QPR's road woes keep them on course for ignominy ... and relegation
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By Brian Sears 19 December 2014 Queens Park Rangers play at home this weekend - and that must be a relief. On home form alone, Harry Redknapp's team would be eighth in the Premier League, just behind Arsenal, after winning four and drawing two of their eight home league matches at Loftus Road this season. On home form alone they would be above Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham among others. But Queens Park Rangers play away at Arsenal on Boxing Day - and that, on the form of the past few years, must be a huge concern. They have played eight times away this season and lost all eight. The last time they were in the Premier League, in 2012-13, they won just twice away. In fact their woeful away record, over the past 40 away games in the Premier League, has led to just 13 points from 120. If it carries on, it threatens to be reach levels of record-breaking badness, which in turn would carry a high probability of relegation, as detailed later. But first, the season so far and the games to come:
QPR's road woes keep them on course for ignominy ... and relegation
QPR's road woes keep them on course for…
QPR's road woes keep them on course for ignominy ... and relegation
By Brian Sears 19 December 2014 Queens Park Rangers play at home this weekend - and that must be a relief. On home form alone, Harry Redknapp's team would be eighth in the Premier League, just behind Arsenal, after winning four and drawing two of their eight home league matches at Loftus Road this season. On home form alone they would be above Liverpool, Everton and Tottenham among others. But Queens Park Rangers play away at Arsenal on Boxing Day - and that, on the form of the past few years, must be a huge concern. They have played eight times away this season and lost all eight. The last time they were in the Premier League, in 2012-13, they won just twice away. In fact their woeful away record, over the past 40 away games in the Premier League, has led to just 13 points from 120. If it carries on, it threatens to be reach levels of record-breaking badness, which in turn would carry a high probability of relegation, as detailed later. But first, the season so far and the games to come: