- Taarabt (36 pen), Stewart (49)
- Date:2010-03-09
- Kick-off:20:00
- Venue:
- Attendance:12013
- Referee:Tierney, P
Live Commentary
90mins
That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
84mins
Jay Simpson is replaced by Rowan Vine.
77mins
QPR are replacing Hogan Ephraim with Lee Cook.
77mins
Matthew Connolly goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
73mins
Adel Taarabt is being taken off, Akos Buzsaky has come on in his place.
63mins
Chris Barker goes into the referee's book for dissent.
61mins
Matt Hill goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
59mins
The referee has booked Richard Eckersley.
55mins
Rory Fallon is replaced by Joe Mason.
55mins
Plymouth are replacing Alan Judge with Yannick Bolasie.
49mins
Goal!! Damion Stewart scores for QPR.
49mins
Karl Duguid is booked for unsporting behaviour.
46mins
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.
45mins
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
36mins
Adel Taarabt takes a penalty for QPR and scores!.
0mins
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
0mins
QPR face Plymouth at 8pm on Tuesday, March 9th.
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Match Report
Goals from Adel Taarabt and Damion Stewart gave Queens Park Rangers their second win in as many games under new boss Neil Warnock, as they saw off Plymouth Argyle 2-0 at Loftus Road.
Rangers also ended a run of 22 matches without a clean sheet and increased the Pilgrims' relegation worries.
Argyle, one off the bottom of the Championship table, remain seven points from safety and look destined for League One.
Rangers dominated the game and were awarded a penalty ten minutes before half-time, when Matt Connolly crossed from the right and Tamas Priskin appeared to be pulled to the ground by defender Kari Arnason.
Taarabt, on loan from Tottenham, made no mistake from the spot, sending keeper David Stockdale the wrong way to register his sixth goal of the season.
It was a deserved breakthrough for Rangers, who had earlier gone close when Hogan Ephraim had a shot saved by Stockdale and when Jay Simpson blazed wide after latching on to Taarabt's pass.
After going ahead, Rangers almost doubled their lead when Stewart headed over from Alejandro Faurlin's right-wing free-kick.
But Stewart did find the net four minutes after the break, heading home Taarabt's free-kick to put Rangers two up.
Faurlin fired wide and Taarabt over, before Simpson missed the target after being presented with a golden chance by a mix-up between Stockdale and Arnason on the edge of the area.
Simpson was then unable to connect with a cross by Ephraim as Warnock's side continued to push forward.
Plymouth never looked like scoring. Carl Fletcher's header over from Karl Duguid's free-kick was their only meaningful effort on goal.
Queens Park Rangers Team
Plymouth Argyle Team
Queens Park Rangers | Plymouth Argyle |
Corners
| 5 | 4 |
Fouls
| 16 | 12 |
Goal attempts
Shots off target
| 9 | 1 |
Offsides
| 2 | 3 |