Are we the shithouses? PreviewQPR bring their bizarrely effective brand of possession-less football back to Loftus Road on Saturday to face a Preston team that’s made something of an art of doing plenty with not a lot in recent years, particularly against Rangers.
Drawing, drawing, drawing towards freedom - Opposition ProfileThe only team that's drawn more than QPR in the Championship this season is our opponent this Saturday, Preston North End, as they come to terms with the predictable departure of Ryan Lowe and steadying influence of Paul Heckingbottom - @Josh_McLoughlin is our oppo fan.
The Championship's most mid-table team - Oppo ProfileBristol City spent a deal of money this summer trying to push Liam Manning's side on towards the play-offs, but the remain steadfastly stuck in midtable as doubts persist about the manager's style - we spoke to @fevsfootball.
Pragmatism v idealism - PreviewQPR are winning, and keeping clean sheets, again, despite abandoning possession of the ball and their early season style, but will that hold in another home game they're expected to dominate and win?
Oxford survival bid faces familiar foes - Oppo ProfileOxford have already bloodied several Championship noses but like Rotherham, Plymouth and others before them coping with injuries and winning away from home is hampering their survival bid - U's regular Adam England gave us his first impressions.
Home comforts – PreviewQPR’s twelfth attempt to get a first home win on the board welcomes bogey side Norwich to Loftus Road - the visitors haven’t been beaten here in five.
Free-scoring Norwich fight for consistency – Oppo ProfileNorwich are the Championship’s highest scorers, and in 15-goal Borja Sainz have the division’s top marksman, but it’s so far only translated into ninth place after an inconsistent start results wise - Phil Harris gives us the latest from Carrow Road.
Everything but the goal – ReportA week of steady improvement continued for QPR at Watford on Saturday, where they were the better side against the division’s best home record and wasted a catalogue of chances to win the game.
Best case, worst case – PreviewQPR tasted the relief and joy of victory for the first time in three months and 13 games, but is that Cardiff win the first step on the road to recovery or just brief respite? We’ll find out more tomorrow lunchtime at the scene of one of our biggest horrors of 23/24.