MK Dons v QPR: match preview, team news, facts and figures

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Chery scored in QPR's 2-0 victory against Birmingham
Tjaronn Chery has scored twice in the last four games

Kick-off: 3pm, Saturday 5 March 2016
Referee: Keith Stroud (Gillingham, Dorset)
Match in a nutshell: QPR make their first league visit to MK Dons, aiming to stretch their unbeaten away league run to six matches – for the first time since 2010.
Five key battles: Including Nedum Onuoha v Josh Murphy

Injuries and suspensions
MK DONS
Ruled out: Carl Baker (ankle), Matthew Upson (hamstring), Ben Reeves (knee).
Unavailable: Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (ineligible)
Fitness test: David Martin (hamstring).

QPR
Ruled out: Ben Gladwin (knee).

Possible line-ups

MK Dons: Cropper; Baldock, McFadzean, Walsh, Lewington; Potter, Forster-Caskey; Bowditch, Williams, Murphy; Revell.
Subs from: Martin, Burns, Spence, Tilney, Kay, Carruthers, Hall, Powell, Maynard.

QPR: Smithies; Onuoha, Hall, Angella, Perch; Henry, Luongo; Phillips, Chery, Hoilett; Polter.
Subs from: Ingram, Lumley, Hill, Konchesky, Kpekawa, Tozser, Diakite, Faurlin, Petrasso, Grego-Cox, El Khayati, Mackie, Washington.

Vital statistics

Form guide – last five league matches
MK Dons total: L D L W D (5 points)
Home: D L D W L (5 points)

QPR total: W D D L W (8 points)
Away: D D D W D (7 points)

Top scorers – all competitions
MK Dons: Murphy 6; Baker 5; Bowditch 4, Maynard 4; Reeves 3; Hall 2, Powell 2, Revell 2; Carruthers 1, Church 1, Forster-Caskey 1, Potter 1, Walsh 1.
QPR: Austin 10; Phillips 7; Chery 6; Emmanuel-Thomas 5, Hoilett 5, Polter 5; Onuoha 3; Fer 1, Hill 1, Tozser 1.

Only four meetings
24 October 2015: QPR 3 MK Dons 0
26 January 2013: QPR 2 MK Dons 4
17 January 2012: QPR 1 MK Dons 0
7 January 2012: MK Dons 1 QPR 1
MK Dons 1 win, QPR 2 wins, 1 draw

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