Championship

QPR 4-0 Derby County: John Eustace’s Rams are unseated by Ilias Chair

New Derby County boss John Eustace was given a rude awakening after his first game in charge ended in a thrashing by QPR.

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The LeaguePaper Team
16 February 2025

By Andy Sims

QPR 4
Chair 21, 57, Saito 35, Edwards 66

DERBY COUNTY 0

FOOT IN: QPR’s Jonathan Varane, left, tackles Derby’s Marcus Harness and, inset, it proved a tough night for new Rams boss John Eustace
PICTURES: Alamy

New Derby County boss John Eustace was given a rude awakening after his first game in charge ended in a thrashing by QPR.
And far from being disgruntled by their capitulation in the capital, Eustace actually admitted he was “excited” by his new side.
Livewire Ilias Chair scored twice, with Koki Saito and Ronnie Edwards also on target on a disastrous first-day at the off...

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