Norwich host QPR in the Championship. QPR have been the more consistent of the two sides this season, while Norwich have found life much harder in recent months.
These two have met plenty of times over the years, and recent meetings haven't followed any obvious pattern. With the game still around a month away from where our figures sit, there's scope for either side's form to shift before kickoff.
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Recent Form: Contrasting Signs
QPR's longer run shows plenty of draws mixed in, but their last six games have included a 5-0 win and a 4-1 win, either side of a 3-0 defeat at Birmingham. Across their wider sample they've won ten of twenty matches, which points to a side capable of streaks in both directions.
Norwich: 20 completed matches; QPR: 20 completed matches.
Norwich
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- +1
QPR
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +17
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Charlton | Norwich | 24.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Norwich | Portsmouth | 17.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Norwich | Southampton | 14.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | Swansea | Norwich | 10.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Norwich | Bolton | 20.09.2026 | 3-4 |
| League Cup | Manchester City | Norwich | 17.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Championship | Middlesbrough | Norwich | 12.09.2026 | 4-3 |
| Championship | Norwich | Birmingham | 09.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Sheffield Utd | Norwich | 05.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Championship | Stoke City | Norwich | 01.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | QPR | Swansea | 24.10.2026 | 5-0 |
| Championship | Birmingham | QPR | 17.10.2026 | 3-0 |
| Championship | QPR | Derby | 14.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| Championship | West Ham | QPR | 09.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | QPR | Preston | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Championship | West Brom | QPR | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Charlton | QPR | 09.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Championship | QPR | Middlesbrough | 05.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Championship | QPR | Cardiff | 02.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Championship | Blackburn | QPR | 29.08.2026 | 1-2 |
Norwich's equivalent sample shows eight wins from twenty, with some decent home results like beating Burnley 4-1 and Millwall 3-0, but their last two home league games have both ended in defeat, against Portsmouth and Southampton.
Norwich's home form has cooled right when QPR arrive on a stronger run.
Comparative Team Statistics: Norwich vs QPR

A Long History, Mixed Results
These two have faced each other many times down the years, with this fixture stretching back over a decade across different divisions. The two most recent meetings split evenly: Norwich won 2-1 away at QPR back in January 2026, while QPR won 3-1 at Norwich the previous November.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | QPR | Norwich | 01.01.2026 | 1-2 |
| Championship | Norwich | QPR | 29.11.2025 | 3-1 |
| Championship | Norwich | QPR | 29.12.2024 | 1-1 |
| Championship | QPR | Norwich | 07.12.2024 | 3-0 |
| Championship | QPR | Norwich | 10.02.2024 | 2-2 |
| Championship | Norwich | QPR | 25.11.2023 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | QPR | Norwich | 16.08.2023 | 0-1 |
| Championship | QPR | Norwich | 19.04.2023 | 1-1 |
| Championship | Norwich | QPR | 02.11.2022 | 0-0 |
| Championship | QPR | Norwich | 24.04.2021 | 1-3 |
There's no clear head-to-head pattern to lean on here, just a long rivalry with results going both ways.
League Position Tells a Story
QPR sit ninth with 17 points from 11 games, built on four wins, five draws and just two defeats. Norwich are down in 21st on only nine points from the same number of matches, with three wins and eight losses and not a single draw to their name.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wolves | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18/15 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15/12 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17/16 | 15 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10/19 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 17/21 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16/21 | 8 |
That's a big gap in the table for two teams who've played an identical number of games, and it points to a tough campaign for the home side so far.
Norwich's lack of draws suggests games tend to go one way or the other for them.

Players to Watch
Norwich's M. Touré has been their standout attacking threat, scoring five goals in seven appearances, while A. Brooks has added two assists in eight games. On the disciplinary side, QPR's D. Cirkin has picked up a red card across his last seven matches, and both J. Clarke-Salter and Norwich's J. Córdoba have collected four yellow cards apiece in that time.
These are partial snapshots rather than full squad pictures, so they're worth noting rather than leaning on too heavily.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Grimshaw | England | 28 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 77 |
| P. Mattsson | Denmark | 25 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| H. Darling | England | 27 | Defender | 188 | 75 |
| K. McLean | Scotland | 34 | Midfielder | 183 | 70 |
| S. Field | England | 28 | Midfielder | 191 | 90 |
| J. Stacey | England | 30 | Defender | 180 | 62 |
| A. Musaba | Netherlands | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 72 |
| J. Córdoba | Panama | 25 | Defender | 187 | 78 |
| V. Kovačević | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 86 |
| B. Chrisene | England | 22 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| D. Yongwa | Cameroon | 26 | Defender | 177 | 65 |
| P. Maghoma | England | 25 | Midfielder | 181 | 69 |
| L. Gibbs | England | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 60 |
| M. Jurásek | Czechia | 23 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| M. Touré | Australia | 22 | Attacker | 186 | 78 |
| A. Ben Slimane | Tunisia | 25 | Midfielder | 188 | 86 |
| M. Kvistgaarden | Denmark | 24 | Attacker | 174 | 68 |
| A. Crnac | Croatia | 22 | Attacker | 189 | 83 |
| J. Makama | England | 22 | Attacker | 184 | n/a |
| Ruairi McConville | Northern Ireland | 21 | Defender | 193 | 80 |
| C. Ansen | England | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| K. Fisher | England | 22 | Defender | 182 | 73 |
| O. Schwartau | Denmark | 20 | Attacker | 186 | 80 |
| A. Brooks | England | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| Jacob Wright | England | 21 | Midfielder | 178 | 65 |
| L. Mahovo | England | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. Diallo | Senegal | 22 | Attacker | 182 | 67 |
| E. Mundle-Smith | England | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| V. Ozcan | Türkiye | 18 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Bruno Alves | Brazil | 21 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Kamara | Finland | 31 | Midfielder | 181 | 78 |
| N. Madsen | Denmark | 26 | Midfielder | 190 | 76 |
| I. Chair | Morocco | 29 | Midfielder | 171 | 74 |
| R. Burrell | England | 25 | Attacker | 180 | 72 |
| J. Dunne | Republic of Ireland | 29 | Defender | 183 | 75 |
| P. Smyth | Northern Ireland | 29 | Attacker | 175 | 69 |
| K. Saito | Japan | 25 | Midfielder | 170 | 69 |
| J. Clarke-Salter | England | 29 | Defender | 188 | 70 |
| B. Kemper | Netherlands | 27 | Defender | 185 | 74 |
| K. Dembélé | England | 23 | Midfielder | 167 | 59 |
| K. Poku | England | 25 | Midfielder | 179 | 67 |
| T. Lamptey | Ghana | 26 | Defender | 163 | 55 |
| R. Edwards | England | 23 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| D. Cirkin | England | 24 | Defender | 182 | 78 |
| C. Ward | England | 26 | Goalkeeper | 188 | n/a |
| H. Vale | England | 23 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| A. Mbengue | Senegal | 24 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| J. Varane | France | 25 | Midfielder | 190 | n/a |
| A. Lloyd | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| P. Charles | Northern Ireland | 21 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| L. Morrison | Scotland | 23 | Defender | 183 | n/a |
| K. Adamson | Australia | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Alemayehu | Sweden | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Kieran Morgan | England | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu | England | 22 | Attacker | 194 | n/a |
| Rayan Jawad Kolli | England | 21 | Attacker | 180 | n/a |
| R. Kone | Côte d'Ivoire | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| L. Scarlett | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
The form and table gap clearly favours QPR on the balance of what we've seen, but with no market to assess here, there's nothing concrete to recommend.
We'd rather sit this one out than guess at a price or line that isn't in front of us.
