QPR v Bluebirds: Match guide
What time is QPR v Cardiff City kick-off?
QPR v Cardiff City will kick-off at 3pm on Saturday, October 31, behind closed doors at The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium.
Is QPR v Cardiff City on TV? No, the game is not going to be shown on TV.
What about live streaming?
Cardiff City will be streaming the game live on their website and match passes for those viewing in the UK can be bought here for £10.
Overseas viewers will be able to pay to watch the game for £7 – other packages are also available. Full details here.
You can also follow all the action on our live blog from 12.30pm, which you’ll be able to find here.
What are the odds?
QPR win: 2/1
Draw: 11/5
Cardiff City: 7/5
(Odds via The Pools and correct at the time of publication)
What’s the team news?
Cardiff City look likely to be boosted by the reintroduction of Lee Tomlin.
The Bluebirds playmaker has endured an injury-hit start to the campaign owing to a chronic issue with his hip and groin, however it looks as though he could feature against QPR today.
There was positive news regarding Harry Wilson, too, with the prognosis being an impingement on his hip and no muscle injury. Whether today’s clash is too soon for him, having missed the midweek clash with Derby, remains to be seen. However he will certainly be back for next week’s games.
Filip Benkovic played for the under-23s this week against Hull City and his fitness is on the up, so he, too, could travel to London with the squad.
Elsewhere, we learned after the Rams draw that Jordi Osei-Tutu will be out for up to six weeks with his hamstring injury, while Greg Cunningham’s own hamstring issue will keep him out for a few more weeks still.
Isaac Vassell is still a long-term absentee.
For QPR, Rob Dickie is set to miss the game after his red card against Barnsley in midweek, while Bright Osayi-Samuel may also be sidelined, having also missed that clash amid an ongoing contract dispute.
In terms of injuries, the Rs are still without Lee Wallace and Luke Amos.
QPR manager Mark Warburton:
“We’ve got to be angry and we’ve got to respond.
“We’ve had a bad fortnight and we can’t do that. You can talk about Bournemouth and being unlucky not to get all three points; irrelevant. The table doesn’t lie and we have to respond well.
“We know what we’ll face against Cardiff – a very good team and a very physical test – and we have to make sure that we roll our sleeves up and deliver a performance.” Cardiff City manager Neil Harris: “We can laugh about it now (the 6-1 hammering last time at QPR). Some very valuable lessons learned for me that day as a manager.
“It was very hard hitting, some defining moments in the changing room that day, strong words, and a lot changed afterwards over a period of time.
“You can’t make things happen overnight and you can’t change that immediately, but I have changed it over time.
“I certainly hope for a different outcome.”
Match facts
QPR have won four of their last five home league matches against Cardiff City (D1), scoring 10 goals in their last three home matches against the Bluebirds (W3).
Cardiff conceded six goals in their away league match against QPR last season, a 6-1 defeat – it was the first time they’d shipped six goals in a league match since March 2014, when they lost 6-3 to Liverpool.