QPR v Birmingham City: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
Match in a nutshell: QPR aim to avenge October’s defeat by Birmingham City, who are very much in the play-off hunt.
Five key battles: Including Matt Phillips v Jonathan Grounds
Injuries and suspensions
QPR
Ruled out: None.
BIRMINGHAM CITY
Ruled out: Nicolai Brock-Madsen (thigh), Neal Eardley (knee).
Fitness test: Jonathan Grounds (leg).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Ingram, Lumley, Hill, Konchesky, Kpekawa, Tozser, Diakite, Henry, Chery, Petrasso, Hoilett, Grego-Cox, Mackie.
Birmingham City: Kuszczak; Shotton, Morrison, Robinson, Grounds; Kieftenbeld, Gleeson; Buckley, Fabbrini, Maghoma; Donaldson.
Subs from: Legzdins, Caddis, Spector, Davis, Cotterill, Toral, Vaughan, Solomon-Otabor.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
QPR total: D D L W D (6 points)
Home: L W D L D (5 points)
Birmingham total: W D L D W (8 points)
Away: D D W D L (6 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
QPR: Austin 10; Phillips 7; Chery 5, Emmanuel-Thomas 5, Polter 5; Hoilett 4; Onuoha 3; Fer 1, Hill 1, Tozser 1.
Birmingham: Donaldson 7; Toral 6; Maghoma 5; Caddis 4, Gleeson 4; Kieftenbeld 3, Morrison 3, Robinson 3; Cotterill 2; Buckley 1, Grounds 1, Solomon-Otabor 1.
Last five meetings
17 October 2015: Birmingham 2 QPR 1
8 March 2014: Birmingham 0 QPR 2
14 September 2013: QPR 1 Birmingham 0
28 October 2008: QPR 1 Birmingham 0
4 October 2008: Birmingham 1 QPR 0
QPR 3 wins, Birmingham 2 wins, 0 draws
