Queens Park Rangers manager Mark Hughes will be missing a number of senior players for tomorrow's League Cup tie against Reading tomorrow night.

Jose Bosingwa, Fabio, Andy Johnson, Anton Ferdinand and Armand Traore will all play no part against the Royals at Loftus Road because of injuries.

However, reports have claimed that summer signing Stephane Mbia and Adel Taarabt have both recovered from niggling injuries and are in contention for a place in the starting lineup.

A calf complaint has ruled out Reading frontman Jason Roberts for the trip, although winger Jimmy Kebe is in line to make his first start of the season.

Recent form:

QPR: LDLWDL
Reading: LLWLD

Possible lineups:

QPR: Green; Onuoha, Hill, Nelsen, Diakite; Taarabt, Dyer, Derry, Ephraim, Wright-Phillips; Mackie

Reading: McCarthy; Gunter, Cummings, Pearce, Mariappa; McAnuff, Guthrie, Leigertwood, Kebe; Hunt, Church

Sports Mole says: 2-1

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