Football Preview | QPR v Millwall

An intriguing encounter between two sides with promotion ambitions.

QPR head into the weekend in sixth spot in the Championship standings, while the Lions are just a point adrift in eighth position. 

Author | Paul Jones

Stadium | Loftus Road

QPR celebrate against Stoke City

After a terrible start to the season, QPR fans have witnessed a huge upturn in form and performances. Last time out, it was a dramatic win at Bristol City. Goals from Richard Kone and Paul Smyth completed a stirring second-half comeback 

For Millwall, their boss Alex Neil will be looking for more consistency from his side. After a good start to the season, they have only won two matches out of their last six.

Team news

For QPR, Kwame Poku, Ilias Chair and Jake Clarke-Salter have all returned to full training this week, while Rhys Norrington-Davies is also back in contention, giving the head coach a welcome selection dilemma.

As for the visitors, they remain without goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, who continues his recovery from an Achilles injury. Danny McNamara, Alfie Doughty, Daniel Kelly and Casper De Norre are all in contention for a place in the matchday squad after recently returning to training. One fan told us: "If we can get a few players back, we'll have a strong squad. Just hope we can get some back for this match against QPR. A draw would be a positive result for us."

Millwall's defeat against Coventry City

Pre-match stats and facts

Queens Park Rangers have won only two of their last eight league meetings with Millwall (D2 L4), although they have lost just once in their last 13 home games against the Lions (W5 D7).

After a slow start to the season, failing to win any of their opening three league fixtures (D1 L2), QPR have since gone unbeaten in six (W4 D2). It is their best run since December 2024, when they went seven games without defeat.

Richard Kone has scored in four of his last seven Championship appearances for QPR. Since his first goal, only three players in the division have scored more than his four.

Millwall have taken five points from their last four league visits to Loftus Road (W1 D2 L1), matching their return from the previous nine trips (D5 L4). The Lions are also unbeaten away from home in the Championship this season (W2 D2), a feat they last achieved