QPR vs Portsmouth preview: Trio sidelined for hosts in FA Cup fourth-round replay
Tuesday 5 February 2019 10:19, UK
Geoff Cameron, Tomer Hemed and Angel Rangel are set to miss out for QPR as they host Portsmouth in an FA Cup fourth-round replay.
Cameron (ankle), Hemed (hernia) and Rangel (thigh) are all on the comeback trail having been sidelined since early December, but are likely to miss out once more.
QPR suffered their third successive Sky Bet Championship defeat on Saturday - a 2-1 loss to Wigan - and it could lead to Steve McClaren shuffling his pack on Tuesday after the sides drew 1-1 in the first fixture.
Portsmouth captain Brett Pitman will be hoping to earn a recall after being dropped for Saturday's home draw with Doncaster.
The 31-year-old, Pompey's top scorer last season, was not even in Kenny Jackett's 18-man squad but the manager has not ruled him out of Tuesday's match.
Team news
Bright Osayi-Samuel could be pushing for a start after making a goalscoring appearance off the bench in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Wigan.
Omar Bogle made his first start for Portsmouth on Saturday, scoring his second goal for the club, and could feature while fellow new signing James Vaughan came off the bench for the second half and impressed Jackett.
Ronan Curtis misses out through suspension, Viv-Solomon Otabor is cup-tied and Bryn Morris and Dion Donohue are injury doubts.
Opta stats
- QPR are unbeaten in their last 13 home games against Portsmouth in all competitions (W9 D4) since a 0-1 loss in the third tier in September 1961.
- Six of the last eight meetings between Portsmouth and QPR in all competitions have ended as draws, with the other two QPR victories.
- Portsmouth haven't reached the FA Cup fifth round since the 2009-10 season, when they went all the way to the final.
- QPR have been eliminated from their last four FA Cup fourth round ties, last progressing from this stage in the 1996-97 campaign with a 3-2 win over Barnsley.
- As a manager in all competitions, QPR boss Steve McClaren has faced Portsmouth more often than any other side without winning (P7 W0 D4 L3).
