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Rs duo in PFA XI

Championship leaders QPR have just two players in division's PFA team of the year.

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Runaway leaders have just two players in team of the year

Paddy Kenny and Adel Taarabt were the only QPR players named in the Championship PFA team of the year. Goalkeeper Paddy Kenny kept three clean sheets in Rangers first three games of the season and has been in fine form all season. Playmaker Adel Taarabt has scored 16 goals so far this season prompting manager Neil Warnock to warn off potential suitors for his services. Promotion contenders Swansea and Norwich also have two players in the XI. Wales defender Ashley Williams and winger Scott Sinclair have been impressive for the Swans while Wes Hoolahan and Grant Holt have enjoyed fine seasons for the Canaries. Tottenham loanee Kyle Naughton makes his second appearance in the team. The Leicester defender was also voted on while with Sheffield United two years ago. Ian Harte was also included in the XI. Reading's veteran left-back was named in the League One XI while with Carlisle 12 months ago.
Championship Team of the Year
Paddy Kenny Every successful side is built on solid foundations, and that starts between the sticks. With that in mind, it comes as no surprise to find Queens Park Rangers standing on the brink of a return to the Premier League. Neil Warnock's side have shipped just 27 goals this season, considerably fewer than any other team in the division. Kenny has been a mainstay throughout a remarkable season at Loftus Road, with the Republic of Ireland international having been an ever-present. Kyle Naughton Naughton may be yet to make the breakthrough at Tottenham, but he continues to showcase just why Spurs were so keen to snap him up from Sheffield United in 2009. A loan spell at Leicester has seen the promising full-back develop further, with his growing maturity seeing him become more consistent and confident. The England U21 international has also weighed in with a handful of goals this season, helping to keep the Foxes in the play-off hunt. Ashley Williams Having been a model of consistency throughout his career, Williams makes the Championship Team of the Year for the second season in a row. It is easy to see why he is held in such high regard, with Swansea boasting one of the meanest defences in the land. The Welsh outfit have found a winning formula when it comes to keeping opponents out, and Williams has been key to that success. The Swans have conceded just 41 goals this season and could yet secure automatic promotion. Wes Morgan Local boy done good, Morgan has become a leading figure at the heart of Nottingham Forest's young side. The centre-half has now broken through the 350-appearance mark for the Reds and is fast closing in on a decade of loyal service. Morgan has come of age in 2010/11, with his combative approach helping Forest to remain among the promotion hopefuls. He would relish the opportunity to test himself against the best strikers in the land. Ian Harte There are not too many full-backs who enter any given season expecting to break into double figures in terms of goals scored. Harte is certainly a defender that falls into that elite group, with the Irishman having already reached 10 for the season. Deadly from set-pieces, the 33-year-old is equally as adept going forward as he is being forced back. His efforts have helped Reading to stage a late surge into the play-off places.

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