QPR v Preston: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Rob Lewis (Shropshire)
Match in a nutshell: Neil Warnock returns to the Loftus Road dugout for the first time since January 2012.
Injuries and suspensions
QPR
Ruled out: Jamie Mackie (hamstring), Sandro (ankle), Clint Hill (knee), Armand Traore (calf).
Suspended: James Perch (one-match ban).
PRESTON NORTH END
Ruled out: Tom Clarke (shoulder), Paddy McCarthy (knee), Jermaine Beckford (knee), Chris Humphrey (shin).
Suspended: John Welsh (one-match ban).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Smithies, Yun, Doughty, Fer, Faurlin, Hoilett, Emmanuel-Thomas, Polter, Grego-Cox.
Preston: Pickford; Vermijl, Woods, Wright, Cunningham, Reach; Browne, Gallagher, Johnson; Garner, Doyle.
Subs from: Kirkland, Huntington, Kilkenny, Brownhill, Hugill, W. Keane, May.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
QPR total: L L W D L (4 points)
Home: W D W D L (8 points)
Preston total: W D D W D (9 points)
Home: D W L L L (4 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
QPR: Austin 7; Emmanuel-Thomas 5; Chery 4, Phillips 4; Onuoha 2; Fer 1, Hill 1, Hoilett 1, Polter 1.
Preston: Johnson 6; Gallagher 3; Hugill 2; Browne 1, Brownhill 1, Doyle 1, W. Keane 1, Kilkenny 1, Vermijl 1.
Last five meetings
19 February 2011: Preston 1 QPR 1
20 November 2010: QPR 3 Preston 1
27 March 2010: Preston 2 QPR 2
17 October 2009: QPR 4 Preston 0
3 May 2009: Preston 2 QPR 1
QPR 2 wins, Preston 1 wins, 2 draws
