QPR vs Nottingham Forest - QPR to assess Jack Robinson ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

Posted Friday, February 23, 2018 by PA

QPR will once again check on defender Jack Robinson ahead of the visit of Nottingham Forest.

Robinson suffered a shoulder injury in the home win against Bolton and missed the defeat to Sheffield United this week after failing to come through a fitness test.

Paul Smyth is fit again after over a month out with a thigh problem and the young midfielder is pushing strongly for a place in the starting line-up after two impressive substitute appearances on his return.

Idrissa Sylla (calf) and Grant Hall (knee) are still not ready while Jamie Mackie (back) and David Wheeler (ankle) remain long-term absentees.

Forest boss Aitor Karanka has hinted at changes but he is waiting on the fitness of a handful of players before finalising his plans.

Michael Mancienne, Joe Worrall, Apostolos Vellios and Daryl Murphy all missed the home draw with Reading on Tuesday night but Karanka thinks three of the quartet will be fit to feature at Loftus Road.

Mancienne and Vellios resumed full training on Thursday following their recent illness while Worrall was also training after his slight knee problem.

Murphy is still trying to shake off the final effects of the virus that swept through the squad, while Eric Lichaj will serve the second game of a three-match ban.