# 2017–18 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Queens Park Rangers' third consecutive season in the Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2014–15 season. Along with the Championship, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Players
### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Alex Smithies | GK | 2015 | (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 34) | Huddersfield Town | 107 | 0 |
| 13 | Matt Ingram | GK | 2016 | (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 30) | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Joe Lumley | GK | 2016 | (1995-02-15) 15 February 1995 (age 29) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Darnell Furlong | RB/CB | 2015 | (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 39 | 0 |
| 3 | Jake Bidwell | LB | 2016 | (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31) | Brentford | 82 | 2 |
| 4 | Grant Hall | CB/RB | 2015 | (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33) | Tottenham Hotspur | 78 | 1 |
| 5 | Nedum Onuoha (C) | CB/RB | 2012 | (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 37) | Manchester City | 207 | 7 |
| 6 | Joel Lynch | CB/LB | 2016 | (1987-10-03) 3 October 1987 (age 37) | Huddersfield Town | 55 | 4 |
| 18 | Jack Robinson | LB/CB | 2014 | (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) | Liverpool | 39 | 2 |
| 20 | Alex Baptiste | CB | 2018 | (1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 38) | Middlesbrough | 26 | 0 |
| 24 | James Perch | RB/CB/DM | 2015 | (1985-09-28) 28 September 1985 (age 39) | Wigan Athletic | 74 | 0 |
| 29 | Osman Kakay | RB | 2015 | (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Niko Hämäläinen | LB/CB | 2016 | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 7 | Luke Freeman | AM/RM/LM | 2017 | (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) | Bristol City | 61 | 7 |
| 8 | Jordan Cousins | CM/RM/LM | 2016 | (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30) | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 0 |
| 11 | Josh Scowen | CM | 2017 | (1993-04-29) 29 April 1993 (age 31) | Barnsley | 42 | 1 |
| 12 | Jamie Mackie | RW/LW/CF | 2015 | (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 39) | Nottingham Forest | 138 | 24 |
| 14 | Ryan Manning | CM | 2015 | (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28) | Galway United | 37 | 3 |
| 21 | Massimo Luongo | CM/AM/DM | 2015 | (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32) | Swindon Town | 104 | 7 |
| 22 | Paweł Wszołek | RW/LW/RB | 2016 | (1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 32) | Hellas Verona | 65 | 5 |
| 33 | Ilias Chair | Midfielder | 2017 | (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) | Lierse | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Bright Osayi-Samuel | RW/LW | 2017 | (1997-12-31) 31 December 1997 (age 26) | Blackpool | 18 | 1 |
| 36 | David Wheeler | RW/LW | 2017 | (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34) | Exeter City | 9 | 1 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Conor Washington | CF/RW/LW | 2016 | (1992-05-18) 18 May 1992 (age 32) | Peterborough United | 88 | 13 |
| 17 | Matt Smith | CF | 2017 | (1989-06-07) 7 June 1989 (age 35) | Fulham | 56 | 16 |
| 30 | Eberechi Eze | CF | 2016 | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26) | Millwall | 16 | 2 |
| 37 | Paul Smyth | CF | 2017 | (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27) | Linfield | 13 | 2 |
| 38 | Aramide Oteh | CF | 2017 | (1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 26) | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Idrissa Sylla | CF/RW/LW | 2016 | (1990-12-03) 3 December 1990 (age 33) | Anderlecht | 58 | 17 |

## Kit

Errea became manufacturers of QPR's kit. Bookmaker Royal Panda became kit sponsors.
| Home | Home alt. | Home alt. | Away | Third |

### Kit information

QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà to replace Dryworld as the official technical kit suppliers from the 2017/18 season. The kits will be 100 per-cent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal. The Kits were revealed on 23 June.
On 22 June QPR announced a three-year shirt sponsorship deal with online casino Royal Panda.

