QPR: Predicted XI vs Burnley

QPR return to Championship motion on Sunday afternoon as they tackle league leaders Burnley at Loftus Highway.

After no soccer for a month as a result of World Cup break, the Hoops might be seeking to get their promotion push again on monitor with three factors in opposition to the Clarets, in what’s the first recreation following the exit of Michael Beale earlier this month.

Whereas it appears solely a matter of time till Neil Critchley is confirmed as the brand new man in cost on the west London facet, interim boss Paul Corridor will take cost of proceedings on Sunday.

Right here is how Soccer FanCast expects the Hoops to line up in opposition to Burnley, with three modifications from the facet that began within the 2-0 defeat in opposition to Coventry within the final recreation forward of the World Cup.

Dieng, Laird, Dickie, Dunne, Paal, Area, Iroegbunam, Dozzell, Roberts, Willock, Dykes (4-3-3).

After struggling a round-of-16 defeat in opposition to England with Senegal in Qatar, Seny Dieng has returned to Loftus Highway and needs to be obtainable to start out in between the sticks on Sunday.

Kenneth Paal has impressed since becoming a member of the membership in the summertime, with WhoScored ranking him because the third-best performer thus far this marketing campaign, so he replaces Jake Clarke-Salter at left-back.

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The previous Chelsea man, who has been dubbed “absolutely outstanding“ prior to now by Mark Robins, isn’t a pure at left-back however Corridor would possibly choose Jimmy Dunne and Rob Dickie as his centre-backs in opposition to a bodily Burnley outfit, with Ethan Laird conserving his place at right-back.

There’s one change in midfield, as Tim Iroegbunam returns to the beginning lineup rather than Taylor Richards, with Andre Dozzell and Sam Area finishing a trio in the course of the park.

Tyler Roberts might additionally make his return in assault, so he begins rather than Ilias Chair, who was unavailable as a consequence of Morocco’s development in Qatar, as they defeated Portugal within the quarter-final on Saturday.

Chris Willock and Lyndon Dykes full the entrance three, with each main the best way for objectives within the Championship this season with six, so they are going to be essential to QPR’s hopes of securing three factors on Sunday.