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Championship | Gameweek 29
Jan 28, 2023 at 3pm UK
KCOM Stadium
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Hull City
3 - 0
QPR

Connolly (10', 64'), Dickie (62' og.)
FT(HT: 1-0)

Lowe (20'), Iroegbunam (40'), Armstrong (67')

Preview: Hull City vs. Queens Park Rangers - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Hull City and Queens Park Rangers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Hull City will be looking to record their first victory in four matches when they host Queens Park Rangers at The MKM Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the Championship.

While the majority of Premier League and Championship teams focus on FA Cup action this weekend, Hull and QPR will battle it out for crucial second-tier points after both exiting the cup competition earlier in the month.


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Backed in the transfer market by new owners, Hull had a busy summer window, bringing in over 15 first-team players to help Shota Arveladze achieve his aim of getting the Tigers back in the Premier League.

However, after a difficult start which was characterised by a lack of team cohesion and defensive fragility, the Hull hierarchy made a change in management and appointed former Derby County boss Liam Rosenior to take the reins.

Following the World Cup break, Rosenior's men went five matches unbeaten in the Championship to lift themselves away from the relegation zone, with the highlight of that run being a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Kolo Toure's Wigan Athletic at the start of January.

The club's results have dipped slightly since that success at DW Stadium, with Hull now winless in their last three matches in all competitions - the most recent of those being a narrow 1-0 defeat to high-flying Sheffield United at Bramall Lane last weekend as Daniel Jebbison netted his first of the season for the Blades.

Rosenior has certainly made the Tigers harder to beat since taking charge in November, a change which has seen Hull climb to 16th in the Championship standings, eight points ahead of the relegation zone.

Neil Critchley started life as QPR boss in convincing fashion when he led his new set of players to a 1-0 victory over Preston North End at Deepdale courtesy of a Jimmy Dunne second-half goal.

However - unfortunately for Critchley and the club's supporters - since that win at Deepdale before Christmas QPR have failed to win in six-straight matches, with the lowest moment of that run being the 2-1 defeat to third-tier Fleetwood Town in the third round of the FA Cup.

It must be added that those five Championship matches without maximum points includes only one loss, but the harsh reality is that without regular wins the R's will continue to be cut adrift from the playoff positions they have been chasing over the past three seasons.

The West London outfit now find themselves 13th in the second tier, four points behind sixth-placed Middlesbrough and just four points above Saturday's opponents Hull.

A positive of the last fortnight for QPR has been the performances of loan signing Jamal Lowe, with the ex-Swansea City man registering a goal and an assist in his first two matches since the switch from Premier League Bournemouth earlier in the month.

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Team News

Hull will be without striker Benjamin Tetteh for the visit of QPR on Saturday after the 25-year-old picked up a red card in the defeat at Bramall Lane, meaning Regan Slater should retain his place in the starting XI.

Tigers defender Jacob Greaves is a doubt for this weekend after missing training on Thursday, although Rosenior was quick to reassure supporters the player's knock was only a short-term issue.

Attacker Ryan Longman is also a doubt for this clash due to a back injury, with the 22-year-old among those absent from first-team training on Thursday.

QPR look set to reintroduce Stefan Johansen into a matchday squad for the first time since a heel injury in October, with the Norwegian playing 60 minutes in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Brentford B on Tuesday afternoon.

Critchley is likely to be without right-back Ethan Laird who suffered a hamstring injury in the first half against Swansea City last time out, with the youngster being forced off as a result.

Osman Kakay replaced the Manchester United loanee at Loftus Road that day and should join Dunne, Rob Dickie and Kenneth Paal in the R's backline.

Hull City possible starting lineup:
Ingram; Coyle, Jones, McLoughlin, Elder; Seri, Docherty, Christie, Slater, Connolly; Estupinan

Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Dieng; Kakay, Dickie, Dunne, Paal; Iroegbunam, Field, Roberts, Lowe, Chair; Dykes


We say: Hull City 1-2 Queens Park Rangers

Hull have endured a difficult last three matches but have improved overall under Rosenior so far, with the Tigers now facing successive home matches against QPR and Cardiff City.

The R's need to turn their consistent draws into consistent wins if they are to chase down the top six this season, and with the quality they possess in attacking areas, we are backing them to earn three points at the MKM Stadium on Saturday.

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9Blackburn RoversBlackburn156451917222
10Bristol City155732019122
11Swansea CitySwansea155461110119
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13Stoke CityStoke155461819-119
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15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds155371725-818
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd154561718-117
17Coventry CityCoventry154472021-116
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth154471526-1116
19Hull City153661620-415
20Preston North EndPreston153661523-815
21Luton TownLuton154381726-915
22Cardiff CityCardiff154381423-915
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