{"id":674286,"date":"2026-01-04T23:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674286\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T23:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:55:15","slug":"qpr-v-sheffield-wednesday-player-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/674286\/","title":{"rendered":"QPR v Sheffield Wednesday player ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kolligoal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226891\"\/>Rayan Kolli took his chance to impress (Picture: Rob Avis)<\/p>\n<p><b> Rayan Kolli scored twice as QPR beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at Loftus Road to secure a first win in four matches. Here\u2019s how we rated each Rangers player. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Ben Hamer: 7<\/p>\n<p>Commanded his area well and made a save when finally called upon midway through the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Amadou Mbengue: 7<\/p>\n<p>Defended and attacked with typical determination, including when he won the ball in the build-up to the all-important second goal.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Dunne: 7<\/p>\n<p>Very comfortable at centre-back, where he prefers playing.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Cook: 6<\/p>\n<p>A late addition to the side after Liam Morrison suffered a hip injury in the warm-up, Cook did a solid job.<\/p>\n<p>Rhys Norrington-Davies: 7<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/norringtondavies-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226930\"\/>Norrington-Davies has impressed since arriving on loan (Picture: Rob Avis)<\/p>\n<p>An important presence on the left, where he defended well and was always keen to get forward.<\/p>\n<p>Kwame Poku: 7<\/p>\n<p>Lively on the right in the first half and was involved in some neat approach play, but did not appear for the second period.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Varane: 6<\/p>\n<p>Was having a steady game in midfield before limping off just before half-time.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Madsen: 7<\/p>\n<p>Did well again. Set up the opening goal for Rumarn Burrell and in general his use of the ball was impressive.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Koki Saito: 6<\/p>\n<p>Involved in the build-up to Burrell\u2019s goal, when he linked up nicely with Madsen, and he worked hard off the ball, but overall produced another muted display.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Kone: 7<\/p>\n<p>Didn\u2019t score, but played an important part in the win. His work-rate and link-up play were impressive and he set up Kolli for the vital second Rangers goal.<\/p>\n<p>Rumarn Burrell: 7<\/p>\n<p>Missed an early sitter when he blasted over from close range, but quickly atoned by slotting in the opener \u2013 his 10th goal of the season \u2013 only to then pick up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlondonsport.com\/qpr\/its-not-very-good-qpr-assessing-worrying-burrell-injury\" style=\"color: #333399;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>worrying-looking injury<\/strong><\/a> which forced him to go off midway through the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Rayan Kolli: 8<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kolli-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-full wp-image-226897\"\/>Kolli made a big impact for Rangers (Picture: Rob Avis)<\/p>\n<p>Missed a good chance but made amends in fine style with two late goals \u2013 both emphatic finishes. Rangers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westlondonsport.com\/qpr\/stephan-keen-for-kolli-to-establish-himself-after-goals-in-qpr-win\" style=\"color: #333399;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>hoping the youngster takes a potential opportunity to cement a place in the side.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karamoko Dembele: 5<\/p>\n<p>Introduced at half-time and was poor. Offered no defensive cover at all when Rangers were under some pressure and made no impact going forward either. Wasted a decent chance when he dallied during a promising counter-attack.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Field: 6:<\/p>\n<p>Fared better after his second-half introduction. Competed well and got involved in the final third of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 28px; height: 28px; flex-shrink: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/6b\/WhatsApp.svg\" alt=\"WhatsApp\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the latest direct to your phone \u2013 follow West London Sport\u2019s WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: white; color: #1b4f9c; padding: 8px 12px; border-radius: 6px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px; white-space: nowrap;\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6d7gFFMqrQ21PR3Q1p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rayan Kolli took his chance to impress (Picture: Rob Avis) Rayan Kolli scored twice as QPR beat Sheffield&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":674287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8817],"tags":[748,393,178586,4884,26212,1620,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-674286","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sheffield","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-front-page-feature","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-qpr","13":"tag-sheffield","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115839535072650710","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674286"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674286\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}