Preview: Town – QPR
By Aston
March 28 2008
Town could return to the top six tomorrow evening, if they can overcome the richest club in the championship, QPR at Portman Road tomorrow afternoon.
Town go into tomorrow's game with out Jon Walters and Pablo Counago as Walters is set to have surgery on his knee and Pablo is suspended, Richard Naylor is out with a neck injury while Shefki Kuqi and David Norris are doubts with hamstring and heel injuries respectively.
Town manager Jim Magilton: "We're at home, so I expect us to win, it will be a difficult game though, QPR are a team very much on the up.
"They play very attacking football and have some dangerous players. Rowan Vine and Akos Buzsaky on the wings, Patrick Agyemang and Dexter Blackstock up front. We need to defend well.
"They scored three goals at Wolves last weekend and didn't win, which shows how they are going about games. I also saw them against Stoke the other week and they played very well and deserved to win.
"They will bring a good crowd with them, so it will be a decent atmosphere and it's the first of seven massive games for us but I fully believe that my players can produce a performance to win the game."
Rangers will be missing Damien Delaney who is suspended for picking up 10 yellow cards this season. Hogan Ephraim is back from suspension while Matthew Connolly and Martin Rowlands should both return following injuries.
QPR boss Luigi De Canio: no pre-match thoughts available.
Match odds:
Town: 5/6
Draw: 11/5
QPR: 5/2
Referee: Paul Armstrong
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Posted at 01.22am Sat 29/3/08
Barclays Premier League
Birmingham 1 v 0 Man City
Bolton 0 v 1 Arsenal
Derby 1 v 1 Fulham
Portsmouth 1 v 0 Wigan
Reading 2 v 1 Blackburn
Sunderland 2 v 1 West Ham
The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Bristol City 1 v 0 Norwich
Burnley 2 v 1 Barnsley
Cardiff 2 v 1 Southampton
Coventry 1 v 1 Plymouth
Crystal Palace 2 v 1 Blackpool
Hull 2 v 1 Watford
Ipswich 2 v 1 QPR
Leicester 2 v 1 Scunthorpe
Preston 1 v 1 Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed 0 v 1 Stoke
West Brom 2 v 0 Colchester
Bounus Questions:
Who will end Saturday top of the Championship? Stoke
First goalscorer between Town and QPR? Alan Lee
Number of yellow card between Town and QPR? 2
