Our prediction for this Championship match:
QPR
Match Time & Date:
16/08/2022
21:00
Prediction: 2-1
Blackpool
QPR play host to Blackpool at their Loftus Road in what is expected to be an interesting Championship game. The Hoops have been having their ups and downs at the start of the season, but they are surely capable of matching the Seasiders in front of home fans. Over the years QPR have turned their Loftus Road into a real fortress, but keep in mind that the hosts will be without the likes of Barbet, Paal, Willock, Clarke-Salter, Amos, and Thomas in Tuesday’s clash.
Blackpool, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Stoke City and Swansea City. The Seasiders are low on spirits ahead of the trip to London, which is probably the main reason why we are going to put our money on the capital club. As for the visiting side, all Richard Keogh, Kevin Stewart, Jake Beesley, Keshi Anderson, Gary Madine, and Luke Garbutt are out of contention with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Andre Gray):
Wolverhampton-born striker Andre Gray is a product of the Shrewsberry Town youth academy who hit the limelight during his two loan spell with Luton Town. A no-nonsense forward endured a difficult childhood which left him with a four-inch scar on his left cheek after he got stabbed in the face in a gang-related incident back in 2011.
Fortunately, Andre Grey was pulled out of the gang lifestyle by his mother and close friends and focused on his football career. Having scored 57 goals in 111 appearances with The Hatters, Gray was prized away by Brentford in a club-record deal at the time. Just a season later Gray moved to Burnley where he hit 23 goals in 41 Championship appearances to emerge as a vital cog in his club’s Premier League push in 2014/15. After nine goals in 32 top-flight appearances with he Clarets, Gray was transferred to Watford for yet another club-record fee.
The Englishman’s prolific goalscoring record in the Football League was brought to a halt, however, with Gray scoring just five goals in 31 Premier League appearances during the 2017/18 season.
Highlighted Team (Blackpool):
Blackpool FC are a professional English club based in Blackpool, Lancashire. Considering that Blackpool is a seaside town, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Seasiders. Founded back in 1887, the club play their home matches at Bloomfield Road, which can hold up to 17,338 spectators. In the 2009/2010 season Blackpool secured promotion to the Premier League, but they were not competitive at this level, suffering relegation to the Championship the following season.
The club’s biggest success, though, came in 1953 when they defeated Bolton Wanderers 4-3 in the FA Cup final. Blackpool are well known for their orange shirts, but the dominant colour of their away kit is white. Preston are considered the club’s biggest rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the West Lancashire derby.
Charlie Adam, who played for Liverpool and has 26 caps for Scotland national team, is regarded as one of the club’s most notable players.
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