Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers, 31 January 2015

Score3-1 to Stoke City
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBritannia Stadium
Attendance27,512

View Stoke City v Queens Park Rangers head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm

3 Stoke City

1 Queens Park Rangers

Goals:

Jon Walters 21 G
Jon Walters 34 G
Jon Walters 90 G

Goals:

Niko Kranjčar 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Phillip Wollscheid
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Steven N'Zonzi
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Marko Arnautović

Starting lineup:

Rob Green Goalkeeper
Richard Dunne Defender
Clint Hill Defender
Nedum Onuoha Defender
Mauricio Isla Defender/Midfielder
Joey Barton Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Karl Henry Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar Midfielder
Charlie Austin Forward
Eduardo Vargas Forward

Substitutions:

Marc Muniesa for Ryan Shawcross 42
Peter Crouch for Marko Arnautović 63
Charlie Adam for Stephen Ireland 72

Substitutions:

Bobby Zamora for Karl Henry 46
Junior Hoilett for Niko Kranjčar 68
YOON Suk-young for Clint Hill 75

Cards:

Victor Moses 58 Y
Jon Walters 85 Y

Cards:

Mauricio Isla 24 Y
Joey Barton 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Steven Caulker
Defender YOON Suk-young
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Bobby Zamora
Forward Mauro Zárate

Comments:

League position: 9th On his 200th appearance for the club, Jon Walters become the first Stoke City player to score a Premier League hat-trick. It was his first in a top flight match and the second of his career. His other threesome was scored for Ipswich Town in the Championship against Bristol City on 10 November 2007. According to Opta, he is also the first Premier League player to score what is termed the ‘perfect’ hat-trick (left foot, right foot and head) since Kevin Nolan and Romelu Lukaku on 19 May 2013. He completed his hat-trick in the second minute of added time in the second half. It was the first hat-trick by a City player since Kenwyne Jones in a Capital One Cup tie against Walsall on 28 August 2013. Their last hat-trick in a league game was by Liam Lawrence against Barnsley in the League Championship on Boxing Day in 2007. City celebrated the life of club legend Sir Stanley Matthews, who would have been 100 years old on the following day.

Comments:

League position: 19th Queens Park Rangers became the first team to lose their first 11 away games of a top-flight season since Liverpool in 1953-54. Manager Harry Redknapp resigned three days after this game which was the day after the close of the winter transfer window. Niko Kranjcar has scored on all three of his visits to the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League. Joey Barton has now been booked in each of his last five Premier League matches. The last player to score a hat-trick against QPR was Fernando Torres for Chelsea in the Premier League on 29 April 2012.

3 Stoke City

Goals:

Jon Walters 21 G
Jon Walters 34 G
Jon Walters 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Phil Bardsley
Defender Phillip Wollscheid
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Midfielder Stephen Ireland
Midfielder Steven N'Zonzi
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters
Forward Marko Arnautović

Substitutions:

Marc Muniesa for Ryan Shawcross 42
Peter Crouch for Marko Arnautović 63
Charlie Adam for Stephen Ireland 72

Cards:

Victor Moses 58 Y
Jon Walters 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Marc Muniesa
Defender/Midfielder Geoff Cameron
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Steve Sidwell
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Mame Biram Diouf

Comments:

League position: 9th On his 200th appearance for the club, Jon Walters become the first Stoke City player to score a Premier League hat-trick. It was his first in a top flight match and the second of his career. His other threesome was scored for Ipswich Town in the Championship against Bristol City on 10 November 2007. According to Opta, he is also the first Premier League player to score what is termed the ‘perfect’ hat-trick (left foot, right foot and head) since Kevin Nolan and Romelu Lukaku on 19 May 2013. He completed his hat-trick in the second minute of added time in the second half. It was the first hat-trick by a City player since Kenwyne Jones in a Capital One Cup tie against Walsall on 28 August 2013. Their last hat-trick in a league game was by Liam Lawrence against Barnsley in the League Championship on Boxing Day in 2007. City celebrated the life of club legend Sir Stanley Matthews, who would have been 100 years old on the following day.

1 Queens Park Rangers

Goals:

Niko Kranjčar 36 G

Starting lineup:

Rob Green Goalkeeper
Richard Dunne Defender
Clint Hill Defender
Nedum Onuoha Defender
Mauricio Isla Defender/Midfielder
Joey Barton Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Karl Henry Midfielder
Niko Kranjčar Midfielder
Charlie Austin Forward
Eduardo Vargas Forward

Substitutions:

Bobby Zamora for Karl Henry 46
Junior Hoilett for Niko Kranjčar 68
YOON Suk-young for Clint Hill 75

Cards:

Mauricio Isla 24 Y
Joey Barton 68 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Steven Caulker
Defender YOON Suk-young
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Bobby Zamora
Forward Mauro Zárate

Comments:

League position: 19th Queens Park Rangers became the first team to lose their first 11 away games of a top-flight season since Liverpool in 1953-54. Manager Harry Redknapp resigned three days after this game which was the day after the close of the winter transfer window. Niko Kranjcar has scored on all three of his visits to the Britannia Stadium in the Premier League. Joey Barton has now been booked in each of his last five Premier League matches. The last player to score a hat-trick against QPR was Fernando Torres for Chelsea in the Premier League on 29 April 2012.