Champion League
QPR: Hoops handed Willock injury boost

Queens Park Rangers interim boss Paul Corridor has offered a promising damage replace on Chris Willock after he missed the pleasant recreation towards Livingston earlier this week.
With the Championship set to renew subsequent weekend, with QPR dealing with a tricky recreation towards table-toppers Burnley at Loftus Highway, some groups have opted to have pleasant fixtures to try to get their squads again to full health.
The Hoops defeated the Scottish Premiership outfit 2-1 on Thursday however the influential Willock was lacking from the squad, which can have left supporters frightened, as he had solely simply recovered from a hamstring damage forward of the World Cup break.
Nonetheless, Corridor has put any fears at relaxation and recommended that the attacking midfielder will likely be fantastic for the go to of Burnley subsequent weekend. He said:
“They had been simply not prepared at this second and it only a case of working them again match and hopefully they are going to be able to return to coaching within the subsequent few days.
“Chris has simply come again and he is not only fairly prepared so we didn’t wish to threat him in a recreation just like the Livingston one, however he’s again in coaching, however this is only one step in direction of the Burnley recreation. I simply must get these boys all prepared for that, that’s what I’ve been requested to do.”
Is that this an enormous enhance for QPR?
Whoever takes over from Michael Beale as QPR’s new supervisor will undoubtedly be delighted to listen to that probably the most proficient gamers on the membership will likely be raring to go for the second half of the season.
The 24-year-old is presently the joint-top scorer at Loftus Highway with six targets to his identify, whereas solely Ilias Chair is ranked greater when it comes to common ranking in response to WhoScored, which emphasises simply how vital he’s to the Hoops.
Willock has additionally averaged the second-most pictures, most dribbles and third-most key passes per recreation in QPR’s squad, which highlights his attacking potential, so he will certainly be essential below the Hoops’ new boss.
Contemplating the west London outfit managed simply one goal in five games forward of the World Cup break, it may possibly solely be excellent news that the “fantastic” Willock will likely be match for the Championship’s resumption, as he and the brand new supervisor will each be hoping to show that woeful kind round and get QPR again within the promotion mix-up.