Championship

GOALS DOWN TO US – STEPHAN

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The Football League Paper Team
18 October 2026

“Perhaps,” said the Hoops boss. “The goals were more our fault than their quality.
“We had the first big opportunity in the opening 15-20 minutes. We score this and it changes the face of the game. The way we conceded the goals was very, very unusual.
“The first one was from our corner. They were 90 metres away. It was a lack of maturity in this situation.
“And then to concede immediately after half-time. I don’t want to talk about the referee’s decision, it was more from our situation.”
QPR head coach Julien Stephan wa...

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