City head to QPR on Wednesday night in Sky Bet Championship action!
QPR vs. Cardiff City
Sky Bet Championship
Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
7:45pm KO
MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | CURRENT FORM
QPR have won two and drawn one of their three Championship fixtures so far this season.
They began the campaign with an impressive 3-1 away win over Portsmouth before drawing 0-0 at home with Bolton Wanderers. Last time out, the Hoops defeated Blackburn Rovers, 2-1, on their travels.
QPR's only defeat of the current campaign came on penalties against Millwall in Carabao Cup Round One, after drawing the game 1-1 in normal time.
26/27 | QPR in competitive action
Overall: D(L on pens)WDW
Home: D(L on pens)D
Away: WW
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT | THE HOOPS
Queens Park Rangers are currently managed by Julien Stéphan. A former Toulouse and RC Paris midfielder, Stéphan moved into coaching with Rennes, taking charge for two spells either side of a two year period in charge of Strasbourg. Interestingly, Julien initially took over at Rennes on an interim basis back in December 2018, after former Bluebirds boss Sabri Lamouchi left the Club.
Stéphan took charge in West London ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, leading the side to 15th place finish in the Sky Bet Championship last term.
QPR permanently signed four players for their First Team squad during the summer transfer window. Defender Boy Kemper joined from NAC Breda, goalkeeper Calum Ward linked up from Motherwell, former Brighton & Hove Albion right-back Tariq Lamptey returned to the UK following a spell with Fiorentina, while Dennis Cirkin penned a deal with the R's having spent the entirety of his career with Sunderland up to this point. Pierce Charles and Glen Kamara have joined on loan for the season from Manchester City & Rennes respectively.
Charles, Ilias Chair, Jack Clarke-Salter, Jimmy Dunne, Ronnie Edwards and Amadou Mbengue have all started every league game for Rangers thus far, with Chair top scoring with two goals from three games.
2026/27 Squad
GK | Pierce Charles, Calum Ward, Matteo Salamon.
DEF | Kealey Adamson, Jimmy Dunne, Liam Morrison, Ronnie Edwards, Jake Clarke-Salter, Boy Kemper, Dennis Cirkin, Amadou Mbengue, Tariq Lamptey.
MID | Kader Dembele, Ilias Chair, Paul Smyth, Koki Saito, Kwame Poku, Glen Kamara, Harvey Vale, Nicolas Madsen, Jonathan Varane.
FOR | Alfie Lloyd, Rumarn Burrell, Richard Kone, Justin Obikwu, Rayan Kolli.
SHARED CONNECTIONS | A BLUEBIRD & A HOOP
In 2012, the Bluebirds signed three players from QPR during the summer transfer window. Matthew Connolly, Heiðar Helguson and Tommy Smith moved from West London to South Wales, with all three making a huge impact in the title winning side of 2012/13. Connolly would go on to spend eight years in the Welsh capital, winning a second promotion with the team during the 2017/18 season.
Two years after the Connolly, Helguson and Smith window, it was two City players making the move the other way. Steven Caulker and Jordon Mutch were both standout players for City during our 2013/14 Premier League campaign, and following relegation to the Championship moved back to the top flight with Harry Redknapp's Hoops.
Other people to have featured for both the Bluebirds and the R's include Chris Barker, Jay Bothroyd, Alex Smithies, Junior Hoilett and current City winger Chris Willock.