QPR vs Portsmouth early injury news with 7 out and 1 doubts

It’s an early relegation battle this weekend as Queens Park Rangers welcome Portsmouth to Loftus Road with both clubs sitting near the bottom of the Championship.

While Marti Cifuentes’s side have secured just one win in their first nine fixtures, Pompey are yet to find those magic three points and will be making the trip up to London in hopeful anticipation.

The Hoops have, however, received a significant boost as they seek to build their way back up the league with the return of influential Ilias Chair and Morgan Fox. Cifuentes will still be without several key figures and, ahead of Saturday’s clash, here is the latest injury news from both Loftus Road and Fratton Park camps...

QPR

Jonathan Varane - OUT

After receiving a straight red card against Blackburn Rovers, Varane will be serving the last match of his suspension against Pompey this weekend.

Jack Colback - Doubt

Colback continues to recover from a knock with Marti Cifuentes expecting him to make a return to Loftus Road this weekend.

Jake Clarke-Salter - OUT

The hope is that Clarke-Salter has recovered from a recurring knee injury in time to take on Pompey but an update is yet to be provided.

Liam Morrison - OUT

Due to a muscle injury, Morrison is not expected to be back in action until later next month

Portsmouth

Ibane Bowat - OUT

New signing Bowat will likely be out for the season after rupturing his patella tendon in his right knee during an early training session.

Colby Bishop - OUT

The striker remains out of action after undergoing a heart surgery in the summer. A return date has not yet been provided.

Jacob Farrell - OUT

The Australian starlet continues to struggle with a knee injury and John Mousinho has so far been unable to provide an update on when he will likely return.

Conor Shaughnessy - OUT

The Irish footballer - who was Pompey’s best defender last term - has suffered yet another set-back despite his club hopeful for a return. A recurrence of a calf issue now means the centre-back is not expected to feature against QPR this Saturday.

Kusini Yengi and Callum Lang have now both returned to training during the international and are now set to be included in the weekend trip to west London.