Match Thread | Villa 2 QPR 2

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Aston Villa have lost both of their last two league games against QPR; they have only lost three in a row against the Hoops once previously in league competition, doing so in March 1973.

QPR won this exact fixture against Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park last season; they last beat the Villans in back-to-back league visits in February 1987.


Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last eight league matches on New Year's Day (W5 D3) since losing 0-1 to Chelsea in 2001.


QPR manager Steve McClaren has alternated between victory and defeat in each of his last five league visits to Villa Park (W2 L3), losing 1-0 in his last away game there in February 2017 while in charge of Derby County.


Aston Villa forward Tammy Abraham has scored in each of his last four Championship appearances at Villa Park, scoring seven goals.


QPR have won four of their last nine away league matches (D2 L3), as many as they'd won in their previous 36 games on the road.

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Villa v QPR live stream available today
QPR fans in the UK and Ireland as well as overseas can watch the R's live stream at Aston Villa live online today.

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Queens Park Rangers boss Steve McLaren has predicted that Aston Villa will finish in the top six of the Championship standings this season and qualify for this season’s promotion-playoffs.

Villa started the season in sloppy form and this eventually led to the sacking of former boss Steve Bruce. Following the hiring of Dean Smith as the club’s new manager, they have been rejuvenated and can now seriously challenge for a place in the top-six.

Since Smith was appointed as manager of the Villains, they have only tasted defeat three times. Two of the losses were understandable as they came against the likes of Leeds United and Norwich City respectively.

McLaren’s QPR will play against Villa on new years day in what will be an important game for both sides. Both teams are in similar positions on the Championship standings as they are currently in eighth and ninth respectively.

QPR come into the game with better form. During their past four games, the R’s have won three games and then drew their last against Reading.

During that same period, Villa have just one game against Swansea, while drawing against Stoke City, Preston North End and tasting defeat at the hands of Leeds United.

Speaking ahead of the game to QPR’s official media, McLaren made an exciting prediction for Villa fans and said:

"Villa will be in the top six come the end of the season without doubt.

"This is a great game for us to kick off the New Year but we know it is going to be a very, very tough one."


Mind Games ???

[Hitman34]

Villa v QPR live stream available today
QPR fans in the UK and Ireland as well as overseas can watch the R's live stream at Aston Villa live online today.

i will be on the hunt for a free stream.

hopefully, there will be a coule knocking around.

[northampton rs]

Anyone know if this on Sky Red Button. ?

[West Acton]

Proper cold up here

[qpr]

Anyone know if this on Sky Red Button. ?

It is, yes

[Fraggy]

[LoftusRoadLad]

no change apart from the bench

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[West Acton]

Elphick back after being on loan at Hull all season!!! Chance to get at him as there won’t be a partnership between him and Chester

[gator]

Obviously we will have to play much better than we did at home vs Reading, interesting that SM is playing the same lineup although with the injuries there aren't lots of options, Manning makes the bench!

[acricketer]

Lots of comments about a tired performance v. Reading with very late substitutes. Let's hope Villa are equally knackered.

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Dean Smith has made five changes for the New Year’s Day clash with QPR.

[Rangers77]

I'd have changed Eze. Hoping he scores a hat trick......