Carlos Corberan weighs up injury risk as ‘underrated’ midfielder starts - West Brom predicted XI vs QPR

Here’s how we predict West Bromwich Albion to line up against Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship.

West Bromwich Albion travel to London for the first time this season as they take on Sky Bet Championship relegation battlers Queens Park Rangers on Wednesday evening.

The Baggies head to Loftus Road with one mission: to maintain the momentum and push on in the play-off fight. Success was managed in Friday's six-pointer against Coventry City as Carlos Corberan's side ran out 2-1 victors at The Hawthorns, but the gap to Norwich City in seventh is still merely four points. More is needed to further secure a top-six spot.

QPR are more of a threat than many would expect as Martí Cifuentes' men have recorded three successive victories, including a shock 2-1 win away at Championship leaders Leicester City. The Rangers are in 19th but just three goal difference above the relegation zone, making them just as desperate for the points – if not more so than West Brom.

Corberan is bound to show plenty of respect for QPR this midweek and the Spaniard is unlikely to rotate a great deal as a result. This is even despite the fact Albion play yet again on Sunday, away at Huddersfield Town. There's one big injury doubt as Conor Townsend felt his hamstring against Coventry, but otherwise it should be a fairly straightforward selection.

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