Taarabt to miss Stoke clash

Midfielder Adel Taarabt is not expected to feature for QPR at Stoke tomorrow after spending the week with Morocco on international duty.

QPR manager Neil Warnock does have midfielder Akos Buzsaky (Achilles) available while Bradley Orr (Achilles) and defender Matt Connolly (ankle) are close to a return from injury and could feature.

Defender Fitz Hall (hamstring) is set to miss out but there was positive news for midfielder Kieron Dyer, who started running in training this week.

Striker DJ Campbell is two to three weeks away from full-time training after having a protective boot removed from his foot.

Provisional squad: Kenny, Hall, Gabbidon, Connolly, Taarabt, Traore, Bothroyd, Faurlin, Orr, Buzsaky, Dyer, Barton, Young, Smith, Helguson, Murphy, Wright-Phillips, Ferdinand, Puncheon.