Millwall v QPR

Last updated : 07 March 2011 By BBC Sport

QPR are assessing injury-plagued defender Fitz Hall, who limped off during their win against Leicester.

Tommy Smith is fit after a hamstring problem and could play if manager Neil Warnock opts to rest Akos Buzsaky, who recently returned from a knee injury.

MATCH PREVIEW

Kenny Jackett helped Queens Park Rangers recover from near financial ruin to win promotion from the third tier. Now the Millwall manager must try to slow his former club's march towards promotion to the Premier League.

Jackett was assistant manager during Ian Holloway's eventful spell as Loftus Road boss. The QPR connection does not end there. Jackett's assistant Joe Gallen, whose brother Kevin made more than 350 appearances for the west London club, was Rangers' youth coach until 2007.

Under Jackett's guidance, Millwall have done well in their first season back in the Championship but are without a win in five matches, and their slim play-off chances suffered another setback at the weekend when they were beaten 1-0 by another of Jackett's former clubs, Watford.

The Lions also recently lost centre-back Dan Shittu, who rejected their offer of an improved contract in favour of a second spell at QPR. Shittu returns to The Den having further improved a back four that boasts the country's best defensive record. Saturday's 1-0 win against Leicester was Rangers' 20th clean sheet this season, and stretched their lead at the top to eight points.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Millwall have won 29 and QPR 19 of the previous 67 previous matches between these clubs.

• Rangers are unbeaten in nine games against the Lions, who have failed to score in their last two league matches against them, and three of the last four.

Millwall

• Millwall have won only one of their last seven games.

• They have failed to score in their last two. The club has not failed to score in three consecutive league matches since October 2005.

• Scott Barron is in line to make his 100th appearance for the Lions.

Queens Park Rangers

• QPR are unbeaten in 11 Championship matches.

• They have conceded only 20 league goals this season - fewer than any other team in England.

• Only Bristol City have scored more than one goal against Rangers in 2011.

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport