QPR (H)- OUR BIGGEST RIVALRY?

Fulham hate QPR, and QPR hate Fulham. At least that is how it seems. Many whites fans see QPR as our biggest rivals, but for me it will always be the blue scum from down the Fulham Road. No matter, because at this rate FFC will not be playing the "neanderthals" for quite some time, so Rangers will have to do for now. This Saturday sees us host QPR for a lunch time kick off, and a chance to extend our excellent, recent record against them, not to mention getting back to winning ways. We shouldn't get carried away by thinking that the Jimmy Floyd allegations may affect them, because it probably won't. Hasselbank hasn't repeated his success with Burton, and QPR will also, like us, be thinking that they are underachieving this season. 

A much needed point at Forest, coupled with a promising performance, means that maybe we are on our way back towards our early season form. Slavisa seemed happy with the performance and Scotty Parker will, I am certain, be encouraging the lads to continue and progress. A visit by QPR should mean a terrific atmosphere, and we, the fans must be behind the team for the whole 90 minutes. It is too easy to look at the two excellent results against them last season, and to simply expect more of the same. QPR are no mugs, and with the likes of Washington, Bidwell, Onuoha, and Polter, they can cause us problems. Just like most of our strikers, Connor Washington is yet to get off the mark this season, but he is a proven goalscorer and will need watching closely. The Whites need to get at them early and start on the front foot. I still think that the way we play means we need an early goal in any game, because our possession football means we can draw teams on. Our style of play is much better suited to us if we are in the lead, rather than if we are chasing a game or trying to get a late winner where we leave ourselves open to a counterattack. McDonald is still missing, and Tunners had a good game against Forest and should continue alongside Parker. The excellent Tomas Kalas is also likely to be missing and we may see the return of Madl in place of Ream. Ayite and Fredericks are also missing, with the only slight doubt over Malone. It is getting more difficult to second guess Slavisa, but I expect us to line up something like this- Button- Odoi, Madl, Sigurdsson, Sessegnon- Parker, Tunnicliffe- Cairney, Aluko, Kebano or Piazon- Martin. 

Match prediction- Instead of some of the more cagey affairs we have witnessed lately, i would expect a much more open game, simply because of both sets of fans' enthusiasm. Hopefully, this will be the game where Martin finally gets off the mark, but I personally can see Aluko finding the net. Score- FFC 3 QPR 1.

Key player- Aluko

Let's beat these mugs and get our home form going.
IN SLAVISA WE TRUST.
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