DERBY COUNTY V QPR 2-0 FT

Luongo is out injured, that is a huge miss.

Cousins has jarred his kneee so misses out, whilst Furlong and Samuel have knocks so won't be in the squad either.

Expect Manning and either Wszolek or Wheeler to come in.

All bad news when you take into consideration our abysmal away record! 

So here goes for a guess at the starting eleven:

Smithies
Baptiste Lynch Robinson
Wheeler Scowen Manning Bidwell
Washington Freeman
Smith

I think Wszolek may come back in ahead of Wheeler. He's been out of favour in recent weeks but has a lot of energy which Holloway is a fan of for away games.

Agree Manning will be in for Luongo, but maybe Borysiuk will come in from the cold? Manning has not hit the same heights yet this season.

Up front it is anybody's guess. Mackie scored at the weekend so that may influence the thinking.

i would take a gamble and pick this Chair type. I am sure he was pretty highly rated in the Cup game.

But tonight does seem to be a tough ask considering the players missing, but it is this type of game the team would put in a top effort and surprise everyone.

Or it could just end up being another Forest....

A Smithies
20 A Baptiste
6 J Lynch
18 J Robinson (c)
22 P Wszolek
11 J Scowen
7 L Freeman
3 J Bidwell
12 J Mackie
36 D Wheeler
23 Y Ngbakoto

A worrying selection in my opinion
Looks like a carling cup team

Well I'm amazed at the team selection.
I bet DERBY are delighted.

37 mins: If Wheeler is up front alone then that implies that we have discarded (for this game at least) the lob/punt up the field, and are instead trying to work the ball up. Well we are even stevens as far as the stats go so far....(but we are entering the critical period for QPR teams either side of Half Time)


What did I say?

45+3 Goal

Rangers behind. Derby break on the counter attack, before Matej Vydra tucks home Weimann's low centre.