Match Pack: QPR

Match Info

Fixture: Watford v Queens Park Rangers
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Venue: Vicarage Road
Time: Saturday November 30, 12.30pm
Strip: Yellow home kit
TV: Sky Sports Main Event

Officials

Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Assistant Referees: Daniel Leach & Matthew Jones
Fourth Official: Thomas Parsons

Team News

Tom Cleverley has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the clash with the Hoops, but two players are in line to make a return.

Daniel Jebbison should be fit after a slight knee issue, whilst Rocco Vata is back in contention after missing Tuesday night's win due to personal reasons.

However, Tom Dele-Bashiru has suffered a setback with a knee problem, and the centre-back pair of Angelo Ogbonna & Kévin Keben remain out.

Full Watford team news can be read HERE.

For QPR, Liam Morrison is available for selection on Saturday after going off midweek with cramp, whilst Alfie Lloyd, Ilias Chair, Jake Clarke-Salter, Jack Colback, Kader Dembele and Michael Frey all remain absent.

What Are They Saying?

“It’s a game that, like all the others, will pose a threat and a set of challenges that we’ll absolutely have to be on our A-game to get the right result.”

Tom Cleverley, Watford Head Coach

“For us, one swallow doesn’t make a summer (after the Cardiff win) and we need to remain humble. There are a lot of things we still need to improve if we want to beat a team like Watford.”

Martí Cifuentes, QPR Head Coach

Golden Flashback

Watford made the perfect start to the 2023/24 campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over QPR at Vicarage Road on the opening day of the season.

Stat Attack

0 - Queens Park Rangers remain the only team in the EFL this season yet to record a victory on a Saturday.

2 - The Hoops haven’t won successive away league matches since March last season.

3 - QPR have won three of their last five away league matches against Watford, although they lost 4-0 last season at Vicarage Road.

12 - QPR ended a 12-game winless run last time out against Cardiff, and are aiming to record successive league wins for the first time this season. 

13 - The Hornets are aiming to go 13 games unbeaten at home in the EFL for the first time since March 1997.

20 - Jimmy Dunne has made the most blocks for QPR.

22 - No team has won more points at home in the Championship this season than Watford.

39 - Giorgi Chakvetadze is Watford’s leading chance creator so far in 2024/25.

51 - Watford have lost more Football League games against QPR than against any other side.

98 - Steve Cook has completed the most interceptions in the Championship.

Player In Focus - Jimmy Dunne

Age: 27

Total appearances for QPR: 135

Total goals for QPR: 7

Minutes played this season: 1530

Matches started: 16

Ground duels won: 130

Ground duels won per 90: 8.12

Aerial duels won: 78

Shots blocked: 7

Clearances: 87

Live Blog

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