Birch could face layoff

Last updated : 25 March 2004 By Mark O' Haire

QPR midfielder Marc Bircham faces a lay-off with a knee injury after going for a scan this week.

Bircham complained of pain in his knee after the 2-2 draw at Wycombe last weekend and although X-rays showed no serious damage, the swelling around the joint is a cause for concern.

Bircham is suspended from Rangers' next two matches having accumulated 10 yellow cards this season.

But it remains doubtful whether he will be fit again in time to return from his ban against Grimsby on 10 April