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Championship | Gameweek 13
Nov 2, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Preview: Queens Park Rangers vs. Sunderland - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Sunderland will be looking to strengthen their lead at the top of the Championship table when they travel to Queens Park Rangers on Saturday afternoon.

In sharp contrast, the home side have won just one league fixture all season and sit in 23rd position in the standings.


Match preview

The season may only be marginally more than a quarter old but Sunderland fans are already dreaming of a dominant promotion campaign.

With a new head coach at the helm in Regis Le Bris, few could have anticipated 28 points being collected from their opening 12 games.

As a result of the inconsistency of their rivals, the Black Cats have suddenly opened up a five-point lead over second-placed Burnley.

There has not necessarily been anything special about the victories. In fact, Sunderland have not scored more than twice in a league fixture since August 31.

However, there has been an efficiency about how they have gone about their business, battling to victories over Hull City, Luton Town and Oxford United since the international break.

Meanwhile, QPR have been a shadow of the side that impressively avoided relegation at the back end of the 2023-24 campaign.

Spirited draws against Coventry City and Burnley have been required to ensure that Marti Cifuentes' side have not dropped to the bottom of the table.

Holding the latter to a goalless draw at Turf Moor last weekend was, by far, their most impressive result of the season to date, making it six points from as many games on their travels.

At Loftus Road, QPR are yet to win a single fixture, the solitary positive being that they have scored in each of their six encounters at their West London home.

Queens Park Rangers Championship form:

Sunderland Championship form:


Team News

Given their rear-guard performance at Burnley, Cifuentes is unlikely to make many changes - if any - to his QPR XI.

Lucas Andersen is an option to be used as an attacking midfielder, although that may result in Ilias Chair being moved out wide.

Kenneth Paal and Jack Colback are both expected to remain sidelined for this contest.

Barring any injury issues, Le Bris is likely to select the same Sunderland starting lineup from the Oxford game.

While several players are closing on a return, the likes of Aji Alese and Ian Poveda will stay out of contention.

Forward Wilson Isidor will again lead the line having scored in four of his last six appearances.


Queens Park Rangers possible starting lineup:
Nardi; Dunne, Cook, Clarke-Salter, Ashby; Smyth, Varane, Field, Saito; Chair, Celar

Sunderland possible starting lineup:
Moore; Hume, Mepham, O'Nien, Cirkin; Rigg, Neil, Bellingham; Roberts, Isidor, Mundle


We say: Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Sunderland

Despite having failed to win at home all season, QPR always have the potential to prevail at Loftus Road. However, we cannot ignore the crest of a wave that Sunderland are riding, leading us to predict a hard-fought away success.



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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland129122391428
2Burnley126511751223
3Leeds UnitedLeeds126511981123
4Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd12732146822
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom12552137620
6Blackburn RoversBlackburn125431612419
7Watford126151619-319
8Norwich CityNorwich124622216618
9Middlesbrough125341412218
10Millwall124441512316
11Bristol City123721416-216
12Derby CountyDerby124351515015
13Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds124351318-515
14Oxford UnitedOxford Utd123541515014
15Hull City123541416-214
16Preston North EndPreston123541317-414
17Swansea CitySwansea1234588013
18Coventry CityCoventry123361417-312
19Stoke CityStoke123361317-412
20Cardiff CityCardiff123361118-712
21Plymouth ArgylePlymouth123361322-912
22Luton TownLuton123271420-611
23Queens Park RangersQPR121651119-89
24Portsmouth121561225-138
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