Match report: Welbeck penalty seals win over QPR

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Albion continue winning run in pre-season.

2024-08-03T17:00+01:00

Danny Welbeck slotted in from 12-yards after Yankuba Minteh was fouled.

Danny Welbeck secured Albion another pre-season win as his penalty saw us beat QPR 1-0 on Saturday.

The result extends Albion's pre-season winning streak to three matches, after defeating Kashima Antlers and Tokyo Verdy during our tour of Japan last week.

Just shy of 3,000 Albion supporters made the trip to west London to see their team play on UK soil for the first time this pre-season and were nearly treated to an early goal from Yankuba Minteh.

James Milner and Danny Welbeck high five after the striker put is in the lead.

The Gambian was played in by Yasin Ayari and he lifted the ball over the onrushing Paul Nardi, but Jake Clarke-Salter did well to slide in and clear it off the line.

Zan Celar dragged wide from an offside position before Kaoru Mitoma cut in from the right and looked to beat Nardi with a left footed effort, but it was at a good height for the keeper who was able to get two strong palms on it.

The only goal of the game came eight minutes after the restart. Minteh won the ball on the edge of the QPR box before running towards goal, but he was pushed over by Jack Colback, with referee James Linington pointing to the spot. Welbeck was composed from 12-yards, initially pausing before sprinting to the ball and bending it into the bottom right corner.

Nearly 3,000 Albion supporters made the trip to Loftus Road.

Sam Field should have done better when he found space in the Albion box but dragged wide, before Paul Smyth was guilty of wasting a similar chance, except he sent his into the top tier of the stand behind the goal.

Several Albion changes saw Jack Hinshelwood make his first appearance since picking up a foot injury in February, before Mark O’Mahony’s hard work nearly resulted in a second goal for Albion, but the Irishman’s cross for Ibrahim Osman was cut out by Field.

Albion round off their pre-season next Saturday as they take on Villarreal at the Amex. You can get your tickets for that game here.

The Albion team: Steele, Veltman, van Hecke (Weir 74), Webster (Samuels 74), Baleba (Wieffer 62), Ayari (Cozier-Duberry 74), Milner (Osman 62), Minteh (Osman 74), Sarmiento (Moran 74), Mitoma (Hinshelwood 62), Welbeck (O’Mahony 74).