QPR v Watford 1 - 1 FT 21NOV20 14pts/18th

I also think Thomas would be a positive in attacking midfield (and that Carroll is best suited elsewhere) and his inclusion is even more necessary where we only play one up front. The service to Dykes or Bonne has to come from both the wings and the midfield if opponents are to be stretched. For whatever reason, Chair is struggling to achieve breakthroughs in the box; so would you keep in both wingers and drop Chair for Thomas northwesthoop? Trickey is it not!?

Cannot disagree on that! Unlike some others I felt Amos was just about there at making a significant benefit to the side before he got crocked. To have Thomas unavailable has meant putting 'round pegs in square holes'.... I would dearly love to see what a match-fit Thomas could do alongside Dykes. Both have a point to prove! 

He won't want to miss our Cup final!

This is a very, very testing period ahead. Not only are matches every 3 or 4 days, 6 of our next 8 matches are against teams in the top half

After Watford (2nd) we also face also Brentford (11th), Bristol City (5th), Millwall (9th), Reading (1st) and Stoke (8th) by the time we get to mid-December.

In between only Huddersfield (13th) and Rotherham (19th) aren't in the top half, and only Rotherham are below us at it stands.

Even after those matches we face Wycombe but then have to tackle Swansea and Norwich (6th and 3rd) over Christmas. So overall 8 of our next 11 matches up to the end of the year are against top half opponents. Half of them make up the current top 6!

Compare that to our opening 11 opponents of which 8 are currently in the bottom half, so we've had it easier up to now and only have 3 wins and 18th place to show for it.

Watford like to play a 3-5-2 system with 3 big centre backs that have been exposed a bit by both Stoke and Coventry in their last 2 games. However, their forwards have more than made up for their defensive lapses by scoring 3 times in both of those games.

A major factor of Watford's play is the speed of their forwards and that has caused their opposition loads of issues. Our defence lacks a pacey defender and this could prove to be our achillies heel today.

Hopefully Warburton is choosing from a fully fit squad and all of our players who have been on international duty are back and well. I think Warburton will be trying to expose that back 3 of Watford and I could see him go with,

Dieng
Kakay Dickie Barbet Wallace
Cameron Carroll
Adomah Chair BOS
Dykes

Where the hell is Dickie!?