please log in to view this image SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP Venue: Loftus Road Date: Saturday, 3 August Kick-off: 15:00 BST Coverage: Watch highlights on The Football League Show; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC local radio; text commentary on the BBC Sport website MATCH FACTS Head-to-head ⢠QPR and Sheffield Wednesday find themselves in the same division together for the first time in four seasons. ⢠The west London club are undefeated in six home league matches against Wednesday, but have only won two of those. ⢠The Owls last claimed maximum points at Loftus Road in October 2000, with a 2-1 win at second league level. ⢠The Hoops registered a 3-0 victory on the only previous occasion this fixture has been staged as a season opener, 42 years ago. Queens Park Rangers ⢠Queens Park Rangers return to the Championship after two seasons in the top flight and are targeting an immediate return to the Premier League, which has been achieved 15 times since its inception in 1992. ⢠The R's will want a repeat of their last opening day result at this level, when they beat Barnsley 4-0 at Loftus Road in 2010. ⢠Harry Redknapp's club are starting a league campaign in front of their home supporters for the sixth successive season (W2, D1, L2). Sheffield Wednesday ⢠Sheffield Wednesday survived for a second season in the Championship after promotion from League One in 2012, finishing four places and four points above the relegation zone. ⢠Dave Jones's side failed to score in 16 of their 46 Championship games last term - no club exceeded that. ⢠The Owls have lost an opening day fixture only once in eight seasons (2007). LFW Preview - Happy Harry promises âmind blowingâ signings as QPR start campaign http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/32376/happy-harry-promises-%E2%80%98mind-blowing%E2%80%99-signings-as-qpr-start-campaign-%E2%80%93-preview
Sitting here in sunny Dordogne on me holidays. Very excited by today. It is the thrill of the unknown. We could rip them to shreds or be utterly Tosh. Whatever, come on you Super hooppssssaaaa.
Where abouts used to live there in a hamlet called Lusignac close to Riberac ... Beautiful area On way to match now to have a drink with the illuminati These first games won't give us our final team ... Until the window shuts We have to get off to a good start No moaning lads if it goes wrong its a long season
Can't wait for the team news, gonna be very interesting, especially after Harry's comments about exciting the fans... We can win this. Come on you RRRRRRRR's...
All my pre-season cynicism can be blown away and replaced by boyish enthusiasm by one good performance... Come on U Rrrrrrrrrssss!!!!
Camping near to Sarlet. Lovely site my three young kids loving it. Heading to west coast on Tuesday. What is that like saint? Sorry to hijack thread but game not started yet.
First time in a few years not in Peru for the start of the season, in Northern Ireland, looking forward to live stream, over in England in Nov. and Dec. so hopefully get down to Loftus Road a couple of times. You Rssssssssssssssssssssssss
Ooh! The cones are out...anticipation, trepidation, excitement mounting...willpower firmly trained on Loftus Road.
Starting Line Up: Green, Simpson, Onuoha, Hill, Traore, Barton, Henry, Faurlin, Hoilett, Zamora, Johnson. Bench Murphy, Dunne, Suk-Young, Wright-Phillips, Austin, Jenas, Derry.
Indeed, and Barton and Henry side by side. Will be interesting seeing them together. Just had a laugh at an old tweet of Bartons he did in May which stated in caps...."I'll just re-iterate for a lot of the buffoons tweeting me. I WILL NOT BE PLAYING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP NEXT SEASON. Hope that clears that up!"
Doesn't mean he won't be picked and standing in the middle of the pitch at 3pm, just that he won't be playing.
