Birmingham City fell to a heavy defeat at home, losing 0-5 to Queens Park Rangers in a result that reflected the visitors' near-total control of proceedings.
QPR settled quickly and were ahead inside six minutes, Patrick Roberts finishing to give the away side an early foothold. Birmingham struggled to respond with any conviction, and Ibrahim Osman's booking on 24 minutes summed up the hosts' growing frustration. By the interval, Ethan Laird had doubled the advantage, and the game was as good as settled before the teams had even returned from the dressing room.
The second half opened with Birmingham attempting to tighten their structure, but QPR effectively ended the contest within a minute of the restart. Rayan Kolli and Kieran Morgan both struck in the 46th minute, turning a comfortable lead into something far more damaging. Rhys Norrington-Davies added a fifth on 58 minutes, and Birmingham had nothing left to offer in response.
The closing half-hour brought wholesale changes on both sides. Demarai Gray, Kwame Poku, Kanya Fujimoto and Carlos Vicente all entered the action, along with Jonathan Panzo and Isaac Hayden. Goalkeeper James Beadle was introduced on 81 minutes. Kyogo Furuhashi completed the scoring in stoppage time, with Gray collecting a second yellow and being dismissed moments later.
QPR were organised, direct and clinical throughout. Birmingham had no meaningful answer to any of it.
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