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Southampton beat QPR 4-1 to strengthen promotion push
Southampton beat Queens Park Rangers 4-1 in the Championship at St Mary's on Saturday.
Kuryu Matsuki opened the scoring, and Cameron Bragg, Keven Schlotterbeck and substitute Welington added goals for the home side.
Richard Kone scored for QPR, but Southampton held on to win.
The result moved Southampton up to fifth, after both teams began the match level on points near the play-off places.
The Championship is England's second tier, and the top teams compete for promotion to the Premier League.
Southampton have now gone 17 home league matches without a loss, a run that underlines their strength at St Mary's.
They remain in the promotion race, with the leading seven teams all winning on Saturday.
Southampton beat Queens Park Rangers 4-1 in the Championship at St Mary's.
The win moved Southampton to fifth in the standings and strengthened their promotion push.
Kuryu Matsuki, Cameron Bragg, Keven Schlotterbeck and Welington scored for Southampton.
Richard Kone scored QPR's goal shortly after Schlotterbeck made it 3-0.
Southampton extended their run to 17 home league matches without a loss.
- Who
- Southampton and Queens Park Rangers.
- What
- Southampton won 4-1 in a Championship match.
- When
- 31 October 2026.
- Where
- St Mary's, Southampton.
- Why
- The result strengthened Southampton's promotion push and moved them to fifth in the standings.
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Kuryu Matsuki missed a close-range chance for Southampton.
Matsuki scored to give Southampton the lead.
Lewis Dobbin's goal was disallowed because Jack Stephens was judged to be interfering from an offside position.
Cameron Bragg scored Southampton's second goal.
Keven Schlotterbeck headed in Southampton's third, and Richard Kone scored for QPR shortly afterwards.
Substitute Welington scored Southampton's fourth goal.
- Final score
- Southampton 4-1 Queens Park Rangers
- Southampton goals
- Kuryu Matsuki, Cameron Bragg, Keven Schlotterbeck and Welington
- QPR goal
- Richard Kone
- Southampton's position
- Fifth in the Championship
- Home league run
- 17 matches without a loss