Palace v QPR

Selhurst Park, Tuesday 8.00pm

Andy Johnson

Team news

Johnson was studded in the thigh in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Sheffield Wednesday and is likely to sit tonight’s game out.

Defenders Mark Hudson and Fitz Hall are suspended. Midfielders Aki Riihilahti (groin) and Marco Reich (ankle) are doubtful.

QPR’s Simon Royce is injured, along with Tommy Doherty (leg), Kevin Gallen (hamstring), George Santos (thigh) and Martin Rowlands. Reserve keeper Jake Cole is suspended.

QPR - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
12th	33	11	9	13	42

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QPR - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	2	0	3	4	7

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Our home record v QPR

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
40	13	17	10	48	42

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
03/10/2005	League	QPR	1 - 3	Crystal Palace
30/12/2000	League	QPR	1 - 1	Crystal Palace
20/08/2000	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	QPR
22/03/2000	League	QPR	0 - 1	Crystal Palace
14/11/1999	League	Crystal Palace	3 - 0	QPR

All time results

One to watch

Gareth Ainsworth

QPR's top scorer

Gareth Ainsworth - 6 goals

QPR's bad boy

Paul Furlong - 6 2

We've already seen what Ainsworth is capable of doing at the reverse fixture at the beginning of October.

The former Northwich man is a powerful and skilful winger that is also fantastic in the air. The 'Wild Thing' may be overdue a haircut but he's also overdue a goal.

Gareth is capable of scoring with both feet and his head (as we discovered a few months back). He is an old fashioned winger with the aptitude of a striker. Whoever is looking after this bloke must have their wits about them otherwise they could soon find themselves in trouble.

Last meeting

QPR 1-3 Palace

Monday October 03 2005

QPR: Royce, Bignot (Evatt, 84), Shittu, Santos, Dyer, Ainsworth, Bircham, Doherty (Langley, 77), Cook, Moore (Baidoo, 77), Furlong

Subs not used: Cole, Shimmin

Bookings: Bignot, Bircham, Furlong, Shittu

Goals: Ainsworth 19

Palace: Kiraly, Boyce, Ward, Fitz Hall, Butterfield, McAnuff (Borrowdale, 83), Watson (Hughes, 69), Soares, Morrison, Freedman (Andrews, 82), Reich

Subs not used: Speroni, Hudson

Bookings: Boyce, Kiraly, Watson

Goals: Reich 14, Reich 17, Soares 89