Before the match

QPR's previous five results comprised two wins, one draw and two defeats. Their goal totals were 11 scored and 9 conceded. Latest: a 4-1 defeat away to Southampton on 31 October; their biggest win in that spell was 5-0 at home to Swansea on 24 October.

Playing away from home against Southampton (Championship), QPR finished 1-4 on 31 October. Their score comprised one goal, against four from the opposition. 24 October: QPR won 5-0 against Swansea at home in Championship, scoring five goals and allowing zero. Against Birmingham in Championship, QPR scored zero and conceded three on 17 October; the away from home result was 0-3. QPR's at home game on 14 October (Championship) ended 4-1 against Derby County, with four goals for and one against. On 9 October, West Ham faced QPR in Championship: QPR drew 1-1 away from home, having scored one and conceded one.

20 points in 13 matches put QPR 9th in the pre-match results-based Championship standings.

Burnley: one win, two draws and two defeats over five games; eight goals scored, eight conceded. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Portsmouth on 31 October; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 away to Watford on 10 October.

0-0 was Burnley's result against Portsmouth on 31 October (Championship), playing at home; Burnley drew, with zero scored to zero conceded. The 24 October fixture (Championship) paired Burnley with Lincoln City. Burnley lost 1-4 away from home, netting one goal while conceding four. Playing at home against Wolverhampton (Championship), Burnley finished 1-2 on 16 October. Their score comprised one goal, against two from the opposition. 13 October: Burnley drew 2-2 against Charlton at home in Championship, scoring two goals and allowing two. Against Watford in Championship, Burnley scored four and conceded zero on 10 October; the away from home result was 4-0.

Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Burnley 22nd after 13 matches and nine points.

The teams' recorded encounters ended in a 5-0 away win for Burnley on 26 April 2025 and a 0-0 draw at Burnley on 26 October 2024.

After the match

Largie Ramazani opened the scoring in the 38th minute for Burnley, set up by Jamie Vardy, to make it 1-0. Jonathan Varane levelled it 65 minutes into the game for QPR, set up by Ilias Chair, to make it 1-1. Josh Laurent (2'), Jonathan Varane (50') and Oliver Sonne (90') were booked. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have QPR 163 points stronger than Burnley. QPR: one yellow card. QPR made five changes. Ilias Chair provided an assist following entry for QPR in the 60th minute. Burnley: two yellow cards. Burnley made four changes. Oliver Sonne, on in the 88th minute, was booked.