## New contracts

| No. | Pos | Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date |
| 12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | 1 year | 2018 | 19 May 2017 |
| 28 | FW | Reece Grego-Cox | 1 year | 2018 | 19 May 2017 |
| — | FW | Danny Rowe | 1 year | 2018 | 21 May 2017 |
| — | MF | Brandon Comley | 1 year | 2018 | 30 June 2017 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Manning | 3 years | 2020 | 17 July 2017 |
| 33 | MF | Ilias Chair | 2.5 years | 2020 | 9 February 2018 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Charlie Owens | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | DF | Giles Phillips | FC Barrington | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Josh Scowen | Barnsley | Free |
| 12 July 2017 | RW | Chay Tilt | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
| 7 August 2017 | RB | Alex Baptiste | Middlesbrough | Free |
| 29 August 2017 | FW | Paul Smyth | Linfield | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2017 | RW | David Wheeler | Exeter City | £500,000 |
| 31 August 2017 | LW | Bright Osayi-Samuel | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 14 September 2017 | FW | Zenon Stylianides | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 5 January 2018 | FW | Deshane Dalling | Huddersfield | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Michael Doughty | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Ben Gladwin | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Karl Henry | Bolton Wanderers | Free |
| 7 July 2017 | RW | Josh Bowler | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 23 August 2017 | AM | Abdenasser El Khayati | ADO Den Haag | Free |
| 28 December 2017 | DF | Steven Caulker | Dundee | Free |
| 3 January 2018 | RW | Yeni Ngbakoto | Guingamp | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2018 | FW | Reece Grego-Cox | Woking | Free |
| 12 January 2018 | RW | Michael Petrasso | Montreal Impact | Free |
| 17 January 2018 | CM | Brandon Comley | Colchester United | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2018 | FW | Danny Rowe | Free agent | Free |
| 23 January 2018 | FW | Dan Darbyshire | Dartford | Free |
| 25 January 2018 | CM | Ariel Borysiuk | Lechia Gdańsk | Free |
| 29 January 2018 | AM | Axel Prohouly | Free agent | Free |
| 12 April 2018 | GK | Martin Herdman | Retired | — |
* ↑ Following Henry's release he joined Bolton Wanderers.
* ↑ Following El Khayati's release he joined ADO Den Haag.
* ↑ Following Caulker's release he joined Dundee.
* ↑ Following Grego-Cox's release he joined Woking.
* ↑ Following Petrasso's release he joined Montreal Impact.
* ↑ Following Darbyshire's release he joined Dartford.
* ↑ Following Borysiuk's release he joined Lechia Gdańsk.
* ↑ Following Herdman's release he retired.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Until |
| 31 July 2017 | DF | Jack Williams | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 January 2018 |
| 3 August 2017 | DF | Alex Finney | Maidstone United | Approximately 1 January 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | FW | Brandon Adams | Linfield | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | FW | Eberechi Eze | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | Brandon Comley | Colchester United | 14 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Matt Ingram | Northampton Town | 8 January 2018 |
| 28 October 2017 | GK | Seny Dieng | Whitehawk | Approximately 4 January 2018 |
| 13 December 2017 | GK | Marcin Brzozowski | Ashford Town | 9 January 2018 |
| 15 December 2017 | LB | Caden Genovesi (work experience) | Whitehawk | Unknown |
| 28 December 2017 | GK | Martin Herdman | Staines Town | 24 January 2018 |
| 1 January 2018 | GK | Conor Hudnott | Staines Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | CM | Sean Goss | Rangers | 30 June 2018 |
| 8 January 2018 | GK | Joe Lumley | Blackpool | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 January 2018 | DF | Alex Finney | Maidstone United | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | RW | Olamide Shodipo | Colchester United | 30 June 2018 |
| 16 March 2018 | GK | Seny Dieng | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 30 April 2018 |
| 23 March 2018 | CM | Joshua Wallen | Chelmsford City | 30 June 2018 |
* ↑ On approximately 1 January 2018, Finney's loan at Maidstone United was cut short from 6 January 2018 to approximately 1 January 2018
* ↑ On 8 January 2018, Ingram's loan at Northampton Town was cut short from 30 June 2018 to 8 January 2018
* ↑ Dieng's loan at Whitehawk was extended from 25 November 2017 to approximately 4 January 2018
* ↑ On 23 January 2018, Hudnott's loan at Staines Town was extended from 27 January 2018 to 30 June 2018.

## Friendlies

For the 2017/18 season, QPR announced pre-season friendlies against Peterborough United, FC Union Berlin, Lokomotive Leipzig, Bournemouth as well as behind-closed-doors games against Bromley, and Reading.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming  Void  Postponed

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 032.61 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 49 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 032.65 |
Source: Competitions

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 6 May 2018. Source:

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming
The fixtures for the 2017–18 season were announced on 21 June 2017 at 09:00 BST.

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
In the FA Cup, QPR entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Milton Keynes Dons.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, QPR were drawn at home against Northampton Town in the first round. Another home tie against Brentford was confirmed for the second round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming

## Squad statistics
### Statistics

    As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Alex Smithies | 44 | 0 | 42+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Matt Ingram | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | ENG | Joe Lumley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Furlong | 24 | 1 | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jake Bidwell | 47 | 2 | 45+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Grant Hall | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Nedum Onuoha | 31 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Joel Lynch | 25 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jack Robinson | 34 | 2 | 29+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Alex Baptiste | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | James Perch | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Osman Kakay | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | FIN | Niko Hämäläinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Luke Freeman | 47 | 5 | 42+2 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jordan Cousins | 16 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Scowen | 43 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Ryan Manning | 21 | 2 | 10+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Massimo Luongo | 39 | 6 | 38+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | POL | Paweł Wszołek | 37 | 2 | 27+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Eberechi Eze | 17 | 2 | 8+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | BEL | Ilias Chair | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | NGA | Bright Osayi-Samuel | 20 | 1 | 6+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | David Wheeler | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NIR | Conor Washington | 34 | 6 | 24+9 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | SCO | Jamie Mackie | 22 | 4 | 16+4 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Matt Smith | 43 | 11 | 17+24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | NIR | Paul Smyth | 13 | 2 | 6+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Aramide Oteh | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | GUI | Idrissa Sylla | 28 | 7 | 13+13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Sean Goss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | IRL | Olamide Shodipo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left During the Season ||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | ENG | Steven Caulker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | POL | Ariel Borysiuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | COD | Yeni N'Gbakoto | 6 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CAN | Michael Petrasso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Reece Grego-Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | COD | Kazenga LuaLua | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

    As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Matt Smith | FW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Idrissa Sylla | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Conor Washington | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Massimo Luongo | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Luke Freeman | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Jamie Mackie | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Jake Bidwell | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Jack Robinson | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Pawel Wszolek | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ryan Manning | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Eberechi Eze | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Paul Smyth | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Joel Lynch | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Josh Scowen | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | David Wheeler | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Aramide Oteh | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ilias Chair | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Bright Osayi-Samuel | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Yeni N'Gbakoto | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Darnell Furlong | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 57 | 2 | 0 | 59 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 6 May 2018
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | Alex Smithies | GK | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Matt Ingram | GK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Joe Lumley | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 11 | MF | Josh Scowen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Nedum Onouha | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | Alex Baptiste | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | Jamie Mackie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Manning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Joel Lynch | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jake Bidwell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Massimo Luongo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Luke Freeman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jordan Cousins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Jack Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Matt Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Matt Ingram | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Steven Caulker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Paweł Wszołek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | Idrissa Sylla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Alex Smithies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | James Perch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Ilias Chair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Paul Smyth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 87 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 5 |