Queens Park Rangers' Harry Redknapp: "It's a tough start"

Queens Park Rangers manager Harry Redknapp has admitted that his side have a "tough start" to life in the Championship following Wednesday's fixtures announcement.

The R's begin their campaign at home to Sheffield Wednesday before games against Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United in the opening month.

"It's a tough start for us," Redknapp told the club's official website. "Bolton and Leeds are big, big clubs in this division and both will expect to be challenging this season.

"There's no easy games but we're looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead."

You can view QPR's fixtures for the season ahead in full here.