PREVIEW: QUEENS PARK RANGERS V LEEDS UNITED

PREVIEW: QUEENS PARK RANGERS V LEEDS UNITED

We analyse Sunday's FA Cup clash.

Leeds United travel to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday in the Third Round of the Emirates FA Cup, the competition the Whites were winners of back in 1972.  Rangers were runners up in the competition in 1982, with the Whites were also runners up three times in 1965, 1970 and 1973.  The two Sky Bet Championship sides go head to head once more, less than a month after the Whites ran out 2-1 winners at Elland Road, courtesy of a brace from Kemar Roofe.

 

Manager/head coach

Queens Park Rangers: Steve McClaren

Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa

 

2018 Emirates FA Cup progress

Queens Park Rangers: Third Round loss v MK Dons

Leeds United: Third Round loss v Newport County

 

Recent form

Queens Park Rangers: WWWDD

Leeds United: WWWLL

 

Head to head

Queens Park Rangers: 18

Draws: 16

Leeds United wins: 23

 

Last time at Loftus Road

Saturday 9th December 2017

Sky Bet Championship

 

Queens Park Rangers 1 (Wszolek 90)

Leeds United 3 (Roofe 63, 68, 90+4)

 

QPR: Smithies, Bidwell (Sylla 71), Onuoha, Freeman, Washington, Scowen (Hall 78), Smith, Robinson, Luongo, Wszolek, Chair (Osayi-Samuel 64).  Subs not used: Lumley, Hall, Cousins, Manning, Osayi-Samuel, Wheeler, Sylla.

Leeds: Wiedwald, Ayling, Cooper, Jansson, Berardi, Phillips, Vieira (Pennington 80), Alioski (O'Kane 70), Roofe, Saiz, Ekuban (Cibicki 38).  Subs not used: Lonergan, Borthwick-Jackson, Anita, Shaughnessy.

 

Team news

Marcelo Bielsa is expected to make changes with Aapo Halme, Leif Davis, Jack Clarke and Tyler Roberts all set to start.  Kalvin Phillips begins a three match suspension following his red card on New Year's Day.  QPR are without Massimo Luongo who is on international duty with Australia at the Asian Cup.  Geoff Cameron, Angel Rangel and Tomer Hemed are expected to be missing again with injury.

 

Betting odds with Ladbrokes

Queens Park Rangers: 9/5

Draw: 23/10

Leeds United: 29/20

(Odds correct at time of article published)

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LUTV

Due to broadcast restrictions on the FA Cup, only live audio will be available on LUTV.  Click here for full information.

 

 

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