West Brom fans vent anger and trouble in the away end during 3-1 defeat to QPR in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.
Queens Park Rangers led 2-0 through goals from Jonathan Varane and Rumarn Burrell, before Aune Heggebo pulled one back with a fine header for West Brom.
But Burrell’s second sealed a rare home win for QPR, only their 4th in 15, and pushed them close to the play-off spots.
West Brom however suffer a sixth straight away defeat, their worst run since 2021-22, leaving them 16th with 25 points from 19 games played, and 8 points above the drop zone.
Some West Brom fans kicking off at each other 🤣🤣 #QPRWBA pic.twitter.com/IdnkS7mABd
— James (@JamesMQPR) December 6, 2025
QPR head coach Julien Stephan told BBC Radio London:
“I don’t know if it’s a fantastic performance but it’s a fantastic result for us. In the first half was a tight game, with not a lot of situations offensively, but we had a very good move just before the end, a great delivery from Nicolas Madsen and a great finish by Jonathan.
“That changed the game because in the second half we had more space and started well with a good second goal and a great situation to score the third one as well.
“They scored for 2-1 but I know the mindset of these players, they want to continue to attack and they scored the third.
“Credit to the players because I wanted them to confirm the last win at home against Hull, so that’s two home wins and a third win in the last four games, so it’s a good run.”
Stephan, per Sky Sports:
“To be honest I was impressed with Richard Kone today. Of course Rumarn scored two – fantastic – but we need to see what all the players did around him.
“I have to say that Richard, today, it was a fantastic performance.
“Two points behind sixth position. It’s a crazy league – you win two games and you are high in the table, lose two games and you are near the bottom.
“The ambition is always to improve, always to build something strong collectively, and I hope that the fans feel proud of what they see on the pitch.
“We are in December and we haven’t done 50 per cent of the season. Let’s see in March exactly what the ambition is.
“But the ambition is always to prepare well for the next game and win the next one.”
West Brom head coach Ryan Mason told BBC Radio WM:
“In the first half we were far too passive, and to concede just before half-time wasn’t ideal, but we came out in the second half and showed a bit more intent, a a bit more bravery, a bit more energy, and a bit more quality.
“But we gifted them the second goal, which you just can’t do. Then we got ourselves back in the game again and were playing OK but the third goal was super disappointing as well.
“The formula isn’t there at the moment away from home, that’s for sure, and we need to try and change.”
On Joe Wildsmith starting: “Josh [Griffiths] has been good, it’s his first season at this level – that requires a different level of intensity, and Joe has trained well, and the feeling was that it was the flight time to make a change in that area.”
Mason, per Sky Sports:
“Poor. Far too passive in the first half and in the second half we gifted them two goals.
“It’s not something you can do at this or any level. First half, the energy and intensity wasn’t there. We didn’t show ourselves.
“In the second half we did, and there was more energy and we were braver, we were the better team bar two individual errors, which is tough to take.
“It happens in football. People make mistakes. And it’s always the coach’s responsibility, I know that.
“The frustrating thing is we got ourselves back into the game and were playing in their half, were a lot more dominant, and to have the situation that we had with the third goal makes it impossible to get anything from the game.
“The form away from home is certainly something that we’re chasing to try and help the lads, because at the moment it’s not working.
“The formula isn’t there, I need to change something. We’ve tried different systems and gameplans away from home. At the moment we’re not quite there.
West Brom fans vent anger and trouble in the away end during the 3-1 defeat to QPR…
@Rees_wba: Styles, Heggebo & MJ only players who deserve any sort of credit today. Campbell & Grant shouldn’t be anywhere near that starting 11, absolutely shite players.
@stemciom: To sign 4 centre backs none of whom can head a football is pretty impressive @AndrewMNestor may I ask what date you used…@shilensays do the honourable thing and sack this clown 🤡🤡🤡
@CalBrownn: Heggebo and MJ only ones good enough to deserve the shirt. Wouldn’t bother me if end of the season the rest f***ed off and we had a complete rebuild.
@_andrewwww: Heading backwards at an alarming rate. Players look clueless, Mason void of any ideas. Defensively diabolical today & toothless as per in final third. We’re just painfully depressing to watch.
@warnerchief: Is this 2025 or 1995 I can’t tell it’s equally as drab, shit, frustrating and rubbish. Regression
@Adam_Splinter_: I was on the fence, but after last week it should have been a springboard. He hasn’t got the capabilities. He should be learning these lessons in league 1 or 2, not with us.
@DexWBA__: Last week should have been the turning point.. but we just never push on… in fact we go backwards. It’s time to go.
@Dangra_03: Shame the time wasting and diving didn’t get you a point
@kingofchezo_WBA: I bit my tongue but we came back to beat a very poor Swansea. Yes it was a win but it’s Swansea. Paper over the cracks for a week and today normal service resumed. Fuck the project off and bring in someone with experience in this league
@nookie06_: No Molumby and Mowatt hugging him this week? Just going to allow us to slump to lower end league team Bilkul? Sheff Utd showed that sacking the manager early has had a positive reaction to their season. Going nowhere under this clown
@BruntyMozza: Mason got away with it last week. We had to follow last week up with at least a positive performance and we’ve failed miserably. If the club don’t act now, they’re not listening to the vast majority of the fanbase.
@matthewdmarsden: Honestly, @shilensays, you need to fire this guy and also have a look at why your team has made such disastrous appointments. I am beginning to hate watching my own team. He seems like a nice guy and I have nothing against him personally, but this is a terrible interview. My club is more important than any player or manager. His time was up weeks ago.
@charlieclaytn16: The questions asked here as just as bad as the answers
@lukestokes84: Put the man out his misery and all the fans. Be brave and let him go. Nowt personal but he and his staff – mozza etc included – completely out their depth. To do the same thing over and over and expect a different outcome is insanity. There is zero improve – it’s getting worse!
@uber_foods: 2 wins in 9. But we had a good 45 minutes last week! Genuinely wonder what they practice during the week. Woeful stuff again. He’s not a manager. His time is up. #wba
@JACKO_BRAND: He’s got to go, if not tonight I expect it’ll definitely happen after Sheffield United on Friday. #MasonOut #wba
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