QPR v Reading – Match Preview

On Sky

QPR entertain the Sky cameras for the third successive match as they welcome Reading to Loftus Road tomorrow. Last week, QPR went down at the hands of Derby County in what was a pitiful one-paced display. It was surprising to see QPR perform that way as Redknapp had stumbled across a half-decent attacking formula against Burnley but then resorted to past mistakes with his team selection versus the Rams. Hopefully, the R`s gaffer selects the likes of Armand Traore and Junior Hoilett from the start so that we can offer a genuine attacking threat in the final third.

Reading are a side blessed with pace on the wings and the likes of Gararth McCleary in particular, will need to be stopped. The former Forest winger has already notched up 11 assists this term and R`s fans will remember he scored in the reverse fixture at the Madejski. Adam Le Fondre is another obvious key player for the Royals. The hard-working forward has six goals in his last five games, though these goals came in two separate hat-tricks. In recent weeks, the McCleary/Le Fondre dynamic has been key to Reading`s attacking play and if these two can be stopped, Rangers might be on their way to the points.

QPR Team News:

Will Keane could be in line for a debut. Matt Phillips, Danny Simpson, Charlie Austin and Ale Faurlin are long-term absentees.

Possible line up:

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Reading Team News:

Alex Pearce is available after his red card was rescinded.

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Match Facts & Stats

QPR have lost just one of their last eight league home games against Reading, though five of those meetings have ended all square (W2).

Reading have won just once in their last nine league meetings against QPR (D5 L3).

Adam Le Fondre has scored a goal every 107 minutes in the Championship, the best rate of any player to have scored five or more goals.

Nobody has kept more home clean sheets than QPR this season (8).

Reading have failed to score in four of their last six away games in all competitions (L4), though won the other two in which they found the net.

LAST FIVE

QPR: WWWDL
READING: WLWWL

HEAD 2 HEAD

QPR: 27
READING: 37
Draw: 20

LAST TIME OUT

Championship – 09/11/13
Madejski Stadium

Reading 1 (McCleary)
QPR 1 (DBarton)

Team: Green, Simpson, Dunne (Onuoha), Hill, Assou-Ekotto, Phillips, Jenas (Kranjcar), Barton, Hoilett, O`Neill (Johnson), Austin.

Attendance: 21,497

Ref Watch:

Referee: David Coote
Assistants: Ian Cooper & Thomas Ramsey
Fourth Official: David Phillips

David Coote is the match official for tomorrow`s clash against the Royals. This season, Coote has issued 75 yellow cards and 2 red cards in 26 games.

Match Prediction:

1-0 Home Win.

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Where: The Valley
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