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Phil Spencer

The QPR team that John Eustace is expected to select against Derby County

Queens Park Rangers look set to field a patched up side as they prepare to face Derby County this afternoon.

John Eustace's side were without Toni Leistner, Grant Hall, Angel Rangel and Jake Bidwell for the 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers, and could face a similar problem for the clash with the Rams.

While Rangel and Bidwell will definitely miss out, Leistner and Hall have a small chance of making a return - although it is unlikely.

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That means that Pawel Wszolek, Darnell Furlong, Joel Lynch and Ryan Manning should line up against Derby.

QPR's midfield could also be disrupted following Jordan Cousins' nasty looking knee injury.

The former Charlton man is expected to miss the rest of the Championship season, with the severity of the knee injury yet to be confirmed.

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Geoff Cameron was named on the bench for the clash with Blackburn, but the hope will be that he's fit enough to start the clash against the Rams.

If fit, the Stoke City loanee should slot into central midfield alongside Josh Scowen and Massimo Luongo, while Luke Freeman and Bright Osayi-Samuel have shown enough to keep their place on the flanks.

Tomer Hemed was named in the starting line-up after his brace against Swansea City, but a flat display against Blackburn means that he could well be replaced.

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The frontrunner to replace him would be Nahki Wells, although Matt Smith could also stake a claim after grabbing a goal from the bench on Good Friday.

Predicted QPR team to face Derby County: Joe Lumley, Pawel Wszolek, Darnell Furlong, Joel Lynch, Ryan Manning, Massimo Luongo, Geoff Cameron, Josh Scowen, Luke Freeman, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Nahki Wells.

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