Match week 45 of the EFL Championship 2024/25 has kicked in, bringing the season one step closer to the end. This will mark the league’s 33rd edition in the current division format and seventh edition under the name of Sky Bet Championship. As part of the match week 45, Queens Park Rangers and Burnley will play on Saturday, 26 April at the MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium in London.
This will be the second game of the season for the teams. The first one took place on 26 October at Burnley’s home Turf Moor Stadium. The game ended in a 0 – 0 draw.
With more losses than wins this season, Queens Park Rangers are currently occupying the 15th position of the league table. While they are not facing relegation to League One, they don’t qualify for any promotions either. Their record includes 13 wins, 14 draws, and 17 losses.
Burnley has firmly established itself in the second line of the league table. With the same number of points and only one win less than the season’s favourite, Leeds United, they still have a chance to become the champions. Whether they seize the title or finish the season in second place, they already qualify for a Premier League promotion. Their record includes 26 wins, 16 draws, and 2 losses.
Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley: Where to Watch Live
As most other games of the Championship 2024/25 season, this game will be broadcasted live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.
When: Saturday, 26 April 2025
What time: kick-off time at 12:30 UTC
TV channel: Sky Sports+
Home team: Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Away team: Burnley F.C.
Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley: Match Preview and Head to Head History
The very first game QPR and Burnley played against each other was during the 1961/62 season of the FA Cup. They met on 6 January 1962 in the third round. Burnley was hosting and won 6 – 1.
Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley: Head to Head Record
The clubs have been playing against each other in the EFL Championship for numerous seasons. So far they have played 19 games, out of which Queens Park Rangers won 4 games, Burnley won 9 games, and 6 games finished in a draw.
Their most recent head to head meetings all took place within the EFL Championship format:
| Year | Match Day | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
| October 26, 2024 | 12 | Burnley | QPR | 0 – 0 |
| April 22, 2023 | 44 | Burnley | QPR | 1 – 2 |
| December 11, 2022 | 22 | QPR | Burnley | 0 – 3 |
| May 2, 2016 | 45 | Burnley | QPR | 1 – 0 |
| December 12, 2015 | 20 | QPR | Burnley | 0 – 0 |
Queens Park Rangers Current Form
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Swansea City (21 April, EFL Championship)
- Preston North End 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (18 April, EFL Championship)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Bristol City (12 April, EFL Championship)
- Oxford United 1 – 3 Queens Park Rangers (9 April, EFL Championship)
- Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Cardiff City (5 April, EFL Championship)
Out of the most recent five games, all of which took place in the EFL Championship format, Queens Park Rangers won 2 games, lost 1 game, and ended 2 in a draw.
Burnley Current Form
- Burnley 2 – 1 Sheffield United (21 April, EFL Championship)
- Watford 1 – 2 Burnley (18 April, EFL Championship)
- Burnley 2 – 1 Norwich City (11 April, EFL Championship)
- Derby County 0 – 0 Burnley (8 April, EFL Championship)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Burnley (5 April, EFL Championship)
Out of the most recent five games, all of which took place in the EFL Championship format, Burnley won 4 games, and ended 1 in a draw.
Queens Park Rangers: Analysis, Team Preview, and Lineup
The latest relegation to the EFL Championship for the London team took place after a very unsuccessful 2014/15 season in the Premier League. This is their tenth season in EFL and seems like they will stay here for yet another one.
Outstanding players to be looking out for include centre forward Michael Frey who has bagged 9 goals and 1 assist. Next in line are centre back Jimmy Dunne and centre forward Rayan Kolli, both of whom have 5 goals each to their record. Coming after them is defensive midfielder Sam Field who brought his team 4 goals.
