Gareth Ainsworth shares double injury boost ahead of QPR vs Sunderland
This weekend in the Championship, QPR will play Sunderland.
QPR return to Championship action with a home game against Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland this weekend.
QPR has played just two league games at Loftus Road so far this year; Gareth Ainsworth’s team has played four of the first five away from home.
Lyndon Dykes’ return to play, who missed the last three games for QPR due to a knee injury but made his comeback with Scotland during the break, appears to coincide with the return of football to Loftus Road.
Speaking to West London Sport ahead of this weekend, Ainsworth said:
“Lyndon’s played for his country and I think everyone can see that Lyndon Dykes is fit. I don’t think Lyndon’s an issue.”
Jimmy Dunne is another injury concern for QPR.
The centre-back is yet to feature this season having sustained a shoulder injury in pre-season, but the R’s boss says that Dunne is working his way back to fitness.
“Jimmy has been out on the grass this week, and that’s a big plus for me,” Ainsworth said. That’s a significant improvement, and I’m happy to report that the treatment room had been looking pretty empty.
Prior to this weekend, QPR are in 17th place in the Championship table, while the Black Cats are in 9th.
A tough outing…
For both QPR and Sunderland, this game is a very difficult one.
QPR will be ready to return to home action after some tough, and long away trips so far this season, having gone into this month’s international break on the back of a good win at Middlesbrough.
Sunderland also claimed a good win before the break, thumping Southampton 5-0 at the Stadium of Light, and going three games unbeaten after a rocky start to the campaign.
Dykes’ return as well will give QPR a huge boost this weekend, though whether he starts remains to be seen with Sinclair Armstrong having impressed of late.
Dunne looks set to miss out ocne again, but he appears to be closing in on a return action.
Saturday’s game kicks off at 3pm.
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