Burnley v Queens Park Rangers: match preview

Charlie Austin will make his first return to Turf Moor in the Premier League as a QPR player having completed the unlikely hat-trick of scoring, assisting and being sent off when Rangers were 2-0 victors over Burnley in December. The hosts’ mini-revival has seen them draw with Manchester City, Newcastle and Spurs in their past three games in all competitions, but an elusive an elusive three points is a must against relegation rivals Hoops, who lost 30 last weekend in the FA Cup to giantkillers Sheffield United. Luke Weston

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Turf Moor

Last season (Championship) Burnley 2 QPR 0

Referee A Marriner

This season G7, Y32, R0, 4.57 cards per game

Odds H 5-4 A 5-2 D 12-5

Burnley v QPR: probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Guardian

Burnley

Subs from Cisak, Gilks, Vokes, Long, Jutkiewicz, Sordell, Reid, Kightly, Wallace, Lafferty, O’Neill, Keane

Doubtful Shackell (calf)

Injured Ward (ankle, 17 Jan), Duff (calf, unknown), Taylor (achilles, unknown)

Suspended None

Form LWLLDD

Discipline Y37 R0

Leading scorer Ings 5

Queens Park Rangers

Subs from McCarthy, Murphy, Hoilett, Kranjcar, Ferdinand, Mutch, Traoré, Wright-Phillips, Phillips, Zárate

Doubtful None

Injured Sandro (knee, 31 Jan), Yun (ankle, 31 Jan), Faurlín (knee, Jul), Taarabt (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLWLDD

Discipline Y36 R1

Leading scorer Austin 12