Queens Park Rangers host Derby County in the Championship on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at Loftus Road, with the hosts eyeing the play-off places and the visitors trying to climb out of the relegation zone.
Queens Park Rangers are ninth on 14 points after nine games, while Derby County sit 23rd with six. The visitors won 3-2 in the last meeting here in April.
Queens Park Rangers are unbeaten in four league matches, all drawn, and have conceded only eight goals this season. Derby are winless in five, though they have steadied with back to back draws against Burnley and Wrexham.
Queens Park Rangers list Illias Chair, Koki Saito, Tariq Lamptey, Rumarn Burrell and Karamoko Dembele as injured. Derby have a lengthy absentee list, with defenders Charlie Taylor, Craig Forsyth, Matthew Clarke, Derry Murkin and Eiran Cashin out, plus Max Johnston, goalkeeper Jacob Zetterström and forward Patrick Agyemang, which could stretch their defensive options.
Queens Park Rangers have produced 106 shots and an 84.47% pass completion, yet are still awaiting a first set piece goal and have only one headed strike, so open play combinations may remain their route. Derby have sent in 166 open play crosses at 21.08% accuracy and are often caught offside, so the Rams could look to attack from wide while timing runs better in behind.
A home win would move Queens Park Rangers to 17 points and they could climb into the play-off places. Derby would reach nine points with victory and may climb out of the relegation zone. A draw would keep the Rams under pressure near the bottom.