Qpr Vs Sheffield United: O'Hare and Campbell secure 2-0 win at Loftus Road

Qpr Vs Sheffield United ended 2-0 at Loftus Road as Callum O'Hare and Tyrese Campbell scored first-half goals to send Sheffield United to a fifth win in eight league games and leapfrog Queens Park Rangers in the table.

Qpr Vs Sheffield United: Loftus Road recap

Sheffield United were ruthless at MATRADE Loftus Road, taking the lead after 13 minutes and doubling it on 33 minutes in front of an attendance of 17, 376 at Loftus Road Stadium. Callum O'Hare opened the scoring after a right‑side combination involving Sydie Peck and Tahith Chong, squeezing a close-range finish home at the far post, and Tyrese Campbell lashed a long-range strike in three minutes before half-time.

Goals and key moments

O'Hare's 13th-minute strike was his ninth of the season and moved him level with Patrick Bamford as Sheffield United's joint top scorer, while Campbell's 33rd-minute goal was described as a beautiful strike from outside the box and is listed as his sixth of the season in one report and, in another account, was noted as his first goal since November. United threatened to extend the lead when Japhet Tanganga and Campbell both had chances, and Sydie Peck forced a late save from QPR goalkeeper Joe Walsh after the two early strikes.

Rangers' response and a disallowed goal

QPR, coming off a 5-0 defeat at Southampton earlier in midweek, were second-best for much of the match and have now lost three of their last four home matches. Rangers thought they had pulled a goal back 17 minutes from time when Richard Kone headed in from a corner taken by Harry Vale, but the goal was disallowed for offside; one account said the offside decision stemmed from Paul Smyth standing in front of the Sheffield United goalkeeper. Kone also sent a close-range header wide and Isaac Hayden missed with a late header as QPR pressed without success.

Team news, injuries and substitutions

Adam Davies made only his fourth appearance of the season in goal for Sheffield United, replacing Michael Cooper, who was ruled out with a knee injury. QPR head coach Julien Stephan made a double substitution at half-time, sending on Paul Smyth and Rayan Kolli and switching to a 3-4-3 formation; Smyth later had a chance when he met a Kieran Morgan pass but shot wide of the near post. One match report described QPR as "injury-hit" and said the absences had a huge impact on the quality they could show on the pitch.

Manager reaction and other notes

QPR manager Julien Stephan said: "Tough result, tough performance. I'm disappointed conceding the goals so quickly in the first half. We didn't start the game like we expected to in terms of aggression or intensity. It was better in the second half, but we didn't succeed in creating strong momentum. We scored one goal, I think. It should have been 2-1 at that moment and that would have changed completely the momentum for the end of the game. But I don't want to explain only this result with this decision. It had a strong impact, especially if I compare the goal Liverpool scored today and it was exactly the same. So there's a big difference in terms of decisions between the Premier League and the Championship. But this is the history of this game and we didn't show enough quality today to hope for a better result, especially in terms of intensity and mental strength. "

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder told reporters: unclear in the provided context.

Callum O'Hare celebrates opening the scoring for Sheffield United. One headline around the game read "Queens Park Rangers 0-2 Sheffield United: Oxford pile more misery on West Brom. " A Sheffield United FC page returned the message: "Sorry, it looks like the page you are looking for isn't available right now. "

Match line and confirmed teams

Standout names from the match included Callum O'Hare, Tyrese Campbell, Sydie Peck, Tahith Chong, Japhet Tanganga, Adam Davies, Michael Cooper (ruled out with a knee injury), Joe Walsh, Richard Kone, Harry Vale, Isaac Hayden, Jake Clarke-Salter, Jonathan Varane, Paul Smyth, Rayan Kolli and Kieran Morgan — reflecting the confirmed teams for the QPR v Blades meeting.

The match keeps Sheffield United's slim hopes of snatching a play-off place alive, but the next fixture or schedule after this game is unclear in the provided context.