Michael O’Neill will be watching from the stands as Johnson is joined by Phil Jones and Steven Davis in the Loftus Road dugout. Having taken training all week, the caretaker will oversee one final game.
Rovers need a reaction after losing 2-0 at Norwich City. A result of any kind will lift the team out of the bottom three with 14 games to go.
The experiment of playing Ryan Alebiosu on the right wing did not work and so he could revert to right-back. Hayden Carter, Sean McLoughlin and Eiran Cashin should finalise the backline ahead of Balazs Toth.
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With no pre-match press conference, the fitness of Adam Forshaw is unknown. Moussa Baradji could continue alongside Sondre Tronstad as a result.
Dapo Afolayan’s bright cameo at Carrow Road should be enough to earn him a full Rovers debut. Ryoya Morishita is better suited to the right-hand side anyway.
Todd Cantwell will likely keep his place as captain and could play behind Andri Gudjohnsen. The Icelandic forward hasn’t started a game since December 20 when he injured his hamstring against Millwall but could start after several substitute appearances.
Predicted Rovers XI: Toth; Alebiosu, Carter, McLoughlin, Cashin; Baradji, Tronstad; Morishita, Cantwell, Afolayan; Gudjohnsen.