Goals and Highlights: QPR 0-2 Portsmouth, 2019-20 Carabao Cup

#Pompey will host @SouthamptonFC in Round 3 of the @Carabao_Cup pic.twitter.com/xXwUDdEmPe — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

For the second time in this years Carabao Cup, Portsmouth have beaten Championship opposition to earn them a spot in the third round of the competition.

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After neither side really created too many clear cut chances in the first half, there was plenty of entertainment in the second half.

With just fifteen minutes to go, it looked as though we could have been heading to penalties, until the away side were given a penalty.

Marquis made no mistake from the spot and Pompey quickly made it two with a brilliant counter attack which saw Harness get on the scoresheet.

QPR almost had one back in stoppage time but Eze's effort was ruled out for offside.

90+4' yellow card for Todd Kane as he pulled on Ronan Curtis' shirt.

90+4' | A second sub for the Blues

💙 0-2 💜#Pompey pic.twitter.com/r2bpjs4JtL — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

90+3' Andy Cannon is booked for kicking the ball away.

90+1' QPR thought they had one back!

Eze appeared to have scored for the R's but after consulting with his assistant the referee has disallowed it for offside.

90' There will be four minutes of added time.

New club, same John Marquis.

Still scoring goals. #CarabaoCup | @Pompey pic.twitter.com/4OusM6v0us — Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 28, 2019

87' CHANCE!

Marquis is put through on goal to make it three to Pompey but Kelly does well to make the save.

86' Manning finds Mlakar with a ball over the top but his volley is straight at MacGillivray.

81' With the home side looking for an equaliser, Portsmouth got themselves on the break with McCrorie on the left before he squared it to Harness who doubles their lead!

QPR 0-2 Portsmouth.

77' Liam Kelly was booked moments before the penalty was taken.

76' Marquis is fouled in the box by Leistner and the referee gives a penalty.

Marquis steps up and gives the League One side the lead!

QPR 0-1 Portsmouth.

71' John Marquis loses possession for Portsmouth as QPR break, Wells shoots from range but once again it's another shot off target in this game.

68' Burgess hits a fierce effort just over the bar from the edge of the box for the away side.

65' Despite just coming on, Wells is booked for a cynical challenge on McCrorie.

59' | Kenny makes his first change

💙 0-0 💜#Pompey pic.twitter.com/qUyd2RZj3M — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

60' Double QPR change.

➡️ Eze
➡️ Wells
⬅️ Chair
⬅️ Osayi-Samuel

(0-0) #QPRPOR — Queens Park Rangers FC (@QPR) August 28, 2019

59' Manning crosses in at the second attempt after his corner was initially cleared, he found Smith but his volley is hit off target.

55' Matt Smith has a go from range but his effort flies just over the bar.

54' CHANCE!

Pugh is picked out by a Manning cross but he can't direct his header either side of the 'keeper.

51' A cross from Pompey's Gareth Evans is initially cleared before being sent back in towards Burgess but he can't get enough contact on the header.

46' Neither side have made any changes at the break.

The second half has begun here at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

Will we see a winner before the end of the 90 minutes or will we be heading to penalties tonight?

⚔ Plenty of battling in the first half...#Pompey pic.twitter.com/QeW4t1xL3V — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

HALF-TIME

Here are the half-time scores in tonight's Round Two fixtures. #EFL | #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/WgDG348oS5 — Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 28, 2019

There is nothing between the two sides so far, QPR started off the better but the League One side got into the game as the half went on.

There hasn't been a clear cut chance for either side though.

QPR 0-0 Portsmouth.

45' There will be one minute of added time at the end of this first half.

40' Ryan Manning is booked for the home side for a foul on McCrorie as he looked to get down the right hand side.

35' Ilias Chair has a go from 25 yards out for the home side but the QPR 'keeper makes the save.

32' John Marquis does well for Pompey down the left hand side before finding Curtis, he hit it on the turn but it went just wide of the post.

27' Portsmouth finally have an effort on goal.

McCrorie takes a shot from 20 yards out and forces a save from Kelly.

23' Chair has a chance himself this time, his powerful effort was fairly comfortable for MacGillivray though.

21' Portsmouth continue to dominate, Chair getting a lot of the ball and trying to create chances, Portsmouth need to start getting the ball in QPR's half.

16' QPR have been the better side but there has not been too many clear cut chances as of yet. 

Portsmouth are looking to press the home side but so far it hasn't caused the R's too much of a problem.

S C E N E S! 🤩#ImpsEVE pic.twitter.com/jOwFqsVzcX — Lincoln City FC (@LincolnCity_FC) August 28, 2019

11' CLOSE!
It's a great move by the home side that starts with Kelly, it ends up with Mlakar whose effort goes just wide of the target.

8' The corner finds Matt Smith who is free on the edge of the box, although his volley is off target.

7' A chance for QPR with a free-kick from 25 yards out. Christian Burgess does well to head behind for a corner.

3' The home side have had a good start to the game, keeping a lot of the ball at the early stages.

The Carabao Cup second round fixture is underway here in London.

