West Ham aim to extend home dominance as QPR chase playoff ground
West Ham, second in the Championship, host sixth-placed QPR at London Stadium with the hosts unbeaten in their last three home league games and strong market favourites.
West Ham United host Queens Park Rangers at London Stadium on Friday for a Championship Round 9 clash between two sides eyeing the top end of the table. West Ham go into the game second with 15 points from eight matches (W4 D3 L1), sitting in the Promotion zone, while QPR are sixth on 13 points from eight (W3 D4 L1), currently in the Qualification Playoffs zone. The gap between the two is narrow on points but wider in goal difference. West Ham have scored 22 and conceded 11 this season for a goal difference of +11, the best in the division among the sides on view here, while QPR have scored 10 and conceded 7 for +3. Both clubs sit inside the top six of Championship 26/27 heading into matchday nine. West Ham's run across competitions reads W W W L D. They won 3-0 at home to Derby County and 3-2 away at Bolton Wanderers, then hammered Wrexham 6-0 at London Stadium, before an EFL Cup defeat to Fulham (2-3) and a 2-2 draw away at Millwall in their most recent outing. At home in the league specifically, West Ham have won three of their four matches this season, scoring 14 and conceding just 4. QPR's sequence is more draw-heavy, reading W L D D D. A 2-1 win over Cardiff City was followed by a 0-1 home defeat to Middlesbrough, then successive draws: 0-0 away at Charlton Athletic, 1-1 away at West Bromwich Albion, and 2-2 at home to Preston North End in their last outing. On the road this season QPR have won two and drawn two without defeat, scoring six and conceding three. The two sides have met five times, with West Ham winning three and QPR yet to taste victory in this fixture…
