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QPR's team when we played Derby in April: Just two - at most three - from that lineup set to play tonight with one of two others from that 16 on the bench:
QPR vs Derby from April: Jones, Kus, Shittu, Evatt, Milanese, Ainsworth, Donnelly (Furlong 58), Bailey, Langley, Cook, Nygaard. Subs: Cole, Santos, Lomas, Howell.
Derby Official Site - GREGORY'S HOOPS
An in-depth look at Tuesday's clash with Queens Park Rangers.
TEAM NEWS
Derby: The Rams' major injury headache is midfielder Bob Malcolm, who picked up an ankle injury in training on Saturday.
The Scot was absent from the squad that lost at Plymouth Argyle on Sunday and the results of a scan on his injury are still awaited.
Giles Barnes completes his three-match suspension while Paul Peschisolido remains on the sidelines with his thigh injury.
QPR: The Hoops have landed defender Michael Mancienne on loan from Premiership champions Chelsea and he goes straight into the squad.
Dexter Blackstock is expected to lead the line for Rangers, and will be looking to get one over on the club he had a spell on loan with during 2005/06.
THE REFEREE Norfolk's Mike Thorpe is the man in the middle on Tuesday night.
Thorpe's only previous Derby County assignment came exactly 12 months ago when he took charge of the 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This season he has issued 19 yellow cards in his seven games, and is yet to dismiss a player.
Queens Park Rangers
LAST TIME AT LOFTUS ROAD
Queens Park Rangers 1 Derby County 1
Coca-Cola Championship April 15 2006
QPR: Jones, Kus, Shittu, Evatt, Milanese, Ainsworth, Donnelly (Furlong 58), Bailey, Langley, Cook, Nygaard.
Subs: Cole, Santos, Lomas, Howell.
Scorer: Nygaard 59.
Derby: Camp, Jackson, Moore (sent off 88), Nyatanga, Michael Johnson, Smith, Barnes (Peschisolido 64), Bolder (Idiakez 64), Seth Johnson, McIndoe (Holmes 64), Lisbie.
Subs: Poole, Edworthy.
Scorer: Smith 67.
Bookings: Bailey (QPR) Moore (Derby).
Attendance: 12,606....
TICKETS
Seats are on sale now for the Loftus Road encounter.
They are priced at £24 for adults, £14 for fans over 60 and full-time students (under 22), £8 for unaccompanied fans under 16, £5 for fans under 16 with an adult, and fans under eight are admitted free...
QPR OFFICIAL
Derby County's inauspicious start to the Championship would hardly have surprised those that followed the merry-go round at Pride Park over the summer.
At the time of writing, the Rams occupy 12th place in the table, but in truth, Billy Davies' men are yet to fire on all cylinders after a summer of wholesale changes in the Midlands.
Davies' high-profile arrival from Preston, coupled with the addition of seven new signings, always ensured it was going to take time to bed a side capable of competing in the upper echelons of the division.
Yet despite a poor start - which saw the Rams register just five points from their opening six matches - the feel-good factor is slowly, but surely returning to the former Premiership Club.
However, a setback at Home Park on Sunday, coupled with tough fixtures against table-topping Cardiff and pre-season title favourites Birmingham to come in the next fortnight, Davies will be fully aware of the need to pick up points at places like Loftus Road in the foreseeable future.
He may well be boosted by the return of two key players for the trip to West London on Tuesday night.
The two week international break could prove a blessing for Davies, who is set to welcome back goalkeeper Stephen Bywater and former Fulham defender Dean Leacock.
However, whether their return will be enough to halt the rampant R's remains to be seen...
Top scorer: Arturo Lupoli 5
Last league game:
Plymouth 3, Derby County 1.
Coca Cola Championship.
October 15th 2006.
Derby County: Grant, Edworthy, Moore (Leacock 56), Michael Johnson, Camara, Bisgaard (Smith 68), Bolder, Oakley (Seth Johnson 77), Lupoli, Howard, Stead.
Subs Not Used: Bywater, Jackson
Davies on Argyle: "Two decisions cost us dearly. We felt Jon Stead was impeded leading up to their first penalty.
"The one that really hurt us was the second penalty. We don't think it was a penalty and it knocked the stuffing out of us.
"Decisions like that cost you - and after that we looked nervous."
Superhoopsbet.co.uk match odds:
QPR 6/5
Derby 2/1
draw 11/5
Rams hot-shot Steve Howard
Key player: STEVE HOWARD
Howard moved to Pride Park on a three-year contract in July 2006 after over five years with Luton Town - during which time he scored more than 100 goals.
The Durham-born front-man became Billy Davies's first signing since taking over as Rams boss in June and at £1 million, Howard is the club's most expensive incoming transfer since the capture of Francois Grenet in November 2001.
Head to head:
QPR wins: 9
Rams wins: 12
Draws: 11
Last meeting:
QPR 1 (Nygaard), Derby County 1 (Smith).
Football League Championship.
April 15th 2006.
Latest News:
Derby have signed Sunderland striker Jon Stead on loan until the New Year.
The 23-year-old will stay with the club until 2 January 2007.
Stead has fallen out of favour at the Stadium of Light since the arrival of Roy Keane as manager in August. (Source: BBC Sport)
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