West Ham United will be hoping to continue their strong start to the EFL Championship on Friday night and will go top of the table if they pick up three points at London Stadium ,
QPR have also had a strong start to their season, and a victory in this fixture would see them climb from sixth into second place, leapfrogging West Ham United in the process.
Match Facts
West Ham United vs QPR – Match Facts
- Competition: EFL Championship
- Date: Friday 9th October 2026
- Kick-off: 8 pm
- Venue: London Stadium
Betting Odds
West Ham United vs QPR Betting Odds – Championship 2026/27
Result | Odds | Chance |
|---|---|---|
West Ham United | 4/9 | 69.2% |
QPR | 9/2 | 18.2% |
Draw | 7/2 | 22.2% |
West Ham United are 4/9 favourites, QPR are priced at 9/2, and the draw is currently 7/2.
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How to Watch
How to Watch West Ham United vs QPR
West Ham United vs QPR kicks off at 8 pm on Friday the 9th of October and can be viewed on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Head-to-Head
West Ham United vs QPR Head-to-Head
Friday’s fixture will be the first meeting between West Ham United and QPR since January 2026 when both sides met in the FA Cup Third Round. Both sides were locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes, with goals from Crysencio Summerville and Richard Kone, which brought the game to extra time. A 98th-minute goal from Taty Castellanos proved the difference, which put them in the hat for the FA Cup fourth round.
Per 11vs11 , this game is set to be the 95th competitive meeting between the sides since December 1899, when West Ham United were defeated 2-0 by Millwall in the Southern League First Division . Across their meetings, West Ham United have the edge with 39 wins, QPR have won 30 times and 25 draws have occurred.
Form Guides
Form Guides
West Ham United Form Guide
Before the international break, West Ham United continued their unbeaten streak in the Championship following a 2-2 draw in the Dockers Derby against Millwall, with Mohamadou Kanté and Konstantinos Mavropanos getting on the scoresheet. That draw made it six unbeaten in the league and eight unbeaten in all competitions.
The Hammers currently occupy second place in the division following fifteen points from their opening eight games of the season; only Swansea are ahead of them at the top on a tally of seventeen. A win at London Stadium on Friday would put them top of the table at least temporarily ahead of Swansea’s home game against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.
West Ham United Captain Jarrod Bowen is having another exceptional season at the club and has already scored six goals and four assists across his eleven games in all competitions, including four goals and three assists across his eight league games.
QPR Form Guide
QPR played out a 2-2 draw at Loftus Road last time out against Preston with a goal from Kwame Poku and Paul Smyth . That was their third consecutive draw in the league following a 0-0 away to Charlton and a 1-1 away to West Brom. The club are currently four without a win, with that coming 2-1 against Cardiff City last month .
The Hoops currently sit in sixth place following thirteen points from their first eight league games of the season and a win on Friday would see them climb to second place leapfrogging West Ham United in the process. Julien Stéphan has managed the club since June 2025 following a decade of coaching in France in various roles with Rennes and Strasbourg . In his first season, he guided them to fifteenth.
The club's strong start to the season has been built on a solid defensive structure, with their seven conceded the second-strongest defence in the division, and it's no surprise with players like Ronnie Edwards and Jimmy Dunne at centre-back, Pierce Charles and Harvey Vale, who’s played all across midfield.
Betting Tips
West Ham United vs QPR Betting Tips
West Ham United Win -1 @ 6/5
Three of the Hammers' four wins in the Championship this season have come at London Stadium, coming 4-2 over Wolves , 3-0 over Derby County and 6-0 over Wrexham.
The only blot in their league home form was a 1-2 defeat to Charlton in the second league games of the season, and aside from that result, West Ham United -1 at home would’ve paid out 75% of the time.
Jarrod Bowen Anytime Goalscorer @ 11/10
It’s hard to look past the West Ham United captain, who has been his exceptional self on the right this season with six goals and four assists across his eleven games in all competitions.
In his career, he’s played QPR seven times and has been prolific in those games with six goals and two assists; it's hard to look past him adding to that tally come Friday.
Home Goals Over 2.5 Goals @ 11/8
Nuno's side have been in ruthless form in front of goal at the London Stadium , scoring 13 times across their last three home league games against Wolves , Derby and Wrexham , an average of 4.3 goals per game.
With Bowen , Castellanos , Piroe and Solomon all chipping in, there's attacking threat right across the front line, and I can see the Hammers continuing that scoring streak against QPR .
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