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Little bit of history ahead of tomorrows game.
We are definitely due a win, think i'm right in saying Foolham have won 4/5 games, so it's time to put a stop to that.Bearing that in mind they're still 5 wins down on us,.. Foolham 7 wins..... QPR 12 wins(League),and even tho they scored 6 last time are still one goal behind us in the fixture.
Overall including cup games v them(we have not won a cup game against them)
Played 28; Fulham 11 wins,... QPR 12 wins..Fulham goals 36;...QPR goals 31
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Fulham vs QPR derby
The origins of a rivalry between Fulham and QPR date back before Chelsea were formed. In 1892 the two teams met at Kensal Rise to play in the West London Cup Final. QPR were 3–2 victors and won their first piece of silverware.[10] For the next few seasons QPR continued to win the cup, whilst Fulham won The West London League. In recent times, however, QPR and Fulham derbies are not common as both teams have been in different divisions for all but two seasons since the Premier League first started in 1992. As two very similar clubs in size, history and fan base, derbies, are at times, fiercer and more competitive than those against Chelsea.
From 2002 until 2004 QPR and Fulham were closer than they had ever been when QPR and Fulham shared Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped. This added extra spice to a derby had they drawn each other in the cup, especially had QPR been the away team at their own ground.
The matches during the 2000–01 season both ended up being 2–0 to Fulham. The game at Loftus Road saw Richard Langley and Clarke Carlisle - two of QPR's best players - seriously injured in the game and both were out for 18 months with cruciate ligament injuries, this was vital for QPR's descent into the third tier for the first time in 34 years.[11]
QPR were promoted to the Premier League for the 2011–12 season meaning the derby would take place for the first time in over 10 years and in the Premier League for the first time. The match finished in a 6–0 victory for Fulham, with Andy Johnson each bagging a hat-trick.[12]
The return fixture between the two sides is sure to ignite the rivalry as QPR have recently come under the managerial guidance of Mark Hughes, who was the manager of Fulham the previous season and left under controversial circumstances, citing the clubs' lack of ambition and stature as his reasons. However, it could be argued that QPR are of no bigger or even less stature than Fulham and has angered many supporters and figureheads of Fulham, in particular their current manager Martin Jol who openly criticised Hughes in a tabloid newspaper.
Taken from Wiki.
We are definitely due a win, think i'm right in saying Foolham have won 4/5 games, so it's time to put a stop to that.Bearing that in mind they're still 5 wins down on us,.. Foolham 7 wins..... QPR 12 wins(League),and even tho they scored 6 last time are still one goal behind us in the fixture.
Overall including cup games v them(we have not won a cup game against them)
Played 28; Fulham 11 wins,... QPR 12 wins..Fulham goals 36;...QPR goals 31
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Fulham vs QPR derby
The origins of a rivalry between Fulham and QPR date back before Chelsea were formed. In 1892 the two teams met at Kensal Rise to play in the West London Cup Final. QPR were 3–2 victors and won their first piece of silverware.[10] For the next few seasons QPR continued to win the cup, whilst Fulham won The West London League. In recent times, however, QPR and Fulham derbies are not common as both teams have been in different divisions for all but two seasons since the Premier League first started in 1992. As two very similar clubs in size, history and fan base, derbies, are at times, fiercer and more competitive than those against Chelsea.
From 2002 until 2004 QPR and Fulham were closer than they had ever been when QPR and Fulham shared Loftus Road whilst Craven Cottage was being redeveloped. This added extra spice to a derby had they drawn each other in the cup, especially had QPR been the away team at their own ground.
The matches during the 2000–01 season both ended up being 2–0 to Fulham. The game at Loftus Road saw Richard Langley and Clarke Carlisle - two of QPR's best players - seriously injured in the game and both were out for 18 months with cruciate ligament injuries, this was vital for QPR's descent into the third tier for the first time in 34 years.[11]
QPR were promoted to the Premier League for the 2011–12 season meaning the derby would take place for the first time in over 10 years and in the Premier League for the first time. The match finished in a 6–0 victory for Fulham, with Andy Johnson each bagging a hat-trick.[12]
The return fixture between the two sides is sure to ignite the rivalry as QPR have recently come under the managerial guidance of Mark Hughes, who was the manager of Fulham the previous season and left under controversial circumstances, citing the clubs' lack of ambition and stature as his reasons. However, it could be argued that QPR are of no bigger or even less stature than Fulham and has angered many supporters and figureheads of Fulham, in particular their current manager Martin Jol who openly criticised Hughes in a tabloid newspaper.
Taken from Wiki.