RTG’s totally and utterly (we hope) indispensable guide to this season’s away grounds.
THE OPPO – Queens Park Rangers
DATE – Saturday 2nd April.
KO TIME – 3pm
THE GROUND – Loftus Road, London W12 – click here and here for maps of the area – the arrow points to where the ground is.
Loftus Road is in west London, near Shepherds Bush and the White City area where the BBC main offices are. It’s not far from the A40 (westbound to the M25), the A406 North Circular, the M4 and the A41 which connects to the M1.
Away supporters are accommodated in the School End – Sunderland’s entire allocation of just under 3,000 places has SOLD OUT. The School End backs onto Bloemfontain Road.
GOING BY CAR?
A1 South then M1 south and stay on the M1 till the bitter end!
A406 westbound then at Hangar Lane take the A40 eastbound (towards central London). Then when you get towards the White Cityarea, turn right into Wood Lane then bear right onto South Africa Road which takes you along to the ground.
It’s all street parking in the immediate area though, the BBC car park on Wood Lane is for permit holders only. Please park considerately for residents and watch out for ‘residents only’ schemes and double yellow lines etc.
GOING BY TRAIN?
The 0754 GNER out of Newcastle gets you to London Kings Cross for 11.13am, the 08.33 gets you there for 12.35, or the 09.30 gets you there at 1pm. From Kings Cross, you need to change to the London Underground; take either the Northern Line going southbound as far as Tottenham Court Road, OR the Piccadilly Line southbound to Holborn, then change for the Central Line; get on a Central Line tube heading west, and get off at either Shepherds Bush or White City. See the map links above for proximity of each tube station to the ground itself.
For route and ticket information call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950 or check the National Rail website.
ALS BUS
A Love Supreme are providing their usual coach service down to QPR. The cost is £23pp and coaches leave the ALS shop (opposite the Stadium of Light) at 7.30am on the day. To book, either phone or fax 0191 565 4422 (Mon-Fri 9-5 and matchdays) – credit and debit cards accepted. Or go to the ALS shop and pay in person. Or reserve your place online – either email [email protected] to tell them you want to book a place, or click here to book and pay online.
Reservations and refunds deadline 48 hours before departure.
SCRAN AND BOOZE
We’re told that alcohol is not served in the away end….sorry, lads and lasses. BUT….food-and-drink-wise, you should be able to find plenty of pubs and food outlets in the surrounding area, particularly on Uxbridge Road just to the south of the ground.
LEND US A FIVER I’M OUT OF CASH
There’s a Barclays cash machine at White City tube station, and some of the ‘corner shops’ on Uxbridge Road have cash machines indoors.
THIS SEASON
Currently 9th of 24:
P38 W16 D8 L14 F47 A46 Pts 56 GD 1
LAST MEETINGS
14.08.04 Sunderland 2 QPR 2 (Stewart, Caldwell)
09.01.99 QPR 2 Sunderland 2 (Phillips, Quinn)
08.08.98 Sunderland 1 QPR 0 (Phillips)
06.12.97 QPR 0 Sunderland 1 (Quinn)
06.04.91 Sunderland 0 QPR 1
29.12.90 QPR 3 Sunderland 2
Credits: QPR FC, Link, Soccerbase, streetmap.co.uk, National Rail, Transport for London.