Concern for Perch after QPR man is stretchered off

Perch could be facing a long spell on the sidelines

QPR fear James Perch faces a long spell on the sidelines after he was stretchered off against Newcastle.

Perch, playing against his former club, suffered what looked like a serious injury during the first half at Loftus Road, where Rangers were hammered 6-0.

The 30-year-old’s condition is being assessed and manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is bracing himself for bad news.

He said: “I think it’s bad. Perchy isn’t the kind of player to just come off.”

Perch was deployed on the right of midfield in a much-changed QPR line-up.

Hasselbaink defended his team selection after the defeat – Rangers’ heaviest-ever home league loss.