Two in-form sides meet at Loftus Road on Saturday as Queens Park Rangers entertain Barnsley.
Rangers looking to keep Tykes on a leash
Two in-form sides meet at Loftus Road on Saturday as Queens Park Rangers entertain Barnsley.
Rangers have recovered well from a slow start to claim two wins from their last three games, and have still lost just once in the league this season.
The Tykes have been rejuvenated since Mark Robins' arrival as boss, taking four points from their last two fixtures, while they claimed the impressive scalp of Premier League outfit Burnley in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.
QPR team news
Ben Watson returns to Jim Magilton's QPR squad this weekend.
The on-loan midfielder was cup-tied for Wednesday night's 1-0 derby defeat by Chelsea in the Carling Cup having played for Wigan in the previous round.
Defender Matt Connolly will be checked over having missed out at Stamford Bridge with a virus.
Fellow centre-half Fitz Hall is likely to sit out again with a groin problem so Kaspars Gorkss and Damion Stewart look set to start at the back once more.
Regular No.1 Radek Cerny will expect to return in goal but Tom Heaton's impressive performance against the Blues will have given Magilton food for thought.
Lee Cook (knee), Gareth Ainsworth (hamstring) and Angelo Balanta (groin) are still on the sidelines.
Barnsley team news
Barnsley will include new signings Suad Filekovic, Carl Dickinson and Ryan Shotton in their squad.
Slovenia international Filekovic has signed a short-term contract until January, while Stoke pair Dickinson and Shotton have arrived on three-month loan deals.
Recent new recruits Julian Gray and Nathan Doyle, the latter cup-tied for the midweek win over Burnley, will also be included in Robins' squad.
Winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce is back in contention after recovering from an eye injury and centre-half Darren Moore is expected to shake off a knock to his knee, sustained against Burnley on Tuesday.
Daniel Bogdanovic, who returned to the substitutes' bench following an ankle injury in midweek, is hoping to feature and fellow striker Andy Gray, cup-tied for the Clarets clash, also comes back into contention.
