QPR defender Danny Simpson faces a few weeks on the sidelines after sustaining a back injury.
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Max Ehmer has been recalled from his loan spell at Carlisle as cover, but Joey Barton (thigh) remains a doubt.
Bolton manager Dougie Freedman will retain goalkeeper Andy Lonergan even though Adam Bogdan is now fit again following a knee injury.
Mark Davies has recovered from a long-term knee problem, but Stuart Holden (knee) remains sidelined.
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Head to Head
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• QPR won the earlier meeting this season 1-0 at the Reebok in August. It was their first win in eight meetings. Bolton have won six of the past eight games between the sides, drawing the other one.
• The Trotters won the most recent meeting at Loftus Road 4-0 on the opening day of the 2011-12 Premier League season.
• They are unbeaten in the past three meetings at Loftus Road, winning two. QPR's most recent home win in this fixture was 2-0 in the old Division One in November 1998.
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QPR
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• QPR have won their past three league games, having won only one of their previous five.
• The Hoops have conceded the fewest goals (16) and kept the most clean sheets (14) in the Championship so far this season.
• They have won 10 of their 13 home games in the Championship this season, losing one. Their only home defeat so far was 1-0 against Leicester on 21 December.
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Bolton Wanderers
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• Bolton have won only one of their past six games in all competitions.
• The Trotters lost their most recent away game 7-1 at Reading in the Championship on 18 January.
• Bolton have lost four of their past five away games. Their only away win since November was 1-0 at Barnsley in the Championship on Boxing Day.
I have only ever dealt with fact on here. I am a stats guru!!
Just so we are clear, you and I are the only 2 on hete who haven't called for DF to be sacked. I still am undecided about whether sacking him would be the right thing to do. But, that doesn't change the FACT that his 2nd tier record is very very poor. My opinion is he. probably should be given till the end of the season at the very least. You won't find as many as me being so supportive on any forum or in the stadium!
Played OK until we went behind, not too impressed with our response. Thought fans' reaction to Jutkiewicz comimg on was uncalled for, should have been welcomed rather than booed - even if booing was for tactical reasons or unhappiness of what we have dropped to in who we can sign
Freedman getting stick tonight, not heard that at previous games
I agree CEF. I think he has been dealt a poor hand yet the way he has tackled that has been very questionable at times. It's a bad time to be the Bolton manager. I have said this before but, no money, poor players and impatient fans make us a very unattractive prospect for managers.
The fans reaction was poor tonight.
Look where palace are now, no money, no january signings but 5 points clear of the bottom 3 in the prem. Shows what can be done with the right manager in charge.
Not moved in the league again though Doncaster getting dangerously close now.
Happily nobody just above us are getting away.
Strange one with Reading. Barely scored at home until meeting us, now they have 12 goals in 2 games.
Also ref substitution booing - fans won't know the condition Cravies was in and as he's not played a lot recently I doubt he's up to 2 full games in 4 days.
Also ironic that a crowd of people can chant "you don't know what your doing" to someone who has more qualifications in what they're doing then they have. No matter who the manager is before someone jumps on this comment with a massively long post criticising.
All the qualifications hanging on a wall doesn't mean you are good at your job. It means you passed an exam.
Dopey Doug has bits of useless bits of paper. I hear he is now studying landscape gardening in preparation for his next big career move.
This weekends fixture list may see us too close to the dotted line. The Megson book of excuses is dusted off ready for use.
Then the chant should be "you're not good at what you're doing" But that doesn't scan well. Much like Forest's "we're by far the greatest team the world has ever seen chant" Honestly anyone hear it? It was mental. Went up and down 14 octaves half way through.
I rather like " Are you Megson in disguise" with the catchy seven dwarfs B side of "Hi Ho Hi Ho its of to the garden you go with a shovel and a megson pic...."
