QPR are
knocked out of the FA Cup 4th Round in style by MK Dons
In an FA Cup
tie that most thought would only have one most likely out come proved
to be one of the biggest shocks in many years after MK Dons
emphatically beat QPR 4-2 at Loftus Road.
Very
few people expected MK Dons to get anything out of this tie even
though they were facing a much changed QPR side. Harry Redknapp made
nine changes to his QPR side that drew with West Ham 1-1 last
weekend. The QPR team that he picked still had several international
so one wouldn't have expected QPR to fold so embarrassingly.
Three
of the four goals the home side conceded came courtesy of defensive
errors and wasteful finishing.
DJ
Campbell had the ball in the back of the net for QPR in the first
minute but it was ruled out for offside.
The
MK Dons fans didn't have to wait long to celebrate as they took the
lead in fourth minute of the match when Armand Traore sliced into his
own net from a Shaun Williams corner.
The
pressure from the West Londoners continued with Fabio, DJ Campbell
and Tal Ben Haim all going close.
The
Don's Keeper made several saves but Ryan Lowe latched onto a long
pass from Anthony Kay which caught Anton Ferdinand napping to fire
past Robert Green just before the break.
Things
went from bad to worse after half time when Ryan Lowe beat the
offside trap and set up substitute Ryan Hartley who slotted in from
close range.
Martin
amazingly pushed over an Alejandro Faurlain header before MK Dons
amazingly made it 4-0 in the 56th minute when Potter
smashed it past Robert Green after some dreadful defending from a set
piece by QPR.
Two
late goals from Jay Boythroyd and Fabio in the last ten minutes were
unable to spoil the away fans day. So it is MK Dons who march on into
the FA Cup 5th round draw for the first time in their
clubs history. Sadly QPR barren FA Cup history continues they haven't
reached the FA Cup fifth round since the 1996/97 season where they
were beaten 2-1 by Wimbledon.
Queens Park Rangers
manager Harry Redknapp said,
"We gave two diabolical goals away. Terrible,
sloppy defending and suddenly you find yourself 2-0 down.
MK Dons manager Karl Robinson said
"Getting into the fourth round was a little bit of history for us and now the fifth round makes it a little more special."
