Queens Park Rangers
v Wrexham

Tuesday 16 March 2004 @ 19:45

THE VENUE
Address: Loftus Road, South Africa Road, London, W12 7PA.
Telephone Number: 020 87430262 Fax Number: 020 8740 2505
Web: www.qpr.co.uk E-mail Address:
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TRAVEL GUIDE
Directions from Wrexham: Head south from Wrexham on the A483 and A5 towards Shrewsbury and join the M54 motorway until this merges with the M6 southbound. Follow the M6 past Birmingham to junction 8 where you take left hand lanes to join the M5 southbound until junction 4a where you take left hand lanes to join the M42. At junction 3a keep forward to join the M40 and follow this past Oxford until you reach the junction with the M25 where you continue in a forward direction on the A40. At the point where the A40 becomes the A40(M) leave the A40 at and the end of the slip road turn right towards White City/Shepherds Bush. At the other set of lights by the Dairy take right hand lanes to turn right into South Africa Road. Distance = 195 miles, time = 4 hours.

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Car Parking: At BBC television centre on Wood Lane at a cost of £6.00 or street parking.
By Train: The nearest tube stations are White City on the Central Line or Shepherds Bush on the Hammersmith and City Line. Please note the stop before White City on the Central Line is not the same Shepherds Bush and is a lot longer walk. From White City exit the station and cross the traffic lights in front of you. Turn right up Wood Lane and take the next left down White City road for 200m. Where White City road curves to the right carry straight on into South Africa Road passing some astro turf pitches towards the stadium. Shepherds Bush is a shorter walk and can be found by walking out onto Uxbridge Road and then turn right down Loftus Road towards the ground. The Network Rail timetable will take you to Euston and from there click here for the London Underground journey planner
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Away Travel Club: Buses leave the Racecourse at 1:00pm and cost £18.00. Contact 01978 366388 (booking fee applicable with credit cards)
By Bus: Take bus numbers 72, 220 or 391 to White City station and follow the directions above.
Places to Drink: From White City you will find the Springbok on the left of the road when you exit the station. From Shepherds Bush the Green can be found by turning left out of the station and is a short walk down this road on your left.
Places to Eat: Plenty of variety can be found on Uxbridge Road (you pass this en route from White City station).
Cash Machines: HSBC at the BBC and Barclays Bank at White City tube station.
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TICKET AND GROUND INFO
General: Away fans are allocated the lower end of the School stand as demand is unlikely to see the upper tier being opened. The ground itself has a compact feel with all four corners enclosed by the stands. This generally leads to a good atmosphere.
Ticket Office: 020 87402575
Seats: Scholl End Stand - Adults £20.00, Concessions £10.00
Standing: None - all seated.
Disabled Facilities: No onsite parking and access to the ground is via ramp. There are 5 wheelchair spaces for away fans located pitch side along the Alfred McAlpine Stand. There is only partial cover with helpers sitting behind. There are 6 visual spaces just behind the disabled enclosure of the Alfred McAlpine Stand with helpers sitting alongside and headsets are available from stewards. There are 2 adapted toilets but the refreshment kiosks are not dedicated. The DSA is Stephen Birks and can be contacted on 020 8740 2575 or via e-mail on stephenb@loftusroadplc.co.uk.
Programme and Fanzines: Programme costs £2.50 for 60 plus pages in colour. Fanzine wise A Kick Up the R's costs £2.00 for 40-50 pages and In the Loft is £1.50 for between 20-30 pages.
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PRE MATCH ANALYSIS
CURRENT FORM - THE LAST FIVE GAMES

Queens Park Rangers

 Wrexham
Opposition Competition Score Opposition Competition Score
Hartlepool (a) Division 2 4-1 Peterborough (a) Division 2 1-6
Oldham (h) Division 2 1-1 Grimsby (h) Division 2 3-0
Port vale (h) Division 2 3-2 Rushden & Diamonds (h) Division 2 1-1
Peterborough (h) Division 2 1-1 Bournemouth (a) Division 2 0-6
Brentford (a) Division 2 1-1 Bristol City (a) Division 2 0-1
Overall Overall
W D L F A GD W D L F A GD
2 3 0 10 6 +4 1 1 3 5 14 -9
THE SEASON SO FAR - LEAGUE RECORD

Queens Park Rangers

 Wrexham
Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos
35 18 12 5 64 34 30 66 3 35 15 6 14 41 44 -3 51 10
THE DANGER MEN - TOP GOAL SCORERS