Queens Park Rangers Squad
- Goalkeepers: Paul Nardi, Joe Walsh, Nathan Shepperd
- Defenders: Jimmy Dunne, Steve Cook (captain), Jake Clarke-Salter, Morgan Fox, Liam Morrison, Ronnie Edwards, Harrison Ashby, Kenneth Paal,
- Midfielders: Jack Colback, Karamoko Dembélé, Sam Field (vice-captain), Ilias Chair, Koki Saito, Kieran Morgan, Nicolas Madsen, Lucas Andersen, Emmerson Sutton, Jonathan Varane, Harvey Vale
- Forwards: Paul Smyth, Michael Frey, Žan Celar, Rayan Kolli, Daniel Bennie, Alfie Lloyd, Yang Min-hyeok
Transfers
Players In
- Forward Daniel Bennie (Australia) from Perth Glory (Australia)
- Defender Rocco Friel (Scotland) from Heart of Midlothian (Scotland)
- Defender Jack McDowell (England) from Aston Villa (England)
- Midfielder Kieran Morgan (England) from Tottenham Hotspur (England)
- Goalkeeper Paul Nardi (France) from Gent (Belgium)
- Forward Rohan Vaughan (England) from Burnley (England)
- Defender Liam Morrison (Scotland) from Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Defender Hevertton Santos (Brazil) from Estrela da Amadora (Portugal)
- Forward Žan Celar (Slovenia) from Lugano (Switzerland
- Midfielder Jonathan Varane (Martinique) from Sporting Gijón (Spain)
- Midfielder Nicolas Madsen (Denmark) from Westerlo (Belgium)
- Goalkeeper Nathan Shepperd (Wales) from Wycombe Wanderers (England)
- Goalkeeper Joel Halliday (England) from Basingstoke College (England)
- Forward Cian Dillon (Ireland) from Shamrock Rovers (Ireland)
- Defender Esquerdinha (Brazil) from Fluminense (Brazil)
- Midfielder Archie O’Brien (England) from Hertford Town (England)
- Midfielder Harvey Vale (England) from Chelsea (England)
Players Out
- Forward Sinclair Armstrong (Ireland) to Bristol City (England)
- Forward Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) to Birmingham City (England)
- Defender Henry Hawkins (England) to Whitehawk (England)
Injuries/Suspensions
Eight players won’t be making an appearance on the field from the Queens Park Rangers squad:
- Steve Cook due to a leg injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Jonathan Varane due to a leg injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Sam Field due to a muscle injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Koki Saito due to a shoulder injury; estimated return date late May 2025
- Alfie Lloyd due to a groin injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Harvey Vale due to a back injury; estimated return date late May 2025
- Jake Clarke-Salter due to a hip injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Žan Celar due to a knock injury; estimated return date unknown
Burnley: Analysis, Team Preview, and Lineup
Burnley has been in and out of the EFL for several seasons in row. The latest transition happened after they were relegated from the Premier League, having finished the 2023/24 season in the 19th position.
They picked up their pace in the current season of EFL, and whether they will get the champion title this year or not, they have already paved their way to the next season of the Premier League.
Headlining the list of noteworthy players for Burnley is central midfield Josh Brownhill who currently has 16 goals and 5 assists to his record. He is followed by attacking midfielder Zian Flemming with 12 goals and 3 assists and left winger Jaidon Anthony with 7 goals and 7 assists.
Burnley Squad
- Goalkeepers: James Trafford, Etienne Green, Václav Hladký
- Defenders: Oliver Sonne, Shurandy Sambo, Joe Worrall, Maxime Estève, CJ Egan-Riley, Bashir Humphreys, Connor Roberts, Lucas Pires, Jordan Beyer
- Midfielders: Josh Brownhill (captain), Aaron Ramsey, Josh Cullen, Jonjo Shelvey, Hannibal Mejbri, Josh Laurent, Mike Trésor
- Forwards: Jeremy Sarmiento, Manuel Benson, Jaidon Anthony, Nathan Redmond, Lyle Foster, Zian Flemming, Marcus Edwards, Luca Koleosho, Jaydon Banel, Ashley Barnes, Enock Agyei
Transfers
Players In
- Defender Maxime Estève (France) from Montpellier (France)
- Forward Mike Trésor (Belgium) from Genk (Belgium)
- Forward Kamarni Ryan (England) from Arsenal (England)
- Defender Shurandy Sambo (Netherlands) from PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
- Forward Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Iceland) from a free agent
- Midfielder Charlie Veevers (England) from Swansea City (Wales)
- Defender Lucas Pires (Brazil) from Santos (Brazil)
- Forward Andréas Hountondji (Benin) from Caen (France)
- Goalkeeper Václav Hladký (Czech Republic) from a free agent
- Goalkeeper Etienne Green (England) from Saint-Étienne (France)
- Defender Joe Worrall (England) from Nottingham Forest (England)
- Midfielder Hannibal Mejbri (Tunisia) from Manchester United (England)
- Forward Julien Vetro (France) from Bordeaux (France)
- Midfielder Josh Laurent (England) from Stoke City (England)
- Midfielder Oluwaseun Adewumi (Austria) from Floridsdorfer AC (Austria)
- Defender John Egan (Ireland) from a free agent
- Defender Hamzat Balogun (England) from Watford (England)
- Defender Jesse Williams (England) from Oldham Athletic (England)
- Defender Oliver Sonne (Peru) from Silkeborg (Denmark)
- Forward Ashley Barnes (England) from a free agent
- Midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (England) from a free agent
- Forward Jaydon Banel (Netherlands) from Ajax (Netherlands)
Players Out
- Goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Ireland) to Birmingham City (England)
- Goalkeeper Arijanet Muric (Kosovo) to Ipswich Town (England)
- Goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux (Chile) to Swansea City (Wales)
- Midfielder Samuel Bastien (Congo) to Fortuna Sittard (Netherlands)
- Forward Wilson Odobert (France) to Tottenham Hotspur (England)
