QPR v CARDIFF CITYSaturday 31st October, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Match to be played in front of no supporters, for information on how to watch the match on TV or to stream it - see below
City: Alex Smithies, Leandro Bacuna, Sean Morrison, Curtis Nelson, Joe Bennett,Marlon Pack
Joe Ralls,Will Vaulks, Sheyi Ojo, Josh Murphy,Kieffer Moore
Subs: Dillon Phillips,Sol Bamba,Joel Bagan,Gavin Whyte,Lee Tomlin
Junior Hoilett, Mark Harris
INJURY UPDATE:
Friday 30th October 2020
NEIL HARRIS:
"Harry Wilson, right at the end of training [Tuesday], just a hip flexor, his left groin area, tightened up," Harris said.
"We are hopeful that there is no long term in it, we are hoping it's a really short turnaround. I'm not sure if we'll see him on the weekend, we will have to see when we are back in tomorrow and Friday.
"To lose him, he is a big blow because he started like a house on fire with us. So he's not going to be long.
Harris is similiarly hopeful on the fitness of Tomlin, whose creativity has been missing since he was sent off against Blackburn and who has barely featured this season.
After a somewhat underwhelming attacking performance against the Rams, Harris will be hoping to have the two players back sooner rather than later.
"Lee Tomlin is very close as well, which will give us another maverick in the side, great use of the ball, a real goal threat and a clever player for us at this level.
"It will certainly add quality for us having those two players back in the group."
However, the news on Osei-Tutu isn't quite so positive.
The full-back has seemingly aggravated a hamstring problem first picked up in the win over Preston North End, and could well be out until the trip to Millwall next month.
"Jordi's not a great one, hamstring, he is going to be out until at least the international break, unfortunately," Harris said.
"It's just really unlucky. We have lost two full-backs in the space of a week.
"Jordi is going to be a loss for us because he was just showing what a good player he is going to be.
"But getting Harry Wilson and Lee Tomlin back into the group will give us a real attacking impetus to our play and hopefully Jordi won't be long."
Neil Harris says Lee Tomlin is also "very close" to featuring for the first time since 3 October, but described on-loan Arsenal right-back Osei-Tutu's injury as "not a great one".
"We are not going to see him certainly in the next four to six weeks," he added.
Isaac Vassell could feature in January.
How can I watch this match on TV? This match is live on Cardiff City TV.
About QPR Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is an English professional football club based in White City, London. The club currently competes in the English Championship, the second tier of English football. They were founded in 1886 after the merger of Christchurch Rangers and St Judes Institute, although their official founding date is 1882 which is when Christchurch Rangers were first formed. In the early years after the club's formation in its original home of Queen's Park, London, they played their home games at many different grounds, until finally the club settled into its current location at Loftus Road, renamed Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium at the beginning of the 2019/20 season.
The club's achievements include winning the League Cup in 1967, and they were FA Cup finalists in 1982. Their highest ever league finish was achieved in 1975–76 when they were runners-up in the First Division, now known as the Premier League, and qualified for Europe for the first time, reaching the quarter-finals of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. QPR won the English Championship in 2011, and also the English Championship playoff final in 2014.
QPR have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in the West London area. The most notable of these are Chelsea, Fulham and Brentford.
Previous Meeting We lost 6-1 at QPR in January.
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups QPR: Dieng, Hamalainen, Kakay, Masterson, Barbet, Adomah, Ball, Chair, Carroll, Bonne, Dykes
Cardiff City: Smithies, Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett, Pack, Vaulks, Ralls, Hoilett, Ojo, Moore
Form - Last Three Games Barnsley 3-0 QPR
QPR 0-0 Birmingham City
QPR 0-2 Preston North End
Derby County 1-1 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 1-1 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 1-1 AFC Bournemouth
Match OddsQPR - 13/8
Cardiff City - 13/8
Draw - 9/4
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