Joel Lynch has been ruled out of QPR’s game against Burton and Massimo Luongo is a doubt after going down with an illness.
Lynch appears to be close to a return from a hamstring problem and Rangers hoped he would be available this weekend.
It would have been a timely boost for the R’s given their current defensive injury problems.
Captain Nedum Onuoha is out for three or four months with a torn hamstring, while James Perch, Grant Hall and Steven Caulker are also unavailable.
Lynch is not yet fit enough to be considered for selection, meaning boss Ian Holloway’s defensive options remain severely limited.
Midfielder Luongo will be assessed ahead of the match but on Friday was looking increasingly unlikely to be able to play.
On a brighter note for Rangers, Josh Scowen, Luke Freeman, Conor Washington and Kazenga LuaLua have trained this week and are set to be included in the squad.
Scowen and Washington missed Saturday’s defeat at Middlesbrough, where Freeman and LuaLua picked up knocks.
Jordan Cousins is also back in training, having not featured so far this season because of a hamstring injury, and hopes to return to action soon.
This post was last modified on 22/09/2017