Our prediction for this Championship match:
All eyes will be on the Den when Millwall and QPR face each other in a London derby. The Lions quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Burnley, with the team beating Cardiff City thanks to Cresswell and Afobe’s goals, and, as a result, the odds for home win have been dropping. Creswell is likely to replace Hutchinson in the starting XI, while both Mason Bennett and Ryan Leonard remain in the recovery room.
The Hoops, on the other hand, suffered a 1-0 loss to Swansea City in their last league match. Queens Park are not regarded as good travellers; therefore, we do not believe that they are capable of picking up more than one point from the midweek clash. Both Jake Clarke-Salter and Taylor Richards continue to miss out with injuries, while Sam Field and Lyndon Dykes are unlikely to recover in time to face the Lions.
Highlighted Player (Shaun Hutchinson):
Shaun Hutchinson is a professional footballer who plays for Milwall as a centre-back. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) on November 23, 1990, he began his youth career at Wallsend Boys Club. In 2007 he moved to Motherwell and he made his first-team debut for the Scottish club on May 16, 2009 against Hamilton Academical.
After making 121 appearances in the league for Motherwell, Shaun Hutchinson returned to England in 2014, signing a deal with Championship club Fulham. Hutchinson played no more than 30 games for the Cottagers before joining fellow capital club Millwall on June 21, 2016.
He made his debut for the Lions against Peterborough United on August 16, 2016 and he has been playing for the club ever since. Shaun Hutchinson’s main position is centre-back, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well. The Millwall defender has a contract with the club which expires on June 30, 2018 and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is left.
Highlighted Team (QPR):
Queens Park Rangers are well known as QPR. The capital club was founded in 1886 and Loftus Road Stadium is QPR’s ground. Loftus Road Stadium was opened in 1904 and the capacity of the venue 18,439. However, it has to be noted that no less than 35,353 spectators watched the game between QPR and Leeds on 27 April, 1974.
The Hoops finished the 1975/1976 First Division campaign in second position in the standings, just behind champions Liverpool. This is considered the club’s biggest success, but Queens Park Rangers made it to the FA Cup final in 1982 as well.
QPR were beaten by fellow capital club Tottenham Hotspur in the title game, but they did well to lift the League Cup trophy in 1967. Queens Park’s main rivals are Brentford, Chelsea and Fulham, but other clubs based in London are considered QPR’s rivals as well. The colour of QPR’s shirts is blue and white.