Queens Park Rangers vs Bristol City. Sky Bet Championship.
Loftus Road StadiumAttendance13,683.
Friday 22 December 2017 14:05, UK
QPR will still be without Jamie Mackie for the visit of buoyant Bristol City.
Winger Mackie completes a three-match suspension following his red card at Preston three weeks ago. James Perch is back in training after a long-term knee injury but fellow defender Joel Lynch is still out with an ankle problem.
Boss Ian Holloway has no new injury worries and could stick with the side which won at Birmingham last weekend.
Bristol City have no fresh injury concerns as they return to league action. The Robins knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup following a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Premier League giants on Wednesday night.
Famara Diedhiou (knee) and Milan Djuric (groin) are set to miss out again. Callum O'Dowda (ankle), Eros Pisano (hamstring), Jens Hegeler (knee) and Gary O'Neil (knee) are also sidelined.
The Hoops are unbeaten in 15 home matches against the Robins in all competitions (W9 D6).
Bristol City haven't won back to back league matches against QPR since April 1977, when they won both matches against them in the 1976/77 season.
Luke Freeman has assisted eight goals in the Championship for QPR this season; more than any other player for their club in the competition. He has also created the most chances (52).
Bristol City are on their best away league unbeaten run (10 games - W6 D4 L0) in the top two tiers of English football since a 21-game run between September 1905 and September 1906.
QPR have conceded a league-low 9% and a league-low tally (3) of goals from set-pieces this season in the Championship.
Bristol City have scored more goals from set-pieces this season in the Championship than any other side (14).
What more can we say about Bristol City? Excelling in the Championship and beating Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. What a season it has been for Lee Johnson and his side so far.
But it's back to reality for them now as they travel to QPR, who got a much-needed win at Birmingham last week, their first on the road all season, and Ian Holloway will want to use that to kick-start his side's revival. The Robins will still be on a high, though, and I can't see their run ending here. Away win.
David Prutton predicts: 0-2 (12/1 with Sky Bet)
