please log in to view this image QUEENS Park Rangers will hope to advance into the fourth round of the EFL Cup for the first time in eight seasons as we face Premier League side Sunderland under the lights at Loftus Road. It’s been a difficult couple of weeks for the Hoops in the league but we’ve been going well in the cup and are unbeaten in our last four against Sunderland. The Black Cats have had a difficult start to the season under new manager David Moyes. They’ve yet to win a league game and find themselves in the bottom three after the first six games of the campaign. However their poor start is unlikely to worry the Sunderland hierarchy too much who by now will be used to the fact that they seem to perform better in the second half of the season. This has been perfectly illustrated in the last two years where they have managed to defy the odds and beat the drop. It may come as a surprise to some but the Wearside club are enjoying their 10th consecutive season in the Premier League. They suffered a blow in the summer when England came calling for their manager Sam Allardyce but the appointment of the experienced David Moyes is seen by most at the Stadium of Light as a good long-term appointment. The EFL Cup is a competition which Sunderland came close to winning back in 2014. After knocking out Manchester United in the semi-finals, the Black Cats took the lead against Man City in the final but second half goals from Samir Nasri, Yaya Toure and Jesus Navas condemn them to a 3-1 defeat. They defeated Shrewsbury one nil in the second round thanks to a late goal from Manchester United loanee Adnan Januzaj – their only win so far this season. They were initially very quiet during last summer’s transfer window but a flurry of late activity saw them bring in ten players including Gabon midfielder Didier Ndong for a record transfer fee. Moyes is known as a manager who puts defence before attack so we can expect Sunderland to be hard to break down on Wednesday night as they search for only their second victory of the season. please log in to view this image TEAM NEWS QPR: Yeni Ngbakoto is in line to return after missing out at the weekend to attend his father’s funeral, whilst recent new arrivals Pawel Wszolek and Idrissa Sylla are set to feature. Sunderland: Jermain Defoe won’t feature after picking up a knock against Tottenham Hotspur. Victor Anichebe is also unavailable with the Black Cats expected to field a young side. Starting Xl's ? please log in to view this image Sunderland PICKFORD DENAYER - MCNAIR - O`SHEA - VAN AANHOLT CATTERMOLE - KIRCHHOFF - GOOCH PIENAAR - WATMORE - KHAZRI please log in to view this image MATCH ODDS QPR win: 19/10 Draw: 9/4 Sunderland: 29/20 QPR first goal scorer: Tjaronn Chery 5/1 Sunderland first goal scorer: Duncan Watmore 9/1 LAST TIME OUT 2-0 Premier League Tuesday 10th February 2015 Stadium of Light QPR scorers: Fer, Zamora HEAD TO HEAD (In all competitions) QPR wins: 13 Draws: 7 Sunderland wins: 13 MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Peter Bankes Assistant Referees: Darren Blunden and Matt Foley Fourth official: Thomas Bramall please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image QPR Fan Dolly
David Mac is saying on WLS that JFH is considering a 4 4 2 tonight with likely Chery resting, Washington getting a chance in a 2, Pawel and Sandro featuring.
It'd be good to see 4-4-2 but as it is against Premiership opposition we may well lose anyway, and then those in favour of one up front and a defensive line up will use tonight to justify why 4-4-2 doesn't work.
Ingram Kakay Lynch Caulker Hamalainen Sylla Cousins Sandro Wszolek El Khayati Washington Substitutes Smithies Onuoha Borysiuk Chery Polter Luongo Paul