- Midfielder Scott Twine (England) to Bristol City (England)
- Midfielder Sander Berge (Norway) to Fulham (England)
- Forward Anass Zaroury (Morocco) to Lens (France)
- Forward Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (Iceland) to Al-Orobah (Saudi Arabia)
- Defender Dara O’Shea (Ireland) to Ipswich Town (England)
- Defender Ameen Al-Dakhil (Belgium) to VfB Stuttgart (Germany)
- Forward Wout Weghorst (Netherlands) to Ajax (Netherlands)
- Defender Luke McNally (Ireland) to Bristol City (England)
- Defender Vitinho (Brazil) to Botafogo (Brazil)
- Defender Benn Ward (England) to Accrington Stanley (England)
- Forward Jay Rodriguez (England) to Wrexham (Wales)
- Defender John Egan (Ireland) to Hull City (England)
Injuries/Suspensions
Seven players won’t be making an appearance on the field from the Burnley squad:
- Benson Manuel due to an Achilles tendon injury; estimated return date mid July 2025
- Lyle Foster due to a shoulder injury; estimated return date mid May 2025
- Jonjo Shelvery due to a leg injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Enock Agyei due to a muscle injury; estimated return date late May 2025
- Bashir Humphreys due to a hip injury; estimated return date early May 2025
- Jordan Beyer due to a hamstring injury; estimated return date unknown
- Aaron Ramsey due to a cruciate ligament injury; estimated return date unknown
Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley: Key Stats and Insights
| Queens Park Rangers | Burnley | |
| 15 | Position | 2 |
| 13 | Won | 26 |
| 14 | Drawn | 16 |
| 17 | Lost | 2 |
| 1.18 | Avg Goals Scored Per Match | 1.39 |
| 1.32 | Avg Goals Conceded Per Match | 0.34 |
| 46.9 | Possessions | 56.5 |
| 0 | Clean sheets | 0 |
Queens Park Rangers Home and Away Record in EFL 2024/25 Season
Home Matches
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 3 West Bromwich Albion (10 August, match day 1)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Plymouth Argyle (24 August, match day 3)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Millwall (21 September, match day 6)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 3 Hull City (1 October, match day 8)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Portsmouth (19 October, match day 10)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Coventry City (22 October, match day 11)
- Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Sunderland (2 November, match day 13)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 4 Middlesbrough (5 November, match day 14)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Stoke City (23 November, match day 16)
- Queens Park Rangers 3 – 0 Norwich City (7 December, match day 19)
- Queens Park Rangers 2 – 0 Oxford United (11 December, match day 20)
- Queens Park Rangers 2 – 1 Preston North End (21 December, match day 22)
- Queens Park Rangers 3 – 1 Watford (1 January, match day 25)
- Queens Park Rangers 2 – 1 Luton Town (6 January, match day 26)
- Queens Park Rangers 0 – 2 Sheffield Wednesday (25 January, match day 29)
- Queens Park Rangers 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers (4 February, match day 31)
- Queens Park Rangers 4 – 0 Derby County (14 February, match day 33)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Sheffield United (1 March, match day 35)
- Queens Park Rangers 2 – 2 Leeds United (15 March, match day 38)
- Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Cardiff City (5 April, match day 40)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 1 Bristol City (12 April, match day 42)
- Queens Park Rangers 1 – 2 Swansea City (21 April, match day 44)
Away Matches
- Sheffield United 2 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (17 August, match day 2)
- Luton Town 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (30 August, match day 4)
- Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (14 September, match day 5)
- Blackburn Rovers 2 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (28 September, match day 7)
- Derby County 2 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (5 October, match day 9)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (26 October, match day 12)
- Leeds United 2 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (9 November, match day 15)
- Cardiff City 0 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (27 November, match day 17)
- Watford 0 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (30 November, match day 18)
- Bristol City 1 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (14 December, match day 21)
- Swansea City 3 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (26 December, match day 23)
- Norwich City 1 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (29 December, match day 24)
- Plymouth Argyle 0 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (18 January, match day 27)
- Hull City 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (21 January, match day 28)
- Millwall 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (1 February, match day 30)
- Coventry City 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (11 February, match day 32)
- Portsmouth 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (22 February, match day 34)
- West Bromwich Albion 1 – 0 Queens Park Rangers (8 March, match day 36)
- Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (11 March, match day 37)
- Stoke City 3 – 1 Queens Park Rangers (29 March, match day 39)
- Oxford United 1 – 3 Queens Park Rangers (9 April, match day 41)
- Preston North End 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers (18 April, match day 43)
Queens Park Rangers has played 22 home games and 22 away games. Out of these, they won 7 home and 6 away games.
