Sheffield Wednesday vs QPR - Some Perspective

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QPR take on Sheffield Wednesday today boosted with the loan signing of the Southampton's Spanish midfielder, Inigo Idiakez

See Pre-Match Assessments:
Ron Norris/Simon Skinner - QPR Net QPR Net
Tracy Stent/QPR Rivals - QPR Rivals

QPR played Sheffield Wednesday almost exactly a year ago (March 11, 2006), drawing 1-1 at Hillsbrough. QPR's team that day: Jones, Bignot, Shittu, Rose, Milanaese, Ainsworth, Bircham, Lomas, Cook (Langley 69), Gallen, Furlong (Baidoo 86).
Subs: Royce, Evatt, Bailey.
Sheffield Wednesday: Carson, Bullen, Folly, Coughlan, Whelan, O'Brien, Brunt (Best 83), Burton, Bischoff (Simek 83), Gilbert, Tudgay (MacLean 76).
Subs: Adamson, Hills. Goals: Burton 12 Bookings: Bischoff 23 Match Report

In October, John Gregory's QPR lost at Sheffield Wednesday 3-2
QPR: P Jones, Lomas, Stewart, Rehman, Bignot (Gallen 85), Rowlands (Ward 66), Bircham (Mancienne 44), Smith, Cook, Blackstock, R Jones.
Subs: Royce, Rose. Scorers: Blackstock 49, Blackstock 53
Match Reports
Before that game, Sheffield Wednesday were below QPR.
Sunderland 13 16
Stoke 13 15
QPR 13 13
Sheff Wed 13 13
Barnsley 13 12
Southend 13 10
Leeds 13 10
Hull 13 9

QPR's Promotion-winning game: May 8, 2004 - Amazingly just under three years ago:
QPR: Camp, Padula, Carlisle, Rose, Edghill, Ainsworth, Bircham, Richard Johnson, Rowlands, Furlong, Gallen. Subs: Day, Palmer, Thorpe, Gnohere, Cureton.
Sheff Wed: Pressman, Geary, Barry-Murphy, Dean Smith, Wood, McLaren, McMahon, Cooke, Brunt, Robins, Shaw. Subs: Tidman, Olsen, Chambers, Mustoe, Carr.
BBC

See QPR Report Earlier Sheffield Wednesday - Historical

See Also: QPR Report - Return of Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wedneday Official Site - Owls v QPR
Owls v Queens Park Rangers Preview - 10/03/07 at Loftus Road - kick Off: 3pm
Team News
SWFC: Jermaine Johnson unavailable with a knee injury sustained against Plymouth. Wade Small is also a doubt with a slight recurrence of his recent knee problem, with 17-year-old Academy winger, Rocky Lekaj added to the travelling squad. Graham Coughlan remains on compassionate leave in Ireland.

Brian Laws must decide whether to recall Marcus Tudgay after his suspension or continue with Steven MacLean, who scored on Tuesday.

John Hills (calf) and Burton O'Brien (groin) are both out. Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday - Simek Ready For Battle
Frank Simek is ready for a scrap and battle as Wednesday head down to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
Simek expects nothing less than a blood and thunder approach from the relegation-haunted Londoners and has spelt out that the Owls must fight fire with fire and return the determination with interest.
The American believes Wednesday have the quality in their squad to take them past the 50-point mark if they can win there majority of 50/50s.
I guarantee they will be up for it and in our faces so we have to match them step for step.
Frank Simek
"We've been doing well lately so hopefully we can continue our form," Frank exclusively told WednesdayWorld.

"It is going to be another tough one, they are down there fighting for their lives as we were last year and they will do anything they can to win the game. We have to be up for the fight.

"We have been doing well although Plymouth was a bit of a dull game with not much in it. I guarantee Saturday won't be like that, they will be up for it and in our faces so we have to match them step for step. If we do that, we have players who can change the game." Sheffield Wednesday