Birmingham v QPR player ratings
QPR’s mistakes were punished at St Andrews as Birmingham inflicted their first away defeat of the season. Here’s how we rated each Rangers player in the 3-0 loss.
Pierce Charles: 6
Left exposed for all three goals. Kicking not as flawless as usual, but can’t be blamed for this defeat.
Kealey Adamson: 6
Got caught in a mix-up with Rayan Kolli on the edge of the Birmingham box that led to the home side’s opener. But otherwise did well at right-back.
Jake Clarke-Salter: 6
Solid enough performance before being withdrawn 15 minutes from time.
Jimmy Dunne: 5
Caught with a really bad tackle by Christoph Klarer that should have merited more than a booking. Not at his best on a tough day for the defence.
Boy Kemper: 6
Should have scored early in the second half when a Dunne flick-on from a throw-in found the full-back unmarked at the back post, but he was unable to turn the ball in. Solid otherwise.
Glen Kamara: 5
Showed some decent touches but not at his fluent best against an aggressive Birmingham midfield. Lost the ball in the build-up to the second goal.
Ronnie Edwards: 6
Started in midfield but dropped into centre-back whenever Rangers were defending. Unlucky not to score when James Beadle pulled off a fine save. Tried hard to drive the team forward but his poor pass to Jonathan Varane allowed Demari Gray to add a late third.
Harvey Vale: 5
Aside from the odd darting run forward, didn’t offer enough attacking spark in the final third.
Paul Smyth: 6
A lively presence and had a real battle with former Rangers team-mate Bright Osayi-Samuel – and had claims for an early penalty waved away when he went tumbling in the box.
Kwame Poku: 6
Had some really positive moments and looked Rangers best attacking option. Produced a magnificent turn and pass in the first half to tee up a Kolli shot that was pushed away by Beadle.
Rayan Kolli: 5
Got little change out of Birmingham’s giant centre-backs, but had two decent chances pushed away by Beadle. Lost the ball in the lead-up to Birmingham’s opener.
Richard Kone: 5
Had a shot that went over the bar after coming on for Kolli but still looks short of fitness. Went down with a knee injury right at the end of the game.
