Match Day Thread QPR V Leeds Utd

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QPR v Leeds United
Friday 26th April@20:00 | Loftus Road

Leeds have the opportunity to put distance between themselves and Ipswich Town, if they can overcome Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on Friday Evening.

With the Tractor Boys not playing til Saturday (at Hull City), the Whites can go four points clear, and put pressure on Kieran McKenna's side, who would have two games in hand.

The two sides last met in early October, when Crysencio Summerville's clinical ninth minute strike was all that separated them. The game was marred by the sending off of veteran keeper Asmir Begović for (nearly) clipping Patrick Bamford.

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Leeds will be without the services of Dan James. The Welsh Wizard suffered rib/abdominal injuries towards the end of the Boro win, and was subsequently seen on the team bus being administered gas and air.

His thirteen goals and seven assists this season have gone a long way to put Leeds in the position they are now in, but in all likelihood, he will miss the season finale against Southampton.

Defensive quartet Stuart Dallas, Jamie Shackleton, Connor Roberts and Pascal Struijk all miss out with injury, whilst Sam Byram looks set to continue at right back, allowing Archie Gray to venture forward into midfield, meaning Glen Kamara once again drops to the bench. Patrick Bamford is preferred over Matteo Joseph and Joel Piroe to lead the line.

 

Hasn’t Stuart Dallas retired.

 

He has. Lee chapman, John Giles and Pablo Hernandez are also unavailable for this game

 

As am i

 

Pablo let's us down,just when we need him to play.

 

If you look at the form from the middle of January, QPR would be 5th. The new manager has changed their fortunes.
On a positive they're vulnerable against good wingers.

 

Bamford out. His knee is crocked. Dan James might make next weekend.

 

Be interesting to see if he starts Piroe or Joseph.

 

It’ll be Piroe. Guaranteed with Joseph to get twenty minutes at end

 

Yes you’re right

 

Yeah we are usually. Our wide players don’t defend much if at all and we’ll probably play centre-halves at full-back tonight.

Hopefully he’ll be more pragmatic tonight and play a team suited to hitting you on the break but I can’t really see any combination we can put together to get close unless you have a very off night.

 

Piroe got a knock as well but Farke said should be ok

 

yessss

 

We aren't great playing down in London at the best of times. Another tough match ahead of us and I certainly wouldn't try and predict this. The ale will help calm my nerves though.

 

We’ve mostly raised our game against the better team and fallen just short then played terribly against the dross hence we’re in the position we’re in. I haven’t been paying the top of the league too much attention but watched the Boro game and it’s a ridiculous squad.

 

Getting more cynical in my old age.
How much of it is Bamford is injured, or to do with him not wanting to travel because of his dive getting their keeper sent off in the first game. Perhaps the club don't want to detract from the importance of the game.

 

I can’t believe he or the club would be that soft about it in a must-win game. I’d prefer he did play rather than Piroe tbh.

 

Lots of Leeds fans quite happy if he doesn’t. Believe me