{"id":97474,"date":"2024-08-10T22:17:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T20:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/championship-maja-grabs-hat-trick-in-west-broms-win-against-qpr"},"modified":"2024-08-11T00:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:21:22","slug":"championship-maja-grabs-hat-trick-in-west-broms-win-against-qpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/championship-maja-grabs-hat-trick-in-west-broms-win-against-qpr","title":{"rendered":"Championship: Maja grabs hat-trick in West Brom\u2019s win against QPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>John Maja was the hero as his hat-trick helped West Bromwich Albion beat Queens Park Rangers 3-1 in their Sky Bet Championship clash at the MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts took the lead in the 16th minute through Lucas Andersen despite West Brom dominating the game.<\/p>\n<p>Maja nodded home the equaliser 10 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigeria international gave the Baggies the lead for the first time five minutes after the break.<\/p>\n<p>The striker put the game beyond the hosts by netting his third of the game 25 minutes from time.<\/p>\n<p>His international teammate, Semi Ajayi was also in action for West Brom.<\/p>\n<p>At the Den former Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru was in action for 90 minutes in Watford\u2019s 3-2 win at Millwall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. John Maja was the hero as his hat-trick helped West Bromwich Albion beat Queens Park Rangers 3-1 in their Sky Bet Championship clash at the MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium on Saturday. The hosts took the lead in the 16th minute through Lucas Andersen despite West Brom dominating the game. 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