All-time results record (League, FA Cup and League Cup)

First league meetings

Albion first played Queen's Park Rangers on November 6, 1948, in Old Division Two when they won 2-0 at Loftus Road. Dave Walsh and Frank Hodgetts scored. When The Hoops travelled to the Hawthorns later that season on April 2 the game finished in a 1-1 draw, with Billy Elliott scoring the only goal for the hosts. The Baggies got promoted back to Old Division One by finishing second, just one point behind Fulham. Albion would have won the league if it was not for a 1-0 defeat on the final day of the season at Grimsby Town.

Big wins and defeats

Albion's biggest win over QPR came when the two sides met at The Hawthorns and they chalked up a 5-1 victory on September 30, 2007. Kevin Phillips scored a brace and Ishmael Miller, Robert Koren and then-captain Jonathan Greening all notched. The five goals contributed to the 88 league goals scored as Albion were crowned Coca-Cola Championship champions.

The Baggies also beat The Hoops 4-0 on Boxing Day in 1968. Ronnie Rees, Dennis Martin and Ian Collard all scored. Collard bagged two of his three goals for the season in this game. Rees left The Hawthorns less than a month after this victory to join Nottingham Forest.

The biggest loss suffered by the Baggies at the hands of QPR was 3-1 at Loftus Road on August 25, 1984, in Old Division One. Steve MacKenzie scored Albion's goal. This was QPR's second season back in Division One after being relegated in 1977.

Interesting fact

New Baggies loan signings Ben Watson of Wigan and Steven Reid of Blackburn both had spells with Rangers before the turn of the year. And last season's Albion loan-signing from Arsenal, Jay Simpson, is now at QPR on loan.

Last time out

Home - Football League Championship (December 14, 2009) Albion 2 (Thomas, Cox) QPR 2 (Olsson og, Gorkss)

Away - Football League Championship (May 4, 2008) QPR 0 Albion 2 (Kim, Brunt)

Form guide (last six league matches)

Albion: WWWDLW

QPR: LLLLWL

Last league match line-ups

Albion (v Derby): Carson; Tamas, Meite, Olsson, Cech; Brunt, Koren (Morrison 59), Watson (Mulumbu 81), Dorrans, Thomas; Moore (Cox 59). Subs not used: Kiely (gk), Wood, Slory, Nouble.

QPR (v Middlesbrough): Ikeme, Ramage, Stewart, Hill (Borrowdale 53), Gorkss, Leigertwood, Buzsaky, German (Bent 54), Faurlin (Taarabt 69), Cook, Simpson. Subs not used: Cerny (gk), Vine, Ephraim, Balanta.

Ref watch

Stuart Attwell will oversee today's game. The Warwickshire official last refereed Albion in their 1-1 draw with Ipswich at Portman Road in January when he awarded a dubious penalty against the Baggies. So far this season, he has handed out 74 yellow cards and three red cards in 21 games.

Betting

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Selected odds:

Albion to win 11/10

QPR to win 5/2

Draw 23/10

Simon Cox to score first 6/1

Jay Simpson to score first 7/1

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