Our prediction for this Championship match:
Nottingham Forest
Match Time & Date:
05/04/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-2
QPR
Nottingham Forest will be aiming to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Cardiff City when they take on Queens Park Rangers at the City Ground. The Reds regained a much-needed confidence on Friday, and, if we take a look at the standings, they are safe for now. Both Harry Arter and Joe Lolley are out of contention with injuries, while attacking midfielder Filip Krovinovic is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
The Hoops, on the other hand, did well to keep their Championship playoffs hopes alive thanks to a 3-0 win over Coventry City. The capital club are ten points behind top six, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for them. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Queens Park want this win more than Forest. The likes of Jordy de Wijs, Luke Amos, and Tom Carroll miss the game with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Jack Colback):
After spending nine years at Sunderland youth academy, Jack Colback signed a loan deal with Ipswich Town on 6 August, 2009. The left-footed midfielder, who is capable of playing at left back as well, made 37 appearances for the Championship side, scoring four goals in the English second tier.
Against all odds, Colback decided to sign for Sunderland’s bitterest rivals Newcastle United on 9 June, 2014 and it has to be noted he became the first player to move directly from Sunderland to Newcastle since 1998 when Lionel Perez did the same. In 2015 Sunderland fans created a sick banner depicting Colback hanging with a noose around his neck and that caused uproar on social media.
Colback and his teammates from Newcastle dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 season, but he decided not to leave the club. Colback scored 5 goals in 64 appearances for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is well known for his passing skills, he rarely gives the ball away and journalist often compare him with Italy ace Andrea Pirlo.
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.
Arsenal 
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