The opposition team sheet will make nostalgic reading for Palace fans for tonight’s game, with no fewer than five former Eagles now plying their trade at Loftus Road.
Fitz Hall, Wayne Routledge, Mikele Leigertwood, Gary Borrowdale and Ben Watson could all feature tonight so expect us to lose to a late goal from one of that contingent.
Wayne Routledge’s reception should be a bit tasty after the petulant wingers acrimonious departure from SE25 in 2005. Wayne refused to sign a generous contract and pay back some of the loyalty that the club showed him in re-housing his family and paying for his place in the sought after Whitgift School.
Instead he chased riches at Tottenham and subsequently finds himself back in the championship after years in the footballing wilderness.
However he was always a smashing player and in my opinion was on track for an England place before his career stagnated and he will need to be marshalled very closely by Palace tonight.
Alan Lee will make the game despite sustaining a head injury in the draw at Preston on Saturday while Clint Hill is set to return at left back after his suspension leaving Nathanial Clyne back on the bench.
No other changes are expected from the side that started at Deepdale.
The QPR team is largely expected to be un-changed from the side that slipped to defeat on Friday against Leicester. Although skipper Gavin Mahon is battling for fitness and Ben Watson could return to the midfield after his somewhat harsh sending off two weeks ago.
The game could go one of both ways; if we press them from beginning to end then we could very well get an impressive result. On the other hand if we let them play there expansive quick passing game we could get torn apart from tonight. I’ve got my fingers crossed for the former.
Here’s hoping!
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