QPR V BARNSLEY 1-0 FT.

2 defeats without scoring have certainly made this a bigger game.

We seem to pull clear and feel safe (after Birmingham and after Burton) then have to start looking over our shoulder again.

A draw would just about be ok to arrest the run of defeats. Given our goalscoring issues a win is no certainty.

Agree with all the above comments. I get the impression that the team's level of confidence in itself is pretty low, and a defeat would cause that to plummet even further. So it must be firstly a good result and, secondly, a good performance.

Does anyone know if Smyth will be fit to play alongside Smith? Guess for the line-up:
Smithies
Furlong Onuoha Hall Bidwell
Wzsolek Scowen Luongo Freeman
Smith Smyth

Barnsley have scored 7 goals since start of December
They have conceded 19 goals in that time
Not scored more than 1 goal in any of those games
If we can't win tomorrow then we might as well give up

Amazing that some think a draw at this time of the season is acceptable.
Especially after Bolton picked up 3 points against Bristol City.
We can't rely on others tripping up.

Furlong our Smyth  / Wszolek in.


www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qpr-barnsley-injury-030218

My problem with Furlong is that he has a tendency to track back an attacking player only to either let him cross the ball (in fairness Bidwell does the same) or places himself such that they can pass around him. He should have learnt by now that his role is to successfully block all wing attacks.

Well with Furlong out then, if available, Baptiste slots right back in (pun intended) to create a Back 4 of Baptiste Onuoha Hall Bidwell/Robinson. (I originally suggested Bidwell because I felt Ollie would go for his more attacking play, but he could play Robinson as a Back 3 with Baptiste as the WB and Wszolek swapping to the left wing.

Luongo misses out with illness.

Bidwell dropped.

Perch comes in along with Lynch, Smith, Cousins and Wszolek.