Everything you need to know ahead of QPR v Burnley

Burnley head to the capital tonight to face QPR in Fabio Celestini’s first away game.

The Clarets’ new boss was unable to get off to a winning start at the weekend as his side were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at home to Portsmouth.

But there’s a quick turnaround for Celestini’s side, who will be desperate to get back to winning ways and move out of the Championship’s relegation zone.

They face a QPR side that were beaten 4-1 by Southampton at the weekend, to leave them ninth in the table.

Here’s all the important information ahead of tonight’s fixture:

When and where is the game taking place?

The match is being held at QPR’s Loftus Road stadium on Tuesday, November 3. Kick off is at 7.45pm.

Is it on TV?

Yes, the game will be available to watch on Sky Sports+.

How else can I follow the game?

Burnley FC writer Matt Scrafton will be providing live updates on his X feed, followed by a match report, post-match reaction and further analysis on the Burnley Express’ website.

What’s the latest team news?

Anel Ahmedhodzic, Josh Cullen, Aaron Ramsey, Jaydon Banel and Jamie Vardy all returned for selection on Saturday after spells on the sidelines.

But Dastan Satpayev and Armando Broja now join the list of absentees with a hamstring and groin injury respectively.

Zeki Amdouni is back in team training on Wednesday as he continues his recovery from an ankle injury, but this game will come too soon for him.

Ben Amos, Jordan Beyer, Bashir Humphreys, Shuranday Sambo, Hannibal, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Mike Tresor, Zeki Ashley Barnes and Michael Obafemi all remain sidelined.

As for QPR, Tariq Lamptey, Nicolas Madsen, Rumarn Burrell and Alfie Lloyd will all miss out.

Fabio Celestini’s pre-match comments

“These past two days I’ve been looking at QPR, my staff a little bit more. We have a plan to bring the three points back to Burnley, that’s always the end goal.

“But for me, the most important thing is to see how much the team can improve the performance of the last game against Portsmouth, because I believe in the process.

“It's very important at this moment to do some step forward. Maybe a little one, but always to do step forward.

“For that, it's very interesting to go to QPR and see what the team can do in comparison with what we do against Portsmouth.”

What are the predicted teams?

QPR: Charles, Adamson, Dunne, Edwards, Kemper, Varane, Kamara, Dembele, Saito, Smyth, Kone

Burnley: Coudert, Walker, Ekdal, Igor, Pires, Laurent, Hatate, Edwards, Ramazani, Hountondji, Vardy

Who is the referee?

Tom Reeves. He’s overseen eight games so far this season, dishing out 31 yellow cards but no reds. This will be the first Burnley game he’s taken charge of. David Rock is fourth official.

What are the latest odds?

QPR: 21/20

Draw: 13/5

Burnley: 12/5

Odds according to SkyBet and are correct at the time of writing.