Burnley Home and Away Record in EFL 2024/25 Season
Home Matches
- Burnley 5 – 0 Cardiff City (17 August, match day 2)
- Burnley 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers (31 August, match day 4)
- Burnley 2 – 1 Portsmouth (21 September, match day 6)
- Burnley 1 – 0 Plymouth Argyle (1 October, match day 8)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Preston North End (5 October, match day 9)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Queen Park Rangers (26 October, match day 12)
- Burnley 1 – 0 Swansea City (10 November, match day 15)
- Burnley 2 – 0 Coventry City (26 November, match day 17)
- Burnley 1 – 1 Middlesbrough (7 December, match day 19)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Derby County (10 December, match day 20)
- Burnley 2 – 1 Watford (21 December, match day 22)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Stoke City (1 January, match day 25)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Sunderland (18 January, match day 27)
- Burnley 0 – 0 Leeds United (28 January, match day 29)
- Burnley 1 – 0 Oxford United (4 February, match day 31)
- Burnley 2 – 0 Hull City (12 February, match day 32)
- Burnley 4 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday (22 February, match day 34)
- Burnley 4 – 0 Luton Town (8 March, match day 36)
- Burnley 1 – 1 West Bromwich Albion (11 March, match day 37)
- Burnley 1 – 0 Bristol City (29 March, match day 39)
- Burnley 2 – 1 Norwich City (11 April, match day 42)
- Burnley 2 – 1 Sheffield United (21 April, match day 44)
Away Matches
- Luton Town 1 – 4 Burnley (12 August, match day 1)
- Sunderland 1 – 0 Burnley (24 August, match day 3)
- Leeds United 0 – 1 Burnley (14 September, match day 5)
- Oxford United 0 – 0 Burnley (28 September, match day 7)
- Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 2 Burnley (19 October, match day 10)
- Hull City 1 – 1 Burnley (23 October, match day 11)
- Millwall 1 – 0 Burnley (3 November, match day 13)
- West Bromwich Albion 0 – 0 Burnley (8 November, match day 14)
- Bristol City 0 – 1 Burnley (23 November, match day 16)
- Stoke City 0 – 2 Burnley (30 November, match day 18)
- Norwich City 1 – 2 Burnley (15 December, match day 21)
- Sheffield United 0 – 2 Burnley (26 December, match day 23)
- Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Burnley (30 December, match day 24)
- Blackburn Rovers 0 – 1 Burnley (4 January, match day 26)
- Plymouth Argyle 0 – 5 Burnley (23 January, match day 28)
- Portsmouth 0 – 0 Burnley (1 February, match day 30)
- Preston North End 0 – 0 Burnley (15 February, match day 33)
- Cardiff City 1 – 2 Burnley (4 March, match day 35)
- Swansea City 0 – 2 Burnley (15 March, match day 38)
- Coventry City 1 – 2 Burnley (5 April, match day 40)
- Derby County 0 – 0 Burnley (8 April, match day 41)
- Watford 1 – 2 Burnley (18 April, match day 43)
Burnley has played 22 home games and 22 away games. Out of these, they won 13 home and 13 away games.
Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley: Betting Odds at 7bet
At the time of the article publication, 7bet offers the following odds on Queens Park Rangers vs Burnley. You can check other markets on our EFL Championship betting page.
Match Result Odds
| Queens Park Rangers F.C. (1) | x | Burnley F.C. (2) |
| 3/1 | 12/5 | 12/13 |
Both Teams To Score Odds
| Yes | No |
| 21/20 | 20/29 |
Over/Under 2.5 Goals Odds
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 5/4 | 4/7 |
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Matchweek Highlights & Other Key Fixtures
Other notable fixtures coming up this and next week will include the following:
- Leeds United vs Bristol City, 28 April, kick-off time 20:00 UTC
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