HOOPS HAVE HIGH HOPES
Cardiff City got back on track in midweek by winning at Reading to move up to fourth in the Championship table. Next up for the Bluebirds is a return to Cardiff City Stadium to take on Jim Magilton's Queens Park Rangers.
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Cardiff team news: Once again, Cardiff boss Dave Jones has new injury concerns ahead of another big game. While Jones will be delighted with the midweek win at Reading, victory came at a cost as both Joe Ledley and Adam Matthews picked up injuries during the match. Matthews had to be replaced by Paul Quinn on the half-hour mark after a groin muscle tear, while Ledley picked up a calf injury and was also substituted, although he still has a chance of being fit for the visit of QPR.
Kelvin Etuhu remains on the sidelines, while Ross McCormack and Kevin McNaughton are edging closer to a first-team return. Mark Kennedy will look to keep his place after returning in place of Tony Capaldi at the Madejski Stadium, while Solomon Taiwo is pushing for his first start in a Cardiff City shirt.
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QPR team news: Angelo Balanta is likely to be missing for QPR when they head to South Wales this weekend. The Colombian striker missed the R's last game with Peterborough with a groin injury, and, although not considered serious, will probably keep him out against Cardiff as well.
Martin Rowlands will be hoping for his first start of the season after making his first appearance of the season from the bench against Peterborough, while new loan signing Ben Watson should continue in midfield.
QPR's season so far: Jim Magilton has endured what can only be described as a slow start to life at Queens Park Rangers. The former Ipswich manager saw his side held by Blackpool at home on the opening day, and they required a late Peter Ramage goal to earn that point. A much more ruthless performance at Exeter in the Carling Cup would have put a smile on his face, as Wayne Routledge scored his first ever hat trick in a 5-0 thumping at St James' Park.
Three points looked to be heading QPR's way in their first away league game of the season at Plymouth, but Kaspers Gorkss put the ball in the back of his own net in added on time to give the Pilgrims a share of the spoils at Home Park. A Nicky Maynard goal then saw Rangers leave Ashton Gate empty handed, before Accrington Stanley were seen off in the Carling Cup Second Round, with Routledge again on target.
A first league win of the season then came at Scunthorpe, where Adel Taarabt's goal after only three minutes proved to be the winner. A point at home to Peterborough meant Magilton's side had seven points from six matches, before their midweek game with Crystal Palace fell foul to the weather.

Last meeting: After losing at Loftus Road earlier in the campaign in a bad tempered affair, Cardiff had the chance to get their revenge on QPR when the Hoops visited Ninian Park in late February. Unfortunately, the evening fixture - one of the last at our former home - failed to live up to expectation as neither side could find a cutting edge, leaving the fans disappointed by a 0-0 stalemate.
Teams from last meeting at Ninian Park on 25th February 2009:
Bluebirds: Konstantopoulos, McNaughton (Comminges 46), Purse, Roger Johnson, Kennedy, Parry, Rae, Ledley, Burke, Chopra, McCormack. Subs not used: Whittingham, Eddie Johnson, Owusu-Abeyie, Scimeca.
QPR: Cerny, Delaney, Gorkss, Connolly, Stewart, Cook, Miller (Alberti 58), Leigertwood, Mahon, Routledge, Helguson. Subs not used: Hall, Lopez, Blackstock, Di Carmine.
Attendance: 17,340.
QPR last time out: While everybody else played in the Championship during midweek, QPR and Crystal Palace had a rest after the pitch at Loftus Road was deemed unplayable after torrential rain.
That means that the Hoops' last action came last weekend, when newly-promoted Peterborough were the visitors. An early Aaron McLean goal put Posh in front, but former Bluebird Wayne Routledge leveled before the break. And that was how it ended, with a draw not being a great result for either side.
QPR: Cerny, Borrowdale, Stewart, Connolly, Leigertwood, Routledge, Watson, Ephraim (Buzsaky 69), Taarabt (Vine 58), Faurlin (Rowlands 58), Simpson. Subs not used: Ramage, Heaton, Mahon, Pellicori.