Queens Park Rangers

 Wrexham
Player League Cup Total Player League Cup Total
Kevin Gallen 15 0 15 Hector Sam 7 2 9
Tony Thorpe 10 1 11 Lee Jones 5 3 8
Paul Furlong 10 0 10 Chris Armstrong 5 2 7
Martin Rowlands 7 2 9 Chris Llewellyn 6 0 6
Gareth Ainsworth 6 1 7 Dennis Lawrence 5 0 5

THE HARD MEN - WORST DISCIPLINE

Queens Park Rangers

 Wrexham
Player Yellow Card Red Card Player Yellow Card Red Card
Marc Bircham 9 0 Brian Carey 10 1
Martin Rowlands 8 0 Jim Whitley 8 0
Gino Padula 7 0 Darren Ferguson 5 1
Marcus Bean 7 0 Steve Thomas 5 0
Clarke Carlisle 6 0 Dennis Lawrence 3 1
Paul Furlong 6 0 Steve Roberts 1 1

HEAD TO HEAD
Competition QPR Draw Wrexham Total
League 8 4 5 17
FA Cup 0 0 0 0
League Cup 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Overall 8 4 5 17
Overall as a % 47% 24% 29% 100%

RECENT MEETINGS
Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition Link
Wrexham 0-2 Queens Park Rangers 16-Sep-03 Division 2 Review
QPR 2-1 Wrexham 16-Feb-02 Division 2 Review
Wrexham 1-0 QPR 13-Oct-01 Division 2 Review
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MATCH BUILDUP
TEAM NEWS
Queens Park Rangers Wrexham
Injuries: Chris Day (shin), Nick Culkin (knee) are Gino Padula (fractured toe) are ruled out. The match also comes too soon for Richard Edghill and Gareth Aisnworth. Injuries: Andy Dibble after having an operation on his broken arm against Peterborough.
Suspensions: None. Suspensions: None.
Last starting lineup: Camp, Rose, Gnohere, Carlisle, Forbes, Bircham, Johnson, Rowlands, McLeod, Furlong, Gallen. Subs: Cureton, Palmer, Thorpe, Pacquette, Bean. Squad (19): Ingham, Whitfield, Roberts, Carey, Lawrence, Morgan, Pejic, Holmes, C Edwards, P Edwards, Ferguson, Whitley, Crowell, Barrett, Thomas, Armstrong, Llewellyn, Sam, L Jones.
Other News: Lee Camp made his debut in goal at Hartlepool to ease the keeping crisis at Loftus Road and following the emphatic win in the North East then the same outfield ten are certain starters. The only selection dilemma for Ian Holloway is who partners Kevin Gallen up front after Paul Furlong impressed on the weekend but Tony Thorpe is pushing for a place. Marcus Bean is available after playing for the reserves last week but Eric Soban joined third division Northampton Town on a free transfer last week. Other News: Martin Ingham will make his debut for Wrexham as a replacement for Andy Dibble in goal after he joined on loan from Sunderland in time for the match. With Steve Roberts and Brian Carey back from suspension they will get a instant recall to the defence to play alongside Dennis Lawrence. Shaun Pejic will most likely keep a place on the bench with Craig Morgan out of the squad all together. After conceding six goals in consecutive away games Denis Smith may go for the more defensive option of Paul Barrett in midfield to play alongside Darren Ferguson and Jim Whitley with Matt Crowell dropping to the bench. Carlos Edwards and Paul Edwards will keep their positions on the flanks but do not be too surprised if there are changes up front. Chris Armstrong and Chris Llewellyn started against Peterborough but Hector Sam and Lee Jones are again included in the squad as alternatives.
REF WATCH WEATHER
The match referee is Steve Tomlin of Lews and he is assisted by Jon Beadle of Kent and Gary Young of Bedfordshire. Steve Tomlin has refereed 26 games this season and has issued 84 yellow cards, at an average of 3.23 per game, and 5 red cards. Clear skies with a minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius. South westerly wind direction with a max speed of 10 mph. Moderate visibility with a relative humidity of 68%.

THE LATEST ODDS
QPR Win 4/9 The Draw 11/4 Wrexham Win 11/2
QPR 1-0 6/1 0-0 Draw 12/1 Wrexham 1-0 10/1
QPR 2-0 11/2 1-1 Draw 6/1 Wrexham2-0 25/1
QPR 2-1 7/1 2-2 Draw 20/1 Wrexham 2-1 25/1
QPR 3-1 9/1 3-3 Draw 66/1 Wrexham 3-2 66/1

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