Injury keeps Gabbidon out of QPR team

QPR made one enforced change to the side that beat Wolves 3-0 last weekend for this afternoon’s match against Aston Villa.

Manager Neil Warnock was forced to replace Danny Gabbidon with Fitz Hall due to a knee injury, while Luke Young lined-up against the side for whom he started the season.

Aston Villa made two changes from the midweek Carling Cup defeat against Bolton, with Marc Albrighton and Nathan Delfouneso replaced by Charles N’Zogbia and Fabian Delph at Loftus Road.

QPR: Kenny, Young, Ferdinand, Hall, Traore, Faurlin, Derry, Wright-Phillips, Taarabt, Barton, Bothroyd.

Subs: Murphy, Orr, Campbell, Buzsaky, Connolly, Smith, Helguson.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Petrov, Ireland, Delph, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Bannan.

Subs: Guzan, Albrighton, Delfouneso, Beye, Weimann, Lowry, Gardner.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)