Queens Park Rangers overwhelm Leicester City with first half blitz | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Queens Park Rangers beat Leicester City 4-1 in the Championship. Koki Saito headed in from close range in the second minute after Rumarn Burrell's cross. Richard Kone and Karamoko Dembele stretched the lead (29., 33.), Amadou Mbengue struck in the third minute of first half stoppage time, and the Foxes missed a penalty through Bobby Decordova-Reid before Silko-Amari Thomas pulled one back (82.). The hosts were clinical, hitting six shots on target from 12 attempts while the Foxes managed only two on target. Queens Park Rangers rise from ninth to seventh as the Foxes drop from eighth to 13th, with Queens Park Rangers visiting Portsmouth next and the Foxes hosting Watford.

Player of the Match: Rumarn Burrell dictated the early tempo for Queens Park Rangers with two first half assists and three key passes, repeatedly releasing runners into dangerous spaces.

Stat of the Match: Queens Park Rangers produced six shots on target from 12 attempts, a ruthless edge the Foxes never matched.

Three Things We Learned: Burrell's supply line mattered, finishing with two assists and three key passes. Set-piece moments hurt the visitors, with Kone scoring following a set piece and Mbengue adding in first half stoppage time. Leicester's big chance went begging when Decordova-Reid hit the left post from the spot, before Thomas' reply offered scant consolation.