QPR 0-0 Portsmouth

A reminder of what's coming up in the #CarabaoCup tonight to complete Round Two.#EFL pic.twitter.com/qNsoOwxwNr — Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 28, 2019

Some needed penalties to make it through, but here's who's in the hat for Round Three, with the remaining ties to be played tomorrow night. #EFL | #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/5Ip9AZvtut — Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 27, 2019

There are just 10 minutes until kick-off here at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.

QPR will be looking to build on their home win on Saturday against Wigan, whilst Pompey will be looking to get back on track after picking up just one point from the past two games.

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🎤 ✅@QPRPlusPass subscribers are reminded there will be no live stream of #QPRPOR on Wednesday night as it's a @Carabao_Cup fixture. pic.twitter.com/5RBwO6QyTV — Queens Park Rangers FC (@QPR) August 27, 2019

After beating Birmingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup, Portsmouth will be looking to knock out Championship opposition again tonight.

Let us know your score predictions by tweeting us @VAVEL.

️🔵 The Blues are looking to knock a Championship side out of the @Carabao_Cup for the second time this season

🤔 Let us know your score predictions for tonight's clash ⬇️#Pompey pic.twitter.com/8VrS0C1ufR

— Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

Jan Mlakar and Charlie Owens both make their debuts for the R's tonight.

Mlakar, 20, is a striker currently on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Owens came through the youth system at Spurs before signing for QPR in 2017 as a youth player, becoming a first team member 12 months later. He spent last season on loan at Wycombe.

There is also a strong bench for QPR tonight, which includes Wells, Eze and Hugill.

It's a strong line-up for the away side as they look to cause another upset in the Carabao Cup.

The hosts make seven changes as Mark Warburton looks to utilise his squad with a league game against Sheffield Wednesday coming up on Saturday.

📋 Team news: Two changes for #Pompey for their visit to @QPR in the @Carabao_Cup pic.twitter.com/M9SZpEPnb8 — Portsmouth FC (@Pompey) August 28, 2019

2️⃣ full debuts
7️⃣ changes from Saturday

Here's how we'll line up for #QPRPOR 👇 pic.twitter.com/u9qN3Xj18f — Queens Park Rangers FC (@QPR) August 28, 2019

The winner of #QPRPOR will be represented by ball 2️⃣0️⃣ in tonight's round-three draw. — Queens Park Rangers FC (@QPR) August 28, 2019

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👀 Looking for a spot in Round 3... it's matchday!

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After picking up just one point in their last two league games, Kenny Jackett feels this cup tie is a perfect opportunity for his side to respond, he said:

“It’s a big week for us, with QPR and Blackpool coming up – which are going to provide different types of tests.

“Wednesday gives people an opportunity to respond to the last match and work towards their best form."

The Portsmouth boss could make a few changes for the second round tie.

“It will be the same for our opponents. They’ll want to go through on their own patch, but Saturday is the priority.

“We have to give people opportunities and also ensure we’re ready for both games this week. It’s about balancing the two.”

After a win in their last league game, Warburton is desperate to keep the momentum going, although he knows his side will need to fully respect their opponents tonight to do that.

“You can’t talk about creating a winning mentality but then say, don’t worry about this game."

“Every game we go into we put out what we think is the right squad to go and win the game of football."

The 56-year-old is aware of the quality the away side will have and reiterates how his side will have a tough challenge ahead of them.

“We fully respect the opponent. We know the last game was tough and we came through that and again tonight it will be very tough against a really well organised team full of quality.

“We have to be ready for it.”

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                  MacGillivray

Bolton, Raggett, Downing, Brown

     McCrorie, Naylor, Evans

     Harness, Harrison, Curtis

                                 Kelly

Kane, Masterson, Leistner, Barbet, Manning

                      Smith, Amos, Owens

                             Chair, Mlakar

Left-back Lee Brown will be out for around six weeks  after suffering an Achilles injury in Pompey's last match against Coventry.

Bryn Morris and Jack Whatmough are both unavailable. The same applies to Oli Hawkins and Ryan Williams, although they are expected to resume training towards the end of the week.

Mark Warburton will be without several players for Wednesday night's game. Luke Amos, Geoff Cameron, Olamide Shodipo and Lee Wallace are all unavailable through injury, although none of them are far away from making a return to the squad.

Portsmouth progressed through the first round of the Carabao Cup by beating Championship side Birmingham City at Fratton Park.

Despite the away side making nine changes for the game, the League One outfit took full advantage with a fantastic win.

Two goals from Ellis Harrison and one from Ben Close gave Pompey a much deserved win.

In the first round of the Carabao Cup, QPR hosted fellow Championship side Bristol City in a very entertaining game which saw Ryan Manning's 86th minute penalty make the score 3-3 , sending the game to a shoot-out. 

Rangers converted all five of their penalties and goalkeeper Liam Kelly saved from Bristol City captain Bailey Wright to send the home side through to round two.

The match will be played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, the home of QPR. The kick-off is scheduled at 19:45 BST.

If the match is level after 90 minutes, the game will go straight to a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner.

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