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QPR play host to Nottingham Forest in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Saturday lunchtime, as Sky Bet Championship football returns to Loftus Road following the international break.
Rangers, of course, went into the break on the back of three wins on the spin in the second tier, and with back-to-to-back home fixtures on the horizon this week, Chris Ramsey will be keen to see his charges build on their promising start to the campaign in front of the R’s faithful.
During that time, deadline day has come and gone without any significant departures, with Rob Green, Matt Phillips, Leroy Fer and Charlie Austin all staying put, whilst former Watford duo Gabriele Angella and Daniel Tozser have also been added to the squad since our last outing.
The aforementioned victories lifted the Hoops into fourth place after five matches, with Ramsey deservedly shortlisted for the Manager of the Month gong in the Championship, only to be pipped to the award by Brighton boss Chris Hughton.
Forest, meanwhile, head to London in 16th place, with five points from a possible 15, having lost star-man Michail Antonio to West Ham United on the final day of the transfer window.
However, they’ve been buoyed by the arrivals of Portugal international striker Nelson Oliveira, Lille winger Ryan Mendes and Brighton attacker Chris O’Grady.
And yesterday, Forest confirmed the loan signing of Crystal Palace midfielder Jonathan Williams, until the New Year.
Jamie Mackie will miss out on playing against his former club owing to a groin injury, whilst Leroy Fer also remains sidelined with a knee injury – although both players are back in modified training, taking part in some, but not all the sessions.
Seb Polter is out as he continues to recover from a hamstring strain, which is likely to keep him sidelined for the next few weeks, whilst Sandro is still working his way back to full fitness.
However, Yun Suk-Young and Ben Gladwin could both be in contention following recent injuries.
Forest loan signings O'Grady, Mendes and Oliveira are all available to feature at Loftus Road if selected, but Williams is not expected to feature as he continues to improve his fitness.
Jamie Ward is still a doubt with a hamstring injury he sustained before the international break, but former R’s front-man Dexter Blackstock and Ben Osborn are expected to be included in the squad after recovering from their recent knocks.
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MATCH ODDS
QPR win: 4/5
Draw: 12/5
Nottingham Forest win: 3/1
LAST TIME OUT
QPR 5, Nottingham Forest 2 – Championship – Saturday 12th April 2014
Scorer: QPR – Benayoun, Hoilett, Onuoha, Zamora, Morrison
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HEAD TO HEAD
(in all competitions)
QPR wins: 15
Draws: 19
Nottingham Forest wins: 26
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: K Hill
Assistant Referee: C Brook & D Treleaven
Fourth Official: D Deadman
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