Queens Park Rangers travel to Nottingham Forest in need of three points from a clash of two of the Championship’s strugglers. We preview QPR’s predicted line-up.
Despite never winning an away game at Nottingham Forest (L19, D13), Queens Park Rangers – and especially under-fire boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – will be hoping for a fourth away win of the season when they visit the City Ground.
However, in their attempt to recover from back-to-back defeats – and an inconsistency that’s seen ten points from their last ten games – QPR will be without left backs Jake Bidwell and former Forest man Joel Lynch. Hasselbaink will decide whether to select Jack Robinson – who is gradually returning from a long lay off – or Finland’s Niko Hamalainen at left back.
The remainder of the defence is likely to consist of another former Forest full back, James Perch, at right back and a central defensive pair of Steven Caulker and Captain Nedum Onuoha. Goalkeeper Alex Smithies completes the back-line.
QPR are expected to line-up with Hasselbaink’s preferred 4-5-1, with two deeper midfield players of Ariel Borysiuk and the combative Massimo Luongo behind Dutch attacking midfielder Tjaronn Chery.
Hasselbaink looks likely to start Idrissa Sylla as centre-forward, and may opt for 19-year-old Olamide Shodipo on the left flank, with Poland international Paweł Wszołek deployed on the right.
Here is the predicted QPR line-up in full:
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