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
36' Cross  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
36' Free Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
35' Foul  Mackie fouled by Neil Taylor (Swansea City)
35' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
35' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
34' Throw-In  Neil Taylor (Swansea City)
32' Foul  Taarabt fouled by Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
31' Foul  Diakite fouled by Michu (Swansea City)
30' Shot on Goal  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
30' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
28' Shot on Goal  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
28' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
26' Shot on Goal  Clint Hill (Queens Park Rangers)
26' Corner Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
25' Cross  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
24' Cross  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
23' Foul  Diakite fouled by Michu (Swansea City)
23' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
22' Shot  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
22' Cross  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
22' Cross  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
22' Corner Kick  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
22' Cross  Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers)
21' Cross  Jonathan De Guzman (Swansea City)
20' Foul  Cisse fouled by Chico Chico (Swansea City)
20' Cross  Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
20' Foul  De Guzman fouled by Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
18' Throw-In  Neil Taylor (Swansea City)
17' Foul  Taarabt fouled by Michu (Swansea City)
17' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
17' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
17' Shot  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
16' Cross  Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers)
16' Throw-In  Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
15' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
15' Cross  Danny Graham (Swansea City)
15' Throw-In  Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
14' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
14' Shot  Junior Hoilett (Queens Park Rangers)
12' Foul  Diakite fouled by Michu (Swansea City)
12' Foul  Routledge fouled by Samba Diakite (Queens Park Rangers)
11' Shot on Goal  Jamie Mackie (Queens Park Rangers)
11' Shot  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
11' Foul  Diakite fouled by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City)
9' Throw-In  Neil Taylor (Swansea City)
8' Goal  Michu (Swansea City)
8' Shot on Goal  Michu (Swansea City)
7' Goal Kick  Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers)
6' Cross  Ji-Sung Park (Queens Park Rangers)
5' Foul  Taarabt fouled by Angel Rangel (Swansea City)
4' Foul  Dyer fouled by Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
4' Throw-In  Fabio (Queens Park Rangers)
3' Goal Kick  Michel Vorm (Swansea City)
3' Shot  Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
3' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
2' Throw-In  Nedum Onuoha (Queens Park Rangers)
1' Start Half 
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