Match Day Thread QPR v Sunderland - Saturday 10th March - KO 15:00

Sunderland visit Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship

Last time out Sunderland lost at home to Villa and QPR drew with Derby.
The Black Cats will be without suspended Jake Clarke-Salter, and Ty Browning is out for the rest of the season after suffering a groin injury. John O’Shea is also unlikely to be available after being replaced against Aston Villa. Sunderland will look to bounce back from a lack lustre midweek performance at the Stadium of Light.
QPR will assess forward Idrissa Sylla, who has been out for five weeks with a calf injury. Defender Grant Hall (knee) and forwards Jamie Mackie (back) and David Wheeler (ankle) are out.

Chris Coleman:
"My focus is on QPR, getting us into a situation where we have a positive frame of mind as we continue this relegation fight, and we do that by getting a win."
“I have just got to make sure they keep believing, but as low as it is, as hard as it is, with 10 games to play we are still only four points off. The teams around us are losing but that won’t last forever."
“Our future is still in our hands somewhat. That is what we have got to hang onto, but the games are running out of course. There are 30 points to play for, we are four adrift, we have got to make sure by hook or by crook that gap is getting smaller rather than getting larger."
“Every day ordinary people do extraordinary things, when you are right in the middle of it sometimes you can’t see a way out. You get dragged down by disappointment and negativity – if you let it keep you there then that’s where you are going to stay."
“The good thing if there is another game coming up, another chance, and that is why my optimism stays.”

Ian Holloway:
“When you get closer to the finish line, you muster something up, their players will know they have to do better and they have a very, very good manager in Chris, so they are going to have some sort of reaction in the coming weeks.”
“It’s all about character and Chris and his staff have more than enough to turn that group around. That makes them dangerous and it is going to be a very tough game, but it’s about us – can we impose ourselves on the – that’s what I want to see."

Form:


Match facts:

• QPR are unbeaten in their last five league matches against Sunderland (W3 D2).
• Sunderland have lost their last two league visits to Loftus Road since a 3-2 win in the Premier League in December 2011, with Wes Brown scoring a 90th-minute winner.
• QPR midfielder Luke Freeman has created 23 chances for striker Matt Smith in the Championship this season, the most from one player to another.
• Sunderland have collected five points in their last 11 league visits to London (P11 W1 D2 L8).
• The Hoops have not lost a home Championship match against a side starting the day bottom of the league since April 2006 against Crewe Alexandra (W4 D1 since).
• Since the start of last season, Sunderland have started the day in the relegation zone for 61 of their 74 league matches (82% of their total games), including 25 of their last 27 Championship matches.

Sports Analytics Machine: Home win (52%)
Prutton predicts: 1-0

Match Appointments:
Referee: ROBERT JONES
Assistants: Matt Foley and Adam Matthews
Fourth Official: James Linington

Team Line ups
Sunderland:

Substitutes: Camp, Love, Hume, Williams, McManaman, Robson, Fletcher
Injured: Watmore (Cruciate – out for season), Browning (Groin – out for season), Ruiter (Dislocated finger 3-8 weeks), Gibson (Groin 2-3 weeks), McNair (Groin 1-2 weeks), Wilson (just back in training)
Suspended: Clarke-Salter (last game of his 3 match ban)

QPR: Smithies, Furlong, Onuoha, Robinson, Bidwell, Luongo, Scowen, Freeman, Smith, Washington
Substitutes: Lynch, Cousins, Ingram, Manning, Wszolek, Perch, Eze
Injured: Mackie, Wheeler, Hall, Sylla

Betting Odds:
H 17/20 A 16/5 D 13/5

My two pence:
Hopefully Cookie has learnt from his mistakes and heeds the advice of @Teessidemakem to go 442 and throw in the kids again.
I am going to this game so I expect the team to show a lot more passion and finally get that win to kick-start our greatest of great escapes.

My guess/hope is a 2-1 away win
Ha’way the Lads

 

Gone for a 1-0 away win but have no idea why when you take into account we have only one fit central defender.
Backs to the wall doesn't go close.

 

It’s a shame Browning is injured and Clarke-Salter is out because I’ve been wondering how they’d do alongside Kone in a 442. Might find out next game.

As it is having to play Jones there nigh on guarantees a loss. He’s not even good in the position that he actually plays in.

 

I think even if Coleman wanted to go 4 at the back his hand is forced to stay with 5 due to our injury crisis at centre back.

----------------------Steele---------------------------
---------Love-------Konè--------Galloway------
Matthews-------Robson----------Oviedo----
----------------Ejaria-----Honeyman-------------
------------------Asoro---Maja---------------------

 

Forgot to mention, its my birthday tomorrow so three points,would be a nice present so dont let me down (again).
Just saying...

 

Happy birthday mate.

 

Happy birthday mate

 

Happy birthday, would not recommend hoping for a birthday present from Sunderland though that’s not how they operate.

 

Random double post.

 

Another drubbing.

QPR 4-1 SAFC

Bart

 

Whoevers in goal is irrelevent cause their all shyte but i hope we play.....

Mathews..Jones/OShea..Kone..Oviedo
McManan.Ejarja..Honeym..LuaLua
............Maja....Asoro.......

 

Don't go man, it'll only upset yer

 

Did'nt happen on my birthday aswell, but i was hoping. Dam you safc.

 

I've forgotten how bad we were against Barnsley and the last time I was at QPR we actually won.

 

Happy Birthday marra...
Let’s hope the lads give you something extra to smile about

 

Didn’t happen on mine either haha.

 

Thank god, our lass came to the rescue.

 

As we've only had five wins all season very few fans will have been celebrating birthday success, but I live in hope as what else have we got at the moment.