Birmingham v QPR line-ups: Cook returns, Poku a sub

Steve Cook has been recalled to the QPR side for tonight’s game at Birmingham, where head coach Julien Stephan has made changes.

Having revealed that he was considering deploying Ronnie Edwards in midfield, he has duly done so, while Jake Clarke-Salter has been moved to left-back. There is also a starting place for Paul Smyth.

And, as revealed by West London Sport, Kwame Poku is back in the squad after a long spell out injured – the winger is on the bench.

QPR: Walsh, Mbengue, Dunne, Cook, Clarke-Salter; Edwards, Varane; Smyth, Vale; Saito.
Subs: Hamer, Poku, Smith, Adamson, Hayden, Norrington-Davies, Morgan, Bennie, Kolli.

Birmingham: Beadle, Iwata, Klarer, Jack Robinson, Laird, Solis, Seung-Ho, Roberts, Osman, Ducksch, Stansfield.
Subs: Allsop, Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Panzo, Fujimoto, Gray, Vicente, Guernier, Furuhashi.