Queens Park Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur Preview

March 7, 2015
By: Deke Hardman

Harry Kane

This weekend’s sole Premier League fixture comes from Loftus Road where relegation threatened Queens Park Rangers face a Tottenham Hotspur side looking to close the gap on themselves and the top four.

The Hoops current sit in eighteenth place with a game in hand, and will leapfrog Aston Villa in seventeenth if they take all three points here.

They have taken just five points since Christmas, losing seven of their last ten league matches while they also crashed out of the FA Cup to League One Sheffield United during that run.

Nedum Onuoha is doubtful after suffering a deep cut to his cheek midweek, while Mauricio Isla and Darnell Furlong are also set to miss out and captain Joey Barton is suspended.

Top scorer Charlie Austin is 7.5 (13/2) to open the scoring with a variety of firms, ahead of ex-Spurs forward Bobby Zamora, who is a 13.0 (12/1) chance with Bet Victor.

Chris Ramsey’s men are as highly priced as the 4.6 (18/5) on offer from Betfair, with the visitors favourites at 1.85 (17/20) with Bet Victor. The draw is a 4.0 (3/1) shot with Betfred.

Tottenham ended a run of five games in all competitions without victory with a win over Swansea City on Wednesday evening.

The result kept them six points behind Manchester United, who occupy the final Champions League qualification place and they will be keen to see that deficit reduced with a result in this, their game in hand over the six teams above them, not least as they travel to Old Trafford next weekend.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has no injury concerns, but may rotate his squad as he started the same eleven that lost to Chelsea in the League Cup final last weekend in their win midweek.

Harry Kane is unsurprisingly favourite to get the first goal of the game at 5.0 (4/1) with Bet Victor, who price Christian Eriksen at 7.5 (13/2).

Spurs ran out 4-0 winners when the sides met in North London back in August, and have lost just seven meetings with Rangers.

The away win to nil here can backed at 3.5 (5/2) with Sky Bet, while you can back QPR to score but still lose at the widely available price of 7.5 (13/2).

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