Championship Playoffs
May 12, 2014 7.45pm
2
1
HT : 0 1
FT
  • Joey Barton 58' yellowcard
  • Gary O'Neil 61' yellowcard
  • Niko Kranjcar 64' yellowcard
  • Charlie Austin 73' goal
  • Charlie Austin 96' goal
  • goal James Perch 9'
  • yellowcard James McClean 23'

Team News: Harry Redknapp makes two Queens Park Rangers changes

Redknapp makes two QPR changes

Harry Redknapp has dropped Ravel Morrison to the bench in one of two changes from the first leg for tonight's Championship playoff semi-final second leg against Wigan Athletic.

Redknapp goes with two strikers, replacing West Ham United loanee Morrison in the starting lineup with Kevin Doyle, who joins Charlie Austin in attack.

The other change sees Niko Kranjcar replace Armand Traore.

While Redknapp goes with two frontmen, Wigan boss Uwe Rosler doesn't start a striker at all.

James McClean comes into the side to join Callum McManaman and Shaun Maloney further forward as Marc-Antoine Fortune drops out completely.

The sides are level going into tonight's game after the goalless first leg on Friday. Derby County await the winner in the Wembley final a week on Saturday.

QPR: Green; Simpson, Dunne, Onuoha, Hill; O'Neil, Barton, Kranjcar, Hoilett; Austin, Doyle Subs: Murphy, Henry, Yun, Benayoun, Morrison, Zamora, Hughes

Wigan: Carson; Perch, Boyce, Caldwell, Kiernan, Beausejour; McArthur, Gomez; McManaman, McClean, Maloney Subs: Al-Habsi, Crainey, Espinoza, Barnett, Collison, Maynard, Waghorn

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