TEAM NEWS

Striker Charlie Austin seems to have finally shaken off his calf problem and is expected to start for QPR.

Midfielder Michael Petrasso may return after missing Saturday's goalless draw with Burnley for tactical reasons.

Brighton have Liam Rosenior (knee) out until the new year and Gaetan Bong is still sidelined with thigh trouble.

Sam Baldock is back in training, also after a thigh problem, but will not be ready to face Rangers. Kazenga LuaLua is out after a minor groin operation.

MATCH FACTS

• Queens Park Rangers have won four and lost none of their last nine league matches against Brighton at Loftus Road.
• Brighton have scored just two goals in their last seven trips to Loftus Road in league competition.
• Charlie Austin has scored every 131 minutes in the Championship this season; only Bobby Zamora (94) and Andre Gray (124) have posted a better minutes-per-goal rate (min five goals scored).
• Brighton's 20-game unbeaten run (W11 D9) from the start of a Championship season is the longest in the competition's history (since 2004-05), beating QPR's record of 19 games set in 2010-11.
• The last English league side to go 20 unbeaten at the start of the season were Manchester United in 2010-11 (24 games without defeat